Monthly Archives: July 2018

Business Bites: ALIV Share Sale – Rational Change of Plans

Posted on July 31, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson Government is holding a sound investment worth at least $70 million – its 51.75 percent equity stake in ALIV, acquired in early 2016 as part of ALIV’s initial capital funding. The only question is when and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Guests, Current Affairs, Economy, International, Politics/Government, Society, Web/Tech/TV, Weblogs | Leave a comment

Nations don’t trade with each other, and trade is not a war

Posted on July 30, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Metaphors work sometimes, but as Jeff Jacob explains in his recent Boston Globe piece, problems come "… from thinking of trade as metaphorical warfare — as an economic struggle pitting nation against nation." Nations don't trade. People do. As Jacoby aptly … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Rick Lowe, Current Affairs, Economy, Education, International, Politics/Government, Society, Taxes, Weblogs | Leave a comment

Business Bites: Bahamas Property Fund – What’s Next?

Posted on July 29, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson NO one can tell how many investors hold, directly or indirectly, an equity position in this BISX-listed company, but they all must have a headache after a quick glance at its recently published financial statements for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Guests, Current Affairs, Economy, International, Society, Weblogs | Leave a comment

Check Out Tada’s New Single Are You Ready?

Posted on July 26, 2018 by weblogbahamas

      Listen and buy it here… https://tada.hearnow.com/

Posted in Blogs by Rick Lowe, Current Affairs, International, Music, Society, Weblogs | Leave a comment

Should The Bahamas Introduce Income Tax?

Posted on July 25, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Original article posted at The Nassau Institute here… First of all I would like to congratulate Dr. Strachan and the other organisers for your initiative to have a frank discussion on tax policy. I’m not sure this has happened before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Rick Lowe, Current Affairs, Economy, International, Politics/Government, Society, Taxes, Weblogs | Leave a comment

The Real War on Science

Posted on July 24, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by John Tierney "The danger from the Left does not arise from stupidity or dishonesty; those failings are bipartisan. Some surveys show that Republicans, particularly libertarians, are more scientifically literate than Democrats, but there’s plenty of ignorance all around. Both … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Guests, Current Affairs, Education, Environment, Food and Drink, International, Politics/Government, Science, Society, Weblogs | Leave a comment

How We Thrive #3 | Made in Mékhé

Posted on July 22, 2018 by weblogbahamas

From FEE.org "Magatte Wade was born in Senegal but spent much of her childhood in France. Growing up, she saw the extreme differences in wealth between Africa and Europe. This disparity sparked a question… Why are some countries rich, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Guests, Current Affairs, Economy, Education, International, Politics/Government, Society, Weblogs | Leave a comment

Obama Speaks Out against Identity Politics

Posted on July 20, 2018 by weblogbahamas

In South Africa on Tuesday, Obama spoke about our “strange and uncertain times.” by Jon Miltimore This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Progressives have been lamenting the absence of Barack Obama. The former president has been largely … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Guests, Current Affairs, International, Politics/Government, Society, Weblogs | Leave a comment

The IMF and Bailouts

Posted on July 19, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Back in 1983 debate was raging in the US about giving more money to the IMF to bail out more "failing countries". Or were the funds to be used to bail out banks that had lent money to these "failing … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Rick Lowe, Current Affairs, Economy, International, Politics/Government, Society, Taxes, Weblogs | Leave a comment

In 1970, Milton Friedman Called for Unilateral Free Trade Rather Than Retaliation. We Still Haven’t Learned That Simple Lesson.

Posted on July 17, 2018 by weblogbahamas

America still suffers from a pervasive and serious national deficit of clear thinking and elementary understanding of trade. by Mark J. Perry This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Between 1966 and 1983, Milton Friedman (pictured … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs by Guests, Current Affairs, Economy, International, Politics/Government, Society, Weblogs | Leave a comment