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Bahamas Customs makes the mistake and the innocent pay

Joan Thompson Mr. Glenn Gomez Controller of Customs in reference to “leaks” and “tip-offs” blaming some one on his staff. His apology was the proper response. His remarks to the press look more like "damage control" to take the heat off. Mr. Gomez acknowledges that a violation of the public... Read more →

Why is The Bahamas tax system 'maxed out' and what to do about it?

Joan Thompson The problem is not complicated. Governments are too big and too involved in areas of life in which they ought not to be involved. There seem to be no limits, and the public in its ignorance keeps asking for more. Why is government building a straw market? When... Read more →

Bahamas Public Education's 10 year plan

by Joan Thompson (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) In his recent speech to the government school teachers and education bureaucracy Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said: “I believe it is noteworthy that, like health, education has been one of the largest recipients of government funding in every budget cycle since before independence.” In spite of... Read more →

Myron Rolle, a Bahamian we can all be proud of

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The pending elimination of tax havens like The Bahamas?

Considering that The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merckel, and more recently, Barak Obama, the US presidential hopeful, are seeking elimination of tax havens, how would any successes resulting from their efforts and influence on other highly taxed countries affect the Financial Services industry of The Bahamas? Read more →

Through Your Lens

Through Your Lens is a feature of photographs sent in by our visitors. If you send photos, we'll post them. What good is it having a blog without your participation? This picture was sent to me by Laura Cox, photographer – my 13 year old grand daughter. The composition is... Read more →

Chinese Currency & Bahamian Property Rights

by Joan Thompson This blog is a result of comments made to this article on "Cuban Illusions & Reality" over at The Nassau Institute's web site. I came across an interesting situation on a visit to China about 15 years ago. The living standards then of the average Chinese family... Read more →

Seen & Unseen

by Joan Thompson What is seen and what is not seen. The nurses have been given an 11% pay raise. Good for the nurses, and they probably could use the money - and we would not question whether they "deserve" it or not. We simply assume they do. Readers are... Read more →

Introducing the book

by Joan Thompson Nothing beats a little humour every now and then. New technology is sometimes hard to grasp. If the video above doesn't work, try this link. Read more →

Weather Armageddon

by Joan Thompson Once again, Bahamas is embarrassed by the poor judgment of its representatives at the UN. The latest is Fred Mitchell’s command performance and his assumed representation of the “small island nations” – which if accurately reported in The Tribune – also includes Africa. The subject is Global... Read more →