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Merry Christmas

From Tradewinds May the blessings of Christmas be with us all.. Hopefully during this holiday season we will reflect on the joys of Christmas pass, on the regressions of Christmas present and the resurrection of the Christmas spirit in the future.. The Bahamian people must set forth a national effort... Read more →

APEE, 44th Annual Meetings, April 5-8, 2019, Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas

The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) is an association of teachers and scholars from colleges and universities, public policy institutes, and industry with a common interest in studying and supporting the system of private enterprise. APEE hosts an annual conference for members to share their scholarly findings and offers... Read more →

Venezeuela: The promise of Socialism failed again

A couple good reads on the desperate situation in Venezuela. In Venezuela, Yet Another Socialist Government Crushes Dissent People getting starry eyed about socialism should look to Venezuela for some important warning signs. Read more at Reason here... Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith: Markets Could Restore Prosperity to Venezuela Almost Immediately... Read more →

Where Does the Idea That Deficits Don’t Matter Come From?

"Many believe that the postulate that public budget deficits do not matter comes from John Maynard Keynes, the English economist who proposed the policy of deficit spending. Yet Keynes was in favor of a balanced budget in the long run. Deficits were meant to revive the economy in a recession,... Read more →

More post office stupidity?

Mr. Editor, This never-ending saga of the Post Office has gone from the sublime to the seriously ridiculous, we are now hearing that, under some, quirky paragraph in the post office act, the authorities have the right to shred unsorted mail!?!? This normally quite placid Bahamian is not at all... Read more →

NPO Bill Debate held up in Senate

The controversy stirred up with the recent passing of the Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2018 (NPO Bill) in Parliament has been quelled a bit as the Senate pulled the bill from debate today based on feedback from Civil Society. Apparently the Attorney General is taking the week to work on recommendations... Read more →

Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) Bill, 2018

Skirting long held Parliamentary procedure of issuing Green and White Papers before the introduction of a new Bill, the Government has fast tracked a Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2018 (NPO Bill) to regulate NGO's. The House of Assembly (lower house) has already passed the legislation with the Senate (upper house) expected... Read more →

Economic Diversification in The Bahamas: Should Mandates or Markets Rule?

This presentation from 2009 is worth repeating... "There is a mountain of evidence that purposeful — government directed — economic planning programs fail to live up to expectations. Rather than embrace more of the same, perhaps it would be better if Americans, Puerto Ricans, Bahamians and others removed obstacles to... Read more →

Reparations? One position is no.

Mr. Editor I have to ask if my brothers and sisters, with a darker skin-tone and who originated from the African continent, seriously believe they were the only ones to suffer the indignity and horror of enslavement? Sorry, but I must enlighten you; slavery has been around since a couple... Read more →