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The Bahamas and the Rule of Law. it's complicated

Christopher D. Lowe Where are we headed Bahamas? There are numerous theories of how or why The Bahamas is falling apart but I'd like to differentiate. "The Bahamas" is falling apart, from the lack of the "Rule of Law and Administration of same". The decay is systemic, in that one... Read more →

Where have the lawful citizens gone in The Bahamas?

Christopher D. Lowe It is an honest question, brought on by the glaring and often complete ignorance displayed by people whom I would otherwise consider to be intelligent people. So what do I mean by lawful? I mean those who do not wander through life accidentally avoiding breaking any law,... Read more →

The Bahamas cannot grow or develop under this uncertainty

Christopher D. Lowe In The Tribune of October 7th, 2010 a small notice was brought to my attention. Namely a Government notice from the Ministry of Finance, Customs Dept with respect of a new requirement for any Licensee of the Grand Bahama Port Authority to produce a “letter of good... Read more →

Same Bahamas Customs, different Gun!

Christopher D. Lowe So, having gotten the point across that shipments cannot be arbitrarily held up/impeded by Customs for any reason real or imagined and that is not directly connected to paperwork files for the clearance thereof. We now have Bahamas Customs rejecting a duty paid sales entry and report,... Read more →

Some serious food for thought - When in doubt look to Ayn Rand for guidance

Christopher D. Lowe "We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute... Read more →

Bahamas Customs and the point of a gun

Christopher D. Lowe There is only one entity/service that we as citizens are forced to use: Government services. The only legal way for governments to bring that gun to bear on a citizen or lawful entity is in the enforcement of, or as a consequence of, breaking the law. But... Read more →

Bahamas Customs and arbitrary restrictions

Christopher D. Lowe “As a very open economy it has long been the policy of the Government to protect the right of legal entities to import and export authorised goods without arbitrary restrictions”. Bahamas Minister of State for Finance, addressing the WTO. Are you kidding? On what planet do these... Read more →

The demise of the Bahamas Constitution, and the Citizens safety and Security it and it alone provides

Christopher D. Lowe It is interesting, with the election of Barak Obama as the President of the United States, the collective voice of public opposition that has arisen namely in opposition to his person and policy. Of course there is also considerable support for him and his policies, although this... Read more →

Saw something else wrong in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas

Christopher Lowe I went to renew my driver’s license today, for the 3 year term, but the surly disinterested staffer was no surprise, nor the subject of this piece. Another Gent, possibly a winter resident, was also renewing his Bahamian Drivers License, which apparently had expired a couple years before.... Read more →

Musing on compliance for The Bahamas

Christopher D. Lowe I’ve been thinking about all these trade agreements, U.N. protocols, compliance requirements and thought a silly thing: Why don’t we, the Bahamas, comply but without signing anything? Ostensibly, this is the aim right? To have all the nations of the world agree to do things in a... Read more →