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Rick Mercer, extraordinary talent

by Rick Lowe Rick Mercer is an extraordinary talent, and he is funny as can be. He has a weekly show on Canada's CBC TV called the The Mercer Report. He takes the mickey out of Canadian MP's, and they willingly go along, and have just as good a time... Read more →

Is anything wrong with high gas prices?

by Rick Lowe Cox & Forkum create some great cartoons like the following about our double standards on the increasing cost of gasoline. Clcik on image to enlarge. Read their commentary on the cartoon by clicking here... You might also wish to read this column by Andres Oppenheimer in the... Read more →

Illegal Immigration in The Bahamas

by Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Friday, May 18, 2007 under the byline, Young Man's View. WHEN it comes to curbing the illegal invasion of thousands of Haitians, Jamaicans, Chinese and Dominicans, new National Security and Immigration minister Tommy Turnquest has his hands full. These days, thousand... Read more →

Through your lens

by Rick Lowe Believe it or not we have had one response to this blog... and have two really nice photo's to put up on the blogosphere. We will call this feature Through Your Lens and if you send photos, we'll keep posting them. After all, what good is having... Read more →

An open letter to Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister

by Rick Lowe Dear Mr. Ingraham: Things are beginning to settle down since election 2007 and it looks like your new government is fast becoming firmly in control and getting a better understanding of the task ahead of you. On a personal note, I know you are a man of... Read more →

The PLP are now the Official Opposition or The Smell of Baked Crabs

by Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Monday, May 7, 2007 under the byline, Young Man's View. ON Wednesday, May 3, the Bahamian people woke up to the smell of baked crabs—PLP crab! Hurricane season came early, as a category five hurricane swept through the Bahamas on May... Read more →

PLP Senators appointed

by Rick Lowe While I was typing this blog... on Sunday past, the PLP must have been announcing their choice of Senators to the press. They have named the following people to serve: Allyson Maynard-Gibson, former Cabinet Minister. Pleasant Bridgewater, former MP. Hope Strachan, newcomer to frontline politics, and Jerome... Read more →

Choosing between the two political parties

by Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Monday, April 30, 2007 under the byline, Young Man's View. THE May 2nd general elections will not only be a battle between our major political parties, but will prominently feature a clash of the titans—PM Perry Christie (PLP) versus former PM... Read more →

PLP going to election court?

by Rick Lowe Newspaper reports this morning suggest that the PLP will be going to election court to contest four seats won by the FNM in the recent General Elections. While they have every right to do this under our system it seems peculiar to me and I dare say... Read more →

Rod Stewart - Song of the week - May 21, 2007

by Rick Lowe I am a long time fan of Rod Stewart, but I much prefer his earlier work. One of my favourite songs by him is Handbags and Gladrags from his 1967 release An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down now called The Rod Stewart Album. Don't forget... Read more →