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Felix Stubbs, Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem

by Rick Lowe Every now and then an honour is bestowed on an individual that is well deserved. And that person is Felix Stubbs, a quiet contributor to much that is good about our little country. According to The Tribune of Saturday, January 20, 2007, Felix was "honoured by the... Read more →

Last hours of a monster

by Rick Lowe Daniel Hannan, writing about Fidel Castro's final days in this piece (subscription may be required) at The Spectator in the UK, has this to say: By sheer force of personality, Castro kept the red flag flying over his muggy Caribbean island. His eyes grew rheumier, and his... Read more →

Rev Dr. William Thompson and the "spiritually immature"

by Rick Lowe Well, well. Now the president of the Bahamas Christian Council, Rev Dr. William Thompson, has apparently decided to join the chorus of those using derogatory terms to describe people that have reservations about the governments "perfect plan" for health care. During his annual charge to Parliamentarians as... Read more →

Spiritually Immature?

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Those of us who are opposed to this Government's hasty and ill-conceived health care plan expect insults from the members of Government, it is their version of honest debate. They have accused us of acting out of self-interest, of not being patriotic and unconcerned about the... Read more →

Tom Waits - Song of the week - January 18, 2007

by Rick Lowe Tom Waits is one eccentric performer, but what an unbelievable talent. His range of music, at least the six or seven cd's of his in my collection is phenomenal. He goes from folk to jazz, to blues to country to.... His songs have been covered by people... Read more →

Suspicious of Mitchell's auspicious pronouncements

by Rick Lowe Our Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Fred Mitchell was featured in The Tribune of Tuesday, January 15, 2007 with a front page story which suggests that Bahamian's will no longer need a visa to "enter Europe in the future." The story also reports on what appears to... Read more →

The Anchor of Discord

by Christopher Lowe Here is an interesting perspective on our Governments new "Anchor Project" Policy and thrust, a policy that no out island population was consulted with when the Crown land around them was being given away by over eager politicians with the means and positions to skim a cut... Read more →

A General Election Approaches. Prepare to debunk the myths.

by Rick Lowe All the signs are there that an election is approaching, but we await the announcement of the date which is known only to the Prime Minister. We do know that the poll must take place every five years and the present government will have been in office... Read more →

Only 7% of EU spending correct

by Rick Lowe The Sunday Telegraph in the UK printed an interesting article titled Only 7pc of EU spending correct by Karyn Miller. Click here for the complete story. Here are the opening paragraphs: Just seven per cent of the European Union's budget has been spent legally and correctly, auditors... Read more →

Nottage on NHI at 16th Annual Bahamas Business Outlook Seminar

by Rick Lowe Sometimes politicians have no shame. And Dr. Bernard Nottage, Senator and Minister of Health is just that guy this week in this bloggers not so humble opinion. Here's why. For weeks Dr. Nottage and his political brothers have been having their way insulting the private sector, specifically... Read more →