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Junkanoo Carnival Was Handled Disastrously

by Adrian Gibson THE Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival has evolved into one of the most disgraceful shams we have seen thus far for the year. The organisers or, dare I say “disorganisers”, are shameless and downright brazen in the face of criticism and questions from a discerning public. Today, the public... Read more →

When spending $6 million more than collected is not a loss

Photo: Nassau Guardian by Rick Lowe Political doublespeak at its finest. The long awaited Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival report on the financial success of the event has been put on the table and expenditures came in almost $4 million over the budgeted $9 million at $12.9 million. Income was reported at... Read more →

The Majestic Peruvian Amazon

Earlier this summer we took the trip of a lifetime. After saving for a few years we took off on our long planned trip to the headwaters of the Amazon River, for seven amazing days. While we lived in relative luxury aboard the Delphin II, with an amazing crew from... Read more →

Government Treasury Note Offer Under-Subscribed

Are investors getting jittery about lending the Government their money in the form of T-Notes? According to Tribune Business the Government offered $150 million in T-Notes but only two thirds of them were "bought". While traders suggested this was a successful start and the timing might not have been right... Read more →

The "charter" vs the "reality" of governance

In recent weeks and months, the anti business tone from the present government while sounding ominous and threatening, it's an obvious sign of desperation. Most people remember all the glowing words in the PLP's Charter for Governance and speeches prior to being elected to govern in 2012. And, most people... Read more →

The Climate Complex Strikes Back

Was the New York Times piece against Willie Soon a hit job? by Max Borders Article posted here with the kind permission of the author. Read the original post… Support FEE.org here… Climate-change skeptic Willie Soon may be an unethical, corporate-bought climate-change denier or the latest casualty of the Climate-Industrial... Read more →

The Implications Of The Baha Mar Saga

by Adrian Gibson IT appears that the Baha Mar saga will be occupying the front pages and serving as lead stories in newscasts for many months (and likely years) to come. What’s more, we see government on one hand filing legal actions and berating the developer, on another singing the... Read more →

Gas Prices

Dear Sir, One really has to stand in wonderment at the actions of our local petroleum companies. I have maintained a weekly graph, for many years, of the prices of crude oil and can confidently state that this year crude has been almost at its lowest point since 2009, currently... Read more →

Conflicts of interest appearing in the house of cards

The last few weeks have the appearance of conflict of interest has been radiating from the Baha Mar "fiasco". First we have the Attorney General, whose family allegedly owns five stores in the Baha Mar development, travelling to China to negotiate with the Chinese Government over the gridlock. Then she... Read more →

Move towards the door

by Edward Hutcheson It does not look like the Bahamar situation is going to work out to the liking of the Christie Administration, primarily due to the timing of what seems to many like a hostile take-over. This is the wrong time for that kind of stuff; Cuba has opened... Read more →