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Short Straw For Long Island

Tribune Photo by Adrian Gibson The plight of the people of Long Island seems to have been lost on the powers that be as this gem in our archipelagic chain continues to languish in the doldrums. As it stands, Long Island - my hometown - is on the fringes of... Read more →

Lift up your heads - and look to shape our future

by Adrian Gibson This year, as we celebrate our country’s 42nd anniversary of Independence, one sees this as an opportunity to renew our national outlook, to begin a transformative period of economic and social development where all Bahamians are intricately involved. I am a part of that generation that was... Read more →

Happy Independence Day Bahamas

It's time for a little honest reflection Bahamas, and frankly I can't think of anything better to say than a post I wrote in 2011. There's no doubt we have lots to proud of, yet I often wonder if we really value freedom. Touting the fact that The Bahamas is... Read more →

Mr. Smith - painting in pastels?

Shouldn't you have said, because The Bahamas is on a slippery slope, and most of our politicians only know how to borrow and spend, no that should read spend then borrow? VAT is not a benefit to anyone other than the ever burgeoning beast we call our government. In fact... Read more →

Is The Bahamas on the economic brink?

Just as Standard and Poor's warns The Bahamas that another downgrade might be in the offing they did downgrade the province of Ontario, Canada. Ontario was downgraded for ostensibly the same reason The Bahamas has been hit with a negative rating. Here's what the agency said about Ontario as quoted... Read more →

Another "progressive paradise" lost?

I'm not sure how I stumbled across this article on Puerto Rico, yet another "progressive paradise" that is going down for the count. Anne Krueger, Ranjit Teja, and Andrew Wolfe argue in a recent economic report on the Puerto Rican economy, "that fiscal stimulus by successive Puerto Rican administrations failed... Read more →

Minnis Playing Politics?

It's always laughable when one political party official charges a political party official on the opposite side of "playing politics". This is compounded when the Chairman - the political ring master - of a political party alleges such behaviour. Of course the implied meaning is an accusation that the political... Read more →

Libertarianism. A Political Philosophy for Today & Tomorrow

I often receive comments that my responses to the "progressive" ideal that, government can fix everything, is my responses are "boilerplate", as if Libertarians have not thought about their proposals enough. Of course, few of the folks that respond that way seem to have ever taken the time to delve... Read more →

The Baha Mar Bombshell

by Adrian Gibson Baha Mar, fraught with controversy from day one, is bordering on becoming known as a failed experiment. On Monday, The Bahamas - and the world - was shocked by the surprise announcement by Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian that Baha Mar had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... Read more →

Greeks will be pillaged. But what caused it and what needs to be done?

There is so much information "out there" about the Greek crisis, it's hard to get a handle on it all. However, I hope the following links help: Understanding The Greek Crisis by Nicolás Cachanosky, Ph.D. "The argument is straightforward: If the rest of the European countries are going to give... Read more →