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Education: The Past That Needs To Be Revisited For The Sake Of The Future

Excerpt from the unpublished manuscript of Dr. McCartney’s book From The Heart And Soul: For Love Of Country The policymakers, who were responsible for the changes made in the education system of The Bahamas in 1967, appear not to have taken into consideration the historic or cultural factors. Hence, instead... Read more →

Lecture: Dr. Phillip Magness on Slavery, Abolition, and Classical Liberalism

Thursday, September 20, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited and available on a first come first served basis… Join The Nassau Institute at The University of The Bahamas Thursday, September 20, 2018 for a lecture by Phillip... Read more →

The Real Dr. Minnis

Dear Editor, WILL the real Hubert Minnis please stand Up! At the funeral of the late Stephen Isaacs, Chief Justice of The Bahamas, the Prime Minister, the Hon Hubert Minnis made very interesting remarks concerning the Rule of Law, noting that it is needed in an orderly society, and the... Read more →

What good are penalties if they're not enforced?

Dear Sirs, A few months ago there was quite a furor about penalties to be levied against utility companies in particular if they were to dig up newly laid road surfaces, an admiral idea, except that idea needs to be carried a little further. A couple of weeks ago BPL... Read more →

The Bahamas: One Beautiful Little Country facing many Ugly Giant Evils

In 1973, our little country embarked on a journey that promised to take us ‘Forward, Upward, Onward, Together’. The simple but galvanising mantra was visionary and optimistic, and instilled a feel-good factor in all of us at the time. After 45 years of relatively exemplary democracy, political stability, steady economic... Read more →