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The Cuban Five

The Tribune ran a front page story this morning regarding Bahamians joining the campaign against the detention of the 'Cuban Five'. Read more →

Look to the future, Bahamas

by Sidney Sweeting DDS With an election in mind this Government is proceeding with undue haste toward their proposed National Health Plan. With history as a guide, I ask the Bahamian people to look into the future and get an idea what medicine will be like in the Bahamas if... Read more →

Freedom of Expression - A test case?

by Rick Lowe Bahamas Uncensored , a web site that could be written by Mr. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs has been in a full court press against John Marquis, Managing Editor of The Tribune and Adrian Gibson a columnist with The Tribune and a blogger here with us.... Read more →

Cuba - A society living in fear

Let's hope the Cuban people get the opportunity to choose whether or not they wish to live in fear or freedom in the near term. Preferably with Castro watching. Read more →

Cuba and Venezuela

by Rick Lowe This blogger finds developments in Cuba and Venezuela just fascinating. It is intriguing how the human spirit, that naturally gravitates toward freedom can survive tyrannical regimes. Not so fast about Chavez and Venezuela I am reminded by one of my friends. Chavez was democratically elected. He is... Read more →

Trouble with Petreolos de Venezeula?

By John Farmer. By now we have been exposed ad nauseum by the proposed plan for us to buy oil from Venezuela on the endless credit plan, however, can Venezuela actually deliver the goods? An article in the Economist (Oil's dark secret - issue of August 12th) makes interesting reading.... Read more →

Hatred of the Good

by Joan Thompson Bahamians beware of the big bad wolf across the Gulf Stream, the Cuban Ambassador’s warning to Bahamians. Americans are about to take advantage of not only Cubans post Fidel, but also of Bahamians. Fortunately we have a history of American “advantage” as a major source of wealth... Read more →

What the h... is Bahamianisation? Really?

by Rick Lowe Check out this post about the current uproar reagarding "Bahamianisation" over at Bahamas and Books... or Books and Bahamas. Some days one, some the other. Some days neither. Some both. Some days nothing! What do you think? Read more →

Julia Sweig: Why they hate us.

Sub title: Cuban Ambassador to The Bahamas gets a little terse. by Rick Lowe Thought you might enjoy this exchange with the Cuban Ambassador to The Bahamas, Mr. Felix Wilson. -----Original Message----- From: Felix Wilson Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:20 PM To: cubahcon Subject: FW: Julia Sweig: Why They... Read more →

The Prime Minister's Epiphany

by Rick Lowe Prime Minister Christie is a very nice man but last nights newscast on ZNS was quite pathetic in this blogger's view. Here was our PM all emotional after his visit to the Fox Hill Prison telling the Bahamian public that he did not know how bad the... Read more →