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Merry Christmas Everyone

Merry Christmas. Hope this will be a peaceful, fun-filled and happy time of year. Read more →

If you see a fat man tonight...

If you see a fat man, who's jolly and cute, Wearing a beard and a red flannel suit, And if he is chuckling and laughing away, While flying around in a miniature sleigh, With eight tiny reindeer to pull him along, Then let's face it... Your eggnog's too strong! ________________________________________________________... Read more →

On qualified law abiding citizens carrying guns

by Adrian Gibson First appeared in The Tribune under the byline, Young Mans View here… E-Mail Adrian. I have been informed that a group of Bahamians have banded together to form the Bahamas Firearms Association (BFA), a non-profit organisation specifically aimed at the training and education of gun owners. I... Read more →

VAT’s not where it's at

First published in The Tribune and posted here with the kind permission of the author. by Mike Lightbourn It’s time to push the Pause Button to allow for a serious study of the implications of VAT, especially as they relate to the cost of real estate. For some years, successive... Read more →

Leo Kottke - Song of the week - Busted Bicycle - December 23, 2013

Man this guy can play acoustic guitar. Can't remember how I came across him, but as those serendipity moments go, I'm sure glad I did. Hope you enjoy Busted Bicycle from his 6 and 12 String Guitar LP (1969). Visit his web site here… and please buy some of his... Read more →

Wine Deliverer - Photo of the week

Took this a few years back visiting the Okanagan Valley vineyards with the kids. Read more →

Attack On DPM Was An Attack On All Of Us

by Adrian Gibson First appeared in The Tribune under the byline, Young Mans View here… E-Mail Adrian. THE home invasion of Deputy Prime Minister, at the time Acting Prime Minister, Philip Brave Davis, was representative of a new, embarrassing low as our nation becomes engulfed by a bloating culture of... Read more →

The VAT Wringer!!!

Sacred Cow Syndrome

by Fair and Balanced Citizen Do we have a “sacred cow” syndrome in the Bahamas? I am, of course, specifically referring to Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and the Web Shop Operators. The recent story of BEC employees being allowed to “double dip” their sick-pay benefits came somewhat as a surprise... Read more →

VAT's 'Stronger Merits'. Avoiding the tax collection bureaucracy?

Mr. John Rolle, Financial Secretary, has dismissed a draft paper of tax options from the private sector tax coalition group, requested by the Prime Minister, claiming administration would be a challenge, among other "problems". Of course the need for 100 accountants to administer VAT does not appear to be considered... Read more →