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The Takeover!

by Pierre Dupuch The following article is posted here with the kind permission of the Author. When I was first sworn in as a Member of the House of Assembly I was naive. When I retired 25 years later, after winning five terms in office, I was stunned and shocked... Read more →

The demise of the Bahamas Constitution, and the Citizens safety and Security it and it alone provides

Christopher D. Lowe It is interesting, with the election of Barak Obama as the President of the United States, the collective voice of public opposition that has arisen namely in opposition to his person and policy. Of course there is also considerable support for him and his policies, although this... Read more →

Minister Earl Deveaux and the Exuma Land and Sea Park!

by Jerome Pinder First, let me begin by noting the support and respect that I have held for Minister Deveaux over the years. In my opinion, he is one of the best Cabinet Ministers in the current administration. Unfortunately, he is not judged against many top performers, given the current... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: The Folly of Fairness

Tibor R. Machan So Bill Gates sold me some software when he was still in that business. He was then immensely rich, certainly compared to me. I was not compared to him. How unfair, you say? But Bill took his gains from this trade and used it to feed starving... Read more →

What is the truth about politics in The Bahamas or elsewhere?

Rick Lowe Mr. Pierre Dupuch's recent letter to the editor was posted here... and it speaks volumes. One of the common misconceptions of politics, or more specifically politicians, is that they abide by the Constitution of the country or their particular political party. And of course after many years of... Read more →

Where are the Bahamian Police? An update

Sidney Sweeting, DDS The first blog was posted here... on September 1, 2010. The complaint was filed by the victim on a Friday afternoon and I called and spoke with an officer at the complaint and corruption unit on the following Monday. She said that there had been a fire... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Corporate Socialism

Tibor R. Machan The idea that making a profit is somehow ignoble has ancient roots. Partly it stems from the utterly fallacious notion that when someone wins, someone else must lose. So if you go to the mall and purchase a sweater you really like, you must rip off the... Read more →

A Bahamian traffic light tale

Sidney Sweeting, DDS I recently learned first hand the reason for the reference to "The Misery of Public Works" For the first eight months of 2010 the traffic lights at Village Road and Shirley Street have been off more than they have been on. About two weeks ago I decided... Read more →

What is the truth (Electing a Leader in the FNM Party)?

by Pierre Dupuch The following article is posted here with the kind permission of the Author. Sometime ago while going to the office, I stopped at the gate for the newspaper, opened it and was accosted by this blaring headline, "Branville lacking Cabinet support" and followed by the comment that... Read more →

We are responsible for Crime, but who is responsible for the Criminal?

by Jerome Pinder In a recent letter to the Tribune's Editor, Mr. Ivoine W Ingraham tells us that "Crime is everyone's problem." Mr. Ingraham's letter is written in defense of the FNM Administration regarding the crime epidemic that we currently face in this Country. I agree with Mr Ingraham, the... Read more →