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What price gasoline? Who cares?

by Rick Lowe I just read an interesting article by John K. Teahen Jr titled What price gasoline? Who cares? He notes: When I started to drive, back in the adolescence of the horseless carriage, gasoline was 16 to 20 cents a gallon. Now it's $2.80 to $2.90 in my... Read more →

"Chavez and other beasts"

by Rick Lowe Chavez is an interesting character creating political mischief throughout the region with the spoils of his country's oil reserves. He is billed by some as simply a kind hearted person trying to help his neighbouring, poorer countries. Of course what he is doing in Venezuela is proving... Read more →

Ingraham's pension

by Rick Lowe Do you ever find yourself constantly complaining about something rather than finding a solution? Well, that's the case with those (government and Independent M.P's) making an issue over former prime minister Hubert Ingraham's pension. As you know, the government makes the laws we live under and they... Read more →

El Salvador - Responsibility, Vision, a new Political Ethic & Patriotism

Check out the latest commentary by our friends at the Nassau Institute. This week's topic is a recent speech by fomer president of El Salvador, Francisco Flores to the Nassau Institute/Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Taking Small Countries to Greatness conference on Friday, JUne 9, 2006. Here's a little snippet from... Read more →

Government Secrecy

by Rick Lowe As most people know, government does most of its work "for the people" in secret. It appoints committees and the individuals serving have to sign confidentiality agreements so they can't discuss what they are doing on "behalf of the Bahamian people". While there are certain issues of... Read more →

Say it isn't so!!

by Sidney Sweeting I have personally been in the audience to hear talks by representatives of two separate companies hired to study and advise on our traffic problems. These talks were about ten years apart. It is apparent that whatever they advised was ignored because nothing was ever done. Several... Read more →

Sometimes no words are necessary

PetroCaribe too expensive?

by Rick Lowe Mr. Barry Williams, Guardian Business Reporter had this front page story in the Nassau Guardian Business Section today - Monday, June 19, 2006. He does make an error referring to this blogger as an economist. I am not of course, but do enjoy the subject (economics) a... Read more →

Who's in charge?

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS My wife and I decided to spend two days in Ft. Lauderdale this past weekend We took the early flight so we had to be at the airport by 5:30 am. Because of the early hour we decided we would skip breakfast at home and just... Read more →

PetroCaribe surfaces again

by Rick Lowe The so called "Budget Debate," where politician's speak about everything it seems but the actual budget, has seen the rebirth of the PetroCaribe (Venezuela loans for fuel scheme), debate by two proponents from the Fuel Usage Committee. If you have read nothing but the emotional oratory of... Read more →