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Arawak Port Development: Privatisation gets a bloody nose?

Rick Lowe The headline was in an e-mail I received which in essence was suggesting moving the various shipping companies from the docks along Bay Street to the new port at Arawak Cay was a failure for the most part and only served to raise prices. I submit it's too... Read more →

The Bridge - Song of the week - April 30, 2012 - Chains

Rick Lowe On my walk home last week Chains by The Bridge started playing. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed their music. I hope you enjoy Chains, set up for you to play below, as well. Unfortunately they disbanded about a year ago, but you can still visit their... Read more →

Antonius Roberts Studio & Gallery: Wood Turning Workshop

Antonius Roberts Studio & Gallery Tel: 322. 7678 Email: hillsidehousebs "at" gmail.com Web: www.antoniusroberts.com Opening Hours: 10am-4pm daily (closed Thursdays) For something different for a Saturday learn to turn pens or bowls with Robin Hardy at a Wood Turning Workshop, Saturday Mornings 10am- 12noon in the Sculpture Garden at Antonius... Read more →

Poverty Cure: A fabulous site

Rick Lowe Rev. Robert A. Sirico, Presdient, Acton Institute tells us how poverty is ended in the following video for Poverty Cure. Watch more videos at Poverty Cure here… Find more work by Rev. Sirico here… Read more →

John Marquis at Large: Oswald Brown. Back in PLP Mode.

John Marquis, former editor of The Tribune, Bahamas, and the Falmouth Packet. This article is posted here with Mr. Marquis kind permission. It first appeared in The Big T (The Tribune), Saturday, April 28, 2012. FORMER editor Oswald Brown has called on the government to revoke the work permit of... Read more →

Majority Rule or Untrustworthiness? Does Pierre Dupuch have it right?

Rick Lowe Having shared many hours with Mr. Pierre Dupuch through most of his campaigns for public office, his recent letter suggesting that Mr. Hubert Ingraham cannot be trusted because of his personal experience with him, gives me an opportunity to offer my thoughts on an interesting time in Bahamian... Read more →

The Enchanted Path. Are we just getting symbolism over substance?

Edward Hutcheson What are we going to do with the “foreigners” in our country? Many of them have been here since Noah built the Ark. Many of them pay hefty fees to have second homes here. Many of them support local causes that some Bahamians do not give a hoot... Read more →

Bahamians and Integrity

Sidney T. Sweeting, DDS Every Rotarian is given the challenge to guide all his actions by a 4-way test Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? I have been considering, especially in recent... Read more →

Slick Talk & Misrepresentation

Edward Hutcheson There is a political ad making the rounds, it is based on a painful event; a young lady who lost her boyfriend, because the Police were not stationed at the school. As painful as this story is, what is more painful is the continued abuse of a young... Read more →

The folly of price controls: Venezuela the latest victim

Rick Lowe You might remember this post from July 2010 bemoaning the fact that price conols should be abolished. Well on Sunday, one of my favourite blogs, Carpe Diem, by Dr. Mark J. Perry, reported on the chronic food shortages Venezuela is having due to government price controls. He points... Read more →