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New Year Resolve Required To Energise A Modern Bahamas

by Adrian Gibson By all accounts, in 2017 the major political parties will no doubt be conducting a scorched earth policy in the lead up to what will likely be a hotly contested general election. I am hopeful that in the new year, a line is drawn in the political... Read more →

Thomas Sowell, Intellectual Giant stops writing his weekly syndicated column

Saying farewell after 25 years of writing a weekly column at 86 years old, Thomas Sowell leaves a legacy hard to match. Read his take on it here… Not only does he leave his columns of the past 25 years to stimulate us, his 40 books are also a treasure... Read more →

Ideas for Election 2017

Originally published in 1962 and reissued with a new Preface in 1982, Milton Friedman’s, Capitalism and Freedom remains relevant today and just might help provide some counter arguments to the manifestos the political parties will issue for the upcoming election. Some important chapters are: The Role of Government In A... Read more →

A Pledge Of Service To My Hometown

Dear Long Islanders, To use the words of founding father Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, today “my soul is dancing!” Firstly, I want to thank the Executive of the Free National Movement (FNM), the Council and FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis, deputy leader Peter Turnquest, chairman Sidney Collie and secretary general Michael... Read more →

The necessary criteria for Entrepreneurship

Thoughts from Tradewinds In our deepest mindsets we all to some degree dream or seek to become successful entrepreneurs and private business owners.. Yet, this can only happen when the business environment is characterized by having a free market economy where Freedom, Capitalism and Entrepreneurship can thrive.. In countries where... Read more →

The Miracle of The Christmas Spirit

The Reverend Mr. Opitz (1914-2006) was a long-time member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. This article is based on one of his sermons. This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Charles Dickens wrote his most famous story to demonstrate what happens to... Read more →

21 Civil Society Organizations declare Freedom of Information Draft “ Missed Opportunity”

NASSAU, New Providence, (December 21, 2016) – While commending Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald for keeping his promise to table the much anticipated Freedom of Information Bill before the end of year, a coalition of 21 civil society organizations representing over 100,000 people have declared the most... Read more →

Will NIB Pensions Be Reduced to Junk Status too?

According to Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson, “the clock is ticking” for the Government to decide to either increase the amount of NIB contributions or decrease the benefits. As one who is approaching retirement age and having contributed religiously to NIB for almost fifty years, am I... Read more →

Another S & P Downgrade. Now what?

In the face of yet another downgrade by S & P, it’s high time The Bahamas Government started looking elsewhere for its economic and fiscal policies, and here’s a couple places they can begin that process: The Antigua Forum The Antigua Forum gathers political leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts from around... Read more →

It’s Time to Depersonalize Our Political Disputes

This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Support FEE. Presidents like to make everything about them, but to avoid the appearance of hubris, they cloak themselves in the symbols of the nation, especially the most revered symbol of any democracy, “the people.” They would like us... Read more →