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Is The Princess Margaret Hospital Sinking Under A Lack Of Care?

Photo: Jones Communications THE Princess Margaret Hospital is supposed to be the flagship institution of healthcare in the Bahamas, yet it exemplifies everything that is wrong with the decision-making for people in the Bahamas and with those making the decisions. If anyone wants to construe this as a condemnation of... Read more →

The Bahamas – Its Economy In A Changing Caribbean Scene

June 26th, 2015, Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Bahamas , Poseidon Room 4 Download full colour brochure (pdf) here... Sign up online here... Throughout history small countries have contributed much to the world - from Venice and the Netherlands in centuries past, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland today. The Caribbean,... Read more →

Did the Speaker really obstruct investigation and debate into alleged Urban Renewal abuses?

Photo: The Bahamas Weekly You might remember this post where I suggested Dr. Kendal Major (PLP), Speaker of the House of Assembly is an honourable man who I thought would allow the presentation of the Auditor General's Report on Urban Renewal. He now argues that the procedural errors forbid him... Read more →

Photos from the Upper Amazon

An amazing journey through one of wonders of nature. Read more →

Conduct Unbecoming At Carmichael Road Police Station

by Adrian Gibson This week, I had cause to attend the Carmichael Road police station on behalf of two clients who, among other things, appear to have been brutally beaten in police custody. The matter is now sub judice and so I will not delve into the particulars of that... Read more →

On the night table: Flight Of The Golden Geese

A book by Professor Ian O. Angell (LSE) and David S. Lesperance “A manifesto for protecting your net worth from greedy governments and rapacious taxation. Flight of the Golden Geese highlights the growing importance of passport portfolio management as a form of wealth protection. There is no denying the facts:... Read more →

I love The Blues. And Alligator Records brings it.

Their slogan is “Genuine House Rockin’ Music Since 1971”. And with recent releases from Selwyn Birchwood, Marcia Ball, Elvin Bishop, and more, it’s worth checking them out. We’ve seen Selwyn Birchwood and his fabulous band live and what a blast that was. As I’ve said before, Blues should be named... Read more →

Corruption scandal ousts Guatemalan vice president

It is interesting that citizens in Guatemala are willing to get out into the street in numbers large enough to make their Parliament do the right thing where corruption is concerned. There are positive signs that we are headed in this direction. Fingers crossed it will happen if the government... Read more →

The Fixed Cake Fallacy

David Boaz, Vice President of the Cato Institute posted a link recently from the Brookings Institute post by Wolfgang Fengler about why it's wrong to believe that rich countries are rich because poor countries are poor. Referencing "dependency theory" the article emphasises why so many people believe in the "fixed-cake... Read more →

The Che Guevara Myth And the Future of Liberty

A book by Alvaro Vargas Llosa Note: Every time I see a young person in a “Che” t-shirt, I wonder if they really know who, or should I say what they’re celebrating, and I recently received the following timely reminder from The Independent Institute. “Nearly four decades after his death,... Read more →