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BAMSI On Shaky Ground

by Adrian Gibson First published in the The Tribune under the byline, Young Man's View, here… The mockery and downright travesty that is being made in Andros of what I thought would amount to a revival of local agriculture has left a bad taste in the mouths of many Bahamians... Read more →

Secession is a very interesting topic. Scotland's is no exception

What an interesting few weeks of discussion over the Scottish vote. The debate went from Nile Gardiner's article in The Telegraph, outlining five reasons the US should be nervous about Scottish Independence, sent along by a friend: The Special Relationship will be undercut Britain’s nuclear deterrent will have to be... Read more →

VAT law needs tweaking says UK VAT Trainer

Mr. Dean Wooten, UK VAT Trainer was quoted in The Nassau Guardian Business as saying; "In my opinion [the law needs to be changed and adjusted] in places and I think it will be." More… These are welcome words in what has become a bit of a public policy train... Read more →

Scott Parsons - Song of the week - September 22, 2014 - What I am

We first heard of Scott Parsons in 2003 when we visited Prince Edward Island (PEI) and were lucky enough to see him live in concert and pick up his 2001 CD, Nice To Wear. One of my favourite tracks from that CD is Without A Trace. You can take a... Read more →

Hard Times Coming or Soft Times Going?

A Scottish referendum, a resignation and Bahamian web shops

Sir, Isn’t it a great shame that our PLP parliamentary leaders cannot be as honourable as Mr. Alex Salmond, the Scottish political leader who campaigned so vigorously for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, but lost the battle last Thursday. I take the liberty of quoting Associated Press: “EDINBURGH, Scotland... Read more →

Cuban Tariffs: “Bad!” American Tariffs: “Good!”

A friend sent a link to this article about import restrictions between the US and Cuba along. This paragraph sums it up pretty good: "What’s the difference? If imports are good for Cubans, why aren’t they good for Americans? If placing restrictions on imports is destructive of the lifestyles of... Read more →

Scottish referendum or "opinion poll"

by Sidney T. Sweeting The majority of the citizens of Scotland are ringing their bells this morning. Is it possible that in a couple of months they will be wringing their hands because their Government has declared that the referendum was really just an opinion poll? Let us hope that... Read more →

A Welcome Dissenting Voice To Controversial Gaming Bill

Dr. Andre Rollins Photo: Nassau Guardian by Adrian Gibson First published in the The Tribune under the byline, Young Man's View, here… LET’S be honest, former Gaming Board chairman Dr Andre Rollins is evolving into a political rock star and upstaged every speaker contributing to the debate on the new... Read more →

Cato's Letter - Frederick Douglass: The Self-Made Man

One of the brief publications I enjoy very much each quarter is Cato's Letter from the Cato Institute. Having just finished the Summer 2014 issue, The Influence of American Values by Garry Kasparov (pdf) I scanned the list of available publications and stumbled across Frederick Douglass: The Self Made Man... Read more →