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Bring back that fat CAT!

by Adrian Gibson I am all for the cat-o-nine tail as a form of punishment when dealing with sex offenders, etc. Since the law allowing for the cat is on the books, why not use it. Whilst the judge in the recent ruling did not rule that the cat be... Read more →

A Splintered Port Authority

by Adrian Gibson It is sad to see the Grand Bahama Port Authority falling apart at the seams especially when the company has done so much for the Bahamas, particularly Grand Bahama and its citizens. Since Edward St. George's death, the GBPA has gone through a series of transitions and... Read more →

Exchange with an indignant African Woman

by Rick Lowe I have been having a discussion with an "African Woman" regarding comments made at Nicolette Bethel's Blogworld to her blog titled The Question of Blackface. See them by clicking here. Here is the exchange with the "African Woman": Hi Rick Lowe, I read some of your comments... Read more →

Neville Wisdom: Caught in the ACT!

by Adrian Gibson Isn't it amazing how some Cabinet Ministers can "flam" and pretend to be all about the people's affairs but are really pushing their own agendas and trying to look good. Neville Wisdom, caught in the act, is the perfect example of one such minister. For the past... Read more →

NHI - do we want this?

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS I am reading the book "America Alone" by Mark Steyn and I feel compelled to quote him verbatim when someone suggested that America should "join the world" in their social programs. Here is what he wrote: Well, those "40 millions Americans without health insurance" would enjoy... Read more →

Is the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) accountable?

by Rick Lowe BEC has been in the news a lot lately. Their union is charging them with "victimisation and a general attack on" a suspended employee and Mr. Michael Moss in Freeport, Grand Bahama is encouraging them shed a little light on how they calculate their fuel surcharge. The... Read more →

Cuba - where you can kill a cow every five years

by Rick Lowe On a recent trip to Florida my wife and I stopped in a little Martini Bar for a drink before going to a concert and as luck would have it I bumped into a gentleman that left Cuba some 20 years ago for a shot at making... Read more →

US attempting to prevent online gaming using credit cards

by Rick Lowe As often happens, legislators in most countries sneak legislation through on the tail end of bills with little warning or discussion and this happened recently in the US when Congress banned credit card transactions over internet gaming websites. According to Mark Thornton economics teacher at Auburn University,... Read more →

PM Christie challenges auditors-general

by Rick Lowe On Friday, October 20, 2006 the lead story in The Nassau Guardian was coverage of the opening of the Caribbean Organisation of Supreme Audit Institution (CAROSAI) Congress here in Nassau. Apparently Prime Minister Christie challenged visiting auditors-general from the region, the UK and the US "to ensure... Read more →

It's time to legalize gambling

by Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune column, Young Man's View on Friday, October 20, 2006. IT is high time the government amends the Lotteries and Gaming Act, with a view to establishing a national lottery and permitting Bahamians to not only own casinos, but also to gamble locally.... Read more →