Category Archives: Travel

So much for fiscal responsibility

Posted on September 22, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, I read with astonishment the list of those persons comprising the Prime Ministers delegation attending the UN meetings in New York. Excluding the Prime Minister and his wife, no less than fifteen other individuals required to make up … Continue reading →

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Politics: The art of attempting to make the irrational, rational

Posted on August 2, 2018 by weblogbahamas

"Government prepared to buy Grand Lucayan Hotel" While the Grand Lucayan hotel is the heart of the Grand Bahama economy right now under no circumstances should the government purchase it. The long and sordid history of the Hotel Corporation loses … Continue reading →

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AirBNB is not a tax free visit

Posted on August 1, 2018 by weblogbahamas

EDITOR, Re: Vacation Rentals avoid VAT embrace – for now. Tribune Business 26th July. Just reading the headline took me quickly back to my early school days, where the system of reward, for a good homework assignment, might be a … Continue reading →

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Business Bites: Rosewood Gives New Touch to Baha Mar

Posted on June 9, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson Excerpt from Business Bites first published in The Tribune June 5, 2018 The Rosewood opening ceremony last week gave a new touch to the vast Baha Mar complex. The event itself set a special standard. Unlike the … Continue reading →

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Albert Castiglia Blues Blast Magazine Interview

Posted on March 10, 2018 by weblogbahamas

You can see Albert Castiglia live around the South Florida Blues scene when he's not touring or recording and he was interviewed by Blues Blast Magazine recently. Here's a snippet: “Listen, man. I work in a welfare office, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Clifton Cleanup

Posted on February 25, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, I drove by Clifton Heritage Park yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find a cleanup of the Sacred Space underway. This was highlighted this morning by features in both dailies; kudos to the volunteers from SUEZ, General Electric … Continue reading →

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Cave Calamity In The Making?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, I read with some trepidation the Antiquities, Monuments & Museum Corporation and Ministry of Tourism’s plans to establish Preachers Cave in Eleuthera as a National Heritage Tourism Park. Having recently documented the decline and desecration of Clifton Heritage … Continue reading →

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Why are we so worried? – the facts don’t lie

Posted on February 18, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Business Bites by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune February 15, 2018 Immigration-i.e. Haitians The headlines about the round-trip of Jean Romy Jean-Charles, and his continuing uncertain certain legal status, tell us again how much we worry about ONE … Continue reading →

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The Myth of the “Slave Steps” at Clifton

Posted on February 4, 2018 by weblogbahamas

How often have you heard the steps at Clifton Pier referred to as the "Slave Steps"? It seems plausible and the steps are a neat feature at Clifton, but as Larry Smith explained in a column back in 2013, it's … Continue reading →

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Here’s To A Bright & Prosperous New Year

Posted on December 31, 2017 by weblogbahamas
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