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Islam and Free Speech and a Bahamian comparison

In a recent blog in Blogworld, Dr. Nicolette Bethel stated that she and Rick Lowe "have maintained a relationship of cordial disagreement for the past few years" and that they "rarely see eye-to-eye." She went on to say that "I think we have a relationship built on mutual respect. The... Read more →

Guggenheim Grotto - Song of the week - March 31, 2008

I can't remember where or how I stumbled across Guggenheim Grotto an Irish trio of folk rockers, but I'm glad I did. However, it was they're worth a listen. Following is Told You So from their debut CD, Waltzing Alone. Hope you like it. Visit their web site here... And,... Read more →

Bahamian Cabinet Minister firestorm becomes a tempest in a tea cup

Mona Vie - Drink of the Gods? Mr. Zhivargo Laing, FNM Minster of State for Finance, remains under attack from the Opposition PLP for his alleged ethical lapse in having a juice drink reclassified under the Bahamas Customs tarriff to attract a lower rate of duty for his sister-in-laws company.... Read more →

Can The Bahamas Government Get More Revenue by Taxing Less? Part III

This is Part III of a series that Dan Mitchell of The Cato Institute recently prepared for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. This video is titled, The Laffer Curve, Part III: Dynamic Scoring. Thanks to Don Boudreaux for getting the message out that this video was available. Link to... Read more →

Dr. Nicolette Bethel at Blogworld and Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas finally agree!

A hat tip goes out to Dr. Bethel for her kind words and link to this blog last Wednesday. Click here... to read her blog entitled Hell Freezes Over. I'm sure in one of our discussions - read disagreements - we have both felt that the day we agreed on... Read more →

Gas prices hit $5 per gallon in The Bahamas

Well it has happened and we lived to tell the tale. Gas is now selling at $5 per gallon in Nassau, Bahamas. This seems to be the proverbial hot issue for the press. A story that can get the publics adrenaline pumping I guess? I continue to hold the view... Read more →

Dictators on the right and left - Castro & Pinochet

Anyone that reads this blog would know immediately that I have very little respect for Fidel Castro and his economic policies or his human rights record. Likewise I am not enthused about the human rights record of say Augusto Pinochet, but his economic record is another matter. Pinochet stepped down... Read more →

Random thoughts - Wednesday, March 26, 2008

A couple interesting links for your consideration: The following amazing story was sent by a frequent reader of our blog: Joseph Kittinger - Above His Peers - From Forbes.com Among parachutists, nobody occupies so high a standing as Joseph Kittinger. On Aug. 16, 1960 Kittinger, then a captain in the... Read more →

Bahamas National Trust - Harrold & Wilson Ponds

We visited one of the Bahamas National Trust parks, Harrold & Wilson Ponds, this past weekend, and were suitably impressed. While the boardwalk is not very long so far (it is still being built), it is very nicely done with a few descriptive plaques etc. And the bird life was... Read more →

Chilliwack - Song of the week - March 24, 2008

I first heard Chilliwack on a radio station in Toronto, Canada in the late 1970's. It was the era of soaring guitars. Fly At Night is one of my favourite songs by Chilliwack. Hope you enjoy it. See what Wikipedia has to say about them here... Visit Bill Henderson's site... Read more →