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Pleasant Bridgewater, PLP Senator charged with conspiracy to extort?

by Rick Lowe An AP report suggests that Ms. Bridgewater has allegedly been charged with conspiracy to extort movie star John Travolta and his family after the recent death of his son in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Apparently Ms. Bridgewater, an attorney is out on bail pending a court date. This... Read more →

The Economic Downturn is Good news

by Rick Lowe There are many people that believe the recession the world is currently experiencing was a long time coming, and once economies start to recover, they will be stronger for it. I tend to share that view. And, Lew Rockwell, of the Luwig von Mises Institute and LewRockwell.com,... Read more →

Cuba: A Cemetery of Hopes

by Rick Lowe One of my pet subjects is Cuba and the destruction that Castro has foisted upon that beautiful island. And when I find left leaning newspapers printing the facts on the ground instead of the false hope of supporters of the "revolution", it's worth repeating. Hope you enjoy... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Unromantic Politics

by Tibor R. Machan Many of us are pretty much convinced that politics must be corrupt. So we are cynics and will never accept that politicians really mean what they say when they describe their goals in glowing terms, when they offer themselves and their colleagues up as saviors. I... Read more →

Dr. Keva Bethel on her Vision for The Bahamas of the future

by Rick Lowe This speech by Dr. Keva Bethel is well worth the time to read. She is a special lady. Read more →

Lawrence W. Reed: It shouldn't be hard to be humble

Bahamas Doctors in a heated argument over Cancer Centre staffing

by Rick Lowe On Monday, January 19, 2009, The Nassau Guardian lead article was about local doctors attempting to block the arrival of three foreign doctors to offer services in a local cancer centre. While the details of the arrangement are not stated, on the surface, it's curious why the... Read more →

Obama: What the world expects . . .

by Rick Lowe Today is the Presidential Inauguration day in the United States, and the first black president will assume the country's highest political office. While getting elected is an amazing accomplishment in and of itself, Obama has convinced America and the world that he can solve every problem known... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Very Mixed Feelings

by Tibor R. Machan Clearly I am not euphoric about the inauguration of Barack Obama, certainly not the way that millions appear to be across America. In fact some of this euphoria is very disappointing to me because, well, it is too tribal, too much a matter of “one of... Read more →

Dan Fogelberg - Song of the week - January 19, 2009 - Ghosts

A very interesting singer/songwriter, Dan Fogelberg died in 2007. Of course he died too soon, but he left a great musical collection that we can enjoy.' He was also an artist and photographer. Hope you enjoy the haunting, Ghosts, from his double platinum, The Innocent Age album. Check out his... Read more →