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Don't Miss Damon Johnson Live at Pirate Republic Brewing Thursday, February 23, 2017

Live music by a fabulous singer, guitarist and songwriter like Damon Johnson, and great brews and food from Pirate Republic. What could be better? This promises to be a darn good night! Read more →

Gowon Bowe worried about VAT debate

The Chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce is worried that the debate among political parties about VAT is causing angst among foreign investors and international rating agencies. I would suggest there is an easy solution. The Bahamas Government simply needs to be transparent with fiscal matters in general and... Read more →

If You Don’t Vote You Can’t Complain

While I vote, even though this has had no control over the direction of The Bahamas, I’ve come to dislike the admonition that if you don’t vote you can’t complain. My father used to say he had never voted “FOR” anything. In other words, he always voted against something. Let’s... Read more →

Please Help Jeff & Ken help Ride For Hope Bahamas

Ride for Hope Bahamas, a registered Charity in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, was formally constituted in 2009 (first ride was in 2006). It was established for the purpose of raising money to support initiatives related to health, wellness and human development in The Bahamas. Ride for Hope’s designated focus... Read more →

H.L. Mencken on Liberty and Government

From The Mises Institute... by Gary Galles Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken was perhaps America's most outspoken defender of liberty in the first half of the 20th Century. And a major theme of his writings was that "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." It is worth... Read more →

KPMG & Voodoo Economics

by Sy Coolidge Pierre,M.D., President, Medical Association of the Bahamas Dear Sir, KPMG’s claim that the implementation of the primary care phase of NHI will make the Bahamian economy “almost $500 million bigger in 2040” can only be met with scorn and disbelief by right-thinking Bahamians. Their recently-presented report is... Read more →

Second Annual Joan Thompson Memorial Freedom Lecture February 21, 2017

Join us Tuesday, February 21, 2017 for a lecture by Richard Ebeling, BB & T Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, One Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas. Topic: “The Zero-Sum World of Donald Trump” Summary: What does... Read more →

Will the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Legally Challenge the Business License Renewal Process?

I know, that’s wishful thinking but someone asked if they missed “the part in the Act that cross references other Acts making these letters (this process) relevant and legal?" Emphasis added. Regretfully, instead of challenging things like this on behalf of the business community they serve the Chamber has come... Read more →

A plea to sort the Post Office out

Dear Mr. Editor, Please allow me a little space to make a heartfelt plea to Minister Glenis Hanna-Martin, responsible for the Post Office and ask “When the h*ll will you get this total disaster sorted out?” Last Friday (20th. January, 2017) I received some mail from Royal Fidelity, of 51... Read more →

Why The Donald’s Is Not Everyone’s Way

by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune Monday January 23, 2017 What many said could never happen, has happened. Last Friday Donald Trump was sworn in as 45th President of the United States. Starting with the election on November 8th, a fair portion of the world expressed astonishment and... Read more →