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Conventional Wisdom Disappearing?

by Christopher Lowe Why do so many of our political characters get so agitated when we, the members of the electorate, question, suggest or otherwise present a differing view to that they espouse? To add to that question, why have we seemingly lost the ability to discuss, build and develop... Read more →

The Proposed Plan for NHI

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS It was reported in the Tribune yesterday that Health Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage stated that "while there were critics and those uncertain about the plan's merits, there had been largely overwhelming support for the project". Overwhelming support, Dr. Nottage? I have personally made numerous telephone calls... Read more →

Leslie Miller's self imposed battles

by Rick Lowe Mr. Leslie Miller, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of South East Nassau today to discuss amendments to the laws regarding the quantities of fish that visiting sport fishermen can take during their trip(s) to The Bahamas. He detailed some... Read more →

Cuban propaganda rolls out

by Rick Lowe During the past nine days six e-mails from Cuban Ambassador Felix Wilson have been blasted out on the following topics: 1. The last days of the patriarch - An article by Alexandre Trudeau (son of former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau). 2. FOTOS ACTUALES DE FIDEL -... Read more →

More on Freedom of the press

by Rick Lowe Just back from a two week holiday and see by reading the papers that little has changed regarding the the governments juvenile approach to the the Marquis work permit affair. Minister Gibson is now going to formalise the Immigration Departments work permit process. First of all, this... Read more →

How About a Fish & Wildlife Patrol?

By John Farmer. I was sitting at a friends house last evening before dinner, discussing the state of wildlife (or lack thereof) in the country today. Both being avid weekend fishermen, we got into a discussion about overfishing, my having just read a book called 'The end of the Line'... Read more →

Freedom of the press and speech

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS A letter in the Tribune this past week from the Nassau Institute “The Bahamas - Democracy or Autocracy” – should be a trumpet call for everyone who cares about the direction that this country is taking. When we have a Government that is afraid of criticism... Read more →

The LNG Controversy

By John Farmer In May of last year I wrote a letter to the editors of the two main dailies regarding LNG. As this is back in the news, I thought it would be relevant to revisit the subject: I would first like to make a specific point to my... Read more →

Cuba's Future?

by Rick Lowe Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of "Liberty for Latin America," is the director of the Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute, and recently had this post about Cuba's future titled Low Fidelity at TCS Daily. Enjoy. Read more →

White Guilt – How Blacks & Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era

By Rick Lowe Shelby Steele, author of The Content of Our Character and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution who specializes in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action released White Guilt in 1995. And if you've read The Content of Our Character you will certainly enjoy... Read more →