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Nassau Institute Event: Kenneth Zahringer, Ph.,D. on Monetary Reform in Small Countries

Sign up securely online by clicking here... or call 302-0130 extension 2226 Admission is free. Space is limited. When: Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:30pm Where: The auditorium at The Harry C. Moore Library, College of The Bahamas Map.. Presented by: The Nassau Institute and Templeton Religion Trust in collaboration... Read more →

Wayne Munroe and using social media to help fight crime

Sir, I had always attributed Wayne Munroe with some semblance of grey matter between the ears; however, after hearing his diatribe against Police Commissioner Greenslade, on the news last night, concerning the good officer’s use of social media, I have had to do a serious rethink, as it seems that... Read more →

Spending on Public Education in The Bahamas

The National Budget of The Bahamas requires a thorough cost benefit analysis, but taking a look at the tax dollars spent on education (Department and Ministry combined) alone is an eye opener. The budget for 2013 - 2014 totaled $231 million dollars - the average examination grade for all school... Read more →

Blackbeard’s Cay

A response to the interview with Wayne Munroe published 23rd September, in the Tribune, on the Blackbeard’s Cay matter. When the Prime Minister, Perry Christie, and his Minister of Agriculture, decided to issue approvals to Blackbeard’s Cay without observing the legal process, they broke the laws. They did what they... Read more →

Development/Investment - Foreign and Local. We need both

Ian Bethell-Bennett, lecturer at College of The Bahamas column in The Nassau Guardian is always worth a read. His latest, "Tourism and land," bemoans the large scale hotel developments throughout the country. Of course it is not entirely the case that these developments have been destructive as The Bahamas has... Read more →

Time To Shuffle The Deck Mr. Christie

Photo: Nassau Guardian by Adrian Gibson Of late, I have heard many Bahamians begin to talk about an exit strategy, about looking in other jurisdictions for employment and a better way of life and about feeling totally disenchanted with the same ole, same ole political and economic processes. We are... Read more →

Steam-ship Missouri Burned at Sea off Abaco

While attending the memorial service of a friend recently at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk my wife pointed out a very interesting memorial plaque on the wall to the memory of a Mr. John Stanley Hepburn who died October 22, 1872 on the Steamship Missouri off Abaco. And she found... Read more →

Stalwart Counsellors

While watching the news this past weekend, I heard part of the Prime Minister’ address in North Andros concerning the upcoming PLP Convention, how he (Mr. Christie) will go in to Convention as Prime Minister and come out as Prime Minister “…. because You, the people will keep me there... Read more →

Nassau Institute Event: Joseph Salerno, Ph.,D. speaking on Money and the State

When: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 6:30pm Where: The auditorium at The Harry C. Moore Library, College of The Bahamas Map Presented by: The Nassau Institute and Templeton Religion Trust in collaboration with The Banking, Economics and Finance Department and The Economics Society of The College of The Bahamas Sign... Read more →

"…the sickest 5% of us drive half of all health spending."

The stats in the headline above are from a Harvard Business Review article by Dr. Diane E. Meir, entitled "Measuring Quality of Care for the Sickest Patients" While the article focuses on palliative care those numbers are baffling. So I thought I would take a look at The Bahamas Government's... Read more →