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The Bahamas: It's Pivotal Moment

Sidney Sweeting, DDS I have become aware of a disturbing number of Bahamians who who have stated that they now intend to take matters into their own hands as far as crime is concerned. Their patience has been exhausted and they feel that enough is enough. Just this week while... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Taxes, Greed and Prudence

Tibor R. Machan Never mind the attempt at intimidation by some, like the Nobel Laureate Woody Clark, claiming that if you work to reduce or let alone to abolish taxes, you are greedy. You are not. You simply have a common sense understanding that there is something basically amiss with... Read more →

Strawbs - Song of week - November 30, 2009 - Blue Angel

Rick Lowe I've always enjoyed the "progressive rock" genre, and Strawbs is one of the groups from that period that always struck me. They've even had a 40th Anniversary Tour recently. Forty years. Wow, how time flies. Hope you enjoy Blue Angel below. Please visit their web site here... and... Read more →

Responding to Steve McKinney's remarks

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune http://www.tribune242.com/ on Friday, August 28, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. "As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. "Speak... Read more →

Unions in The Bahamas in danger?

Rick Lowe According to The Bahama Journal, "There are serious concerns that many of the major unions in the country are not valid because they have not been properly gazetted by the Registrar of Trade Union, according to Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Obie Ferguson." [More...] While I don't purport... Read more →

Teaching strategies must be expansive for The Bahamas future

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Friday, August 21, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. THE home and school environment is where the transmission of moral and occupational education, discipline and the values necessary for the continuance of a society are taught--however, controversies afflicting the local education... Read more →

Video: Sound of Music - Central Station, Antwerp, Belgium

Rick Lowe A friend posted this on his Facebook page and I couldn't resist putting it here. I think it's fabulous. He says: "I know it's a promotion for a reality show, as these flash mob videos often are, but it's still very cool: especially because I was in the... Read more →

Doug Casey - Quote of the day

"Politics is a dramatisation of peoples psychological aberrations..." For more information on Doug Casey, click here... Read more →

Ministry must study the sociology of Bahamas education and The AG's Office

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Monday, August 17, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. THIS year, a cross-section of students sitting the national exams have once again affirmed the infamous and unsatisfactory, almost predictable D national average. Although the disappointing national average reflects the mean grade... Read more →

National Geographic Explorer Top & Worst Destinations - Bahamas

Rick Lowe A friend sent the following e-mail recently: "According to National Geographic "We asked the panelists to evaluate only the places with which they were familiar, using our customary six criteria, weighted according to importance: environmental and ecological quality; social and cultural integrity; condition of historic buildings and archaeological... Read more →