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Taking issue with BTC's 'poor service quality', Miss Universe and Fingerprinting

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. HANDS down, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) finishes in the top three as one of the worst service providers in the Bahamas—public or private. No, it does not appear that BTC is... Read more →

Mr. Zhivargo Laing, The Bahamas Minister of Finance gets it wrong again

Rick Lowe Back on November 23, 2009 The Tribune Business quoted Mr. Laing regarding the Bahamas Governments recent debt issue of a $300 million sovereign bond. The Minister of Finance is quoted as saying: "Our level of foreign currency debt is less than 10 per cent of our GDP" "There... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: My Palin Problem

Tibor R. Machan I have always had problems voting. Not only have I been influenced by the likes of Professor Gordon Tullock about how ineffectual one's vote tends to be but I have very rarely found any candidate who articulates clear and unambiguous principles of liberty to which he or... Read more →

A sick joke being played on the Fourth Estate in The Bahamas?

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Thursday, July 30, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. TOMORROW, a day synonymous with the emancipation of African slaves in the British Empire also happens to be my 25th birthday. Since I began writing this column in 2005, a great deal... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Communities for People, not Ants

Tibor R. Machan No sooner does one speak up in support of individualism than some clever folks will accuse one with wanting to isolate individuals, to destroy human community life. But this really is bunk and is either a misunderstanding or an out an out attempt at distortion. Just because... Read more →

Potential visitor to Nassau, Bahamas asking for advice

Rick Lowe We received the following e-mail recently: "Hello, "I came across your website and was hoping you could give me some info, as your blog kinda scared the crap out of me. I am going to be visiting The Bahamas specifically Nassau for New Years. I have never been... Read more →

An Open Letter to The Minister of National Security, Nassau, Bahamas

Dear Minister Turnquest: I wanted to write and thank you for calming my state of alarm on Friday past, when I heard of the brazen robbery against 18 of our valued tourist. I suppose I should not have been alarmed, as it was only a matter of time before such... Read more →

The government, the church and gambling in The Bahamas

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Monday, July 27, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. TODAY, there is a considerable body of opinion supporting the passage of legislation that legalises the participation of Bahamians in the various forms of gambling. Over the years, consecutive governments have lacked... Read more →

Barbados Free Press on crime there

Rick Lowe Sounds familiar, but we should also consider their recommendations. Read more here... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: The Collectivist Trick

Tibor R. Machan There is an unforgettable scene in the classic film, Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), starring Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, George C. Scott and a host of others. At one point one of Sellers' characters, the mad scientists with... Read more →