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Bahamas Election 2007 reflections

By John Farmer. We have heard a lot of comment over that past few days on the reason for the defeat of the PLP at the polls on May 2nd. I believe it was for a singular reason - the PLP is still our father’s PLP. In May 2002, the... Read more →

The Education Conundrum.

By John Farmer. As another calendar year comes to a close, it is long past time for a serious debate on educational reform in this country. There is no point in waiting for yet another round of miserable results followed by the usual bout of handwringing regarding the abject failure... Read more →

Trouble with Petreolos de Venezeula?

By John Farmer. By now we have been exposed ad nauseum by the proposed plan for us to buy oil from Venezuela on the endless credit plan, however, can Venezuela actually deliver the goods? An article in the Economist (Oil's dark secret - issue of August 12th) makes interesting reading.... Read more →

How About a Fish & Wildlife Patrol?

By John Farmer. I was sitting at a friends house last evening before dinner, discussing the state of wildlife (or lack thereof) in the country today. Both being avid weekend fishermen, we got into a discussion about overfishing, my having just read a book called 'The end of the Line'... Read more →

The LNG Controversy

By John Farmer In May of last year I wrote a letter to the editors of the two main dailies regarding LNG. As this is back in the news, I thought it would be relevant to revisit the subject: I would first like to make a specific point to my... Read more →

The Montague Ramp

By John Farmer There is an old adage that a camel is a horse designed by committee. Regrettably, the committee chaired by Pierre Dupuch to redesign the Montague ramp area has emerged with a concept worthy of the camel. While the intent is laudable, insofar as the idea is to... Read more →

The UNprofessionals of the medical profession.

by John Farmer What is it with doctors in this country who imagine that the only worthwhile time is their own? Having made an appointment two weeks ago for 2:45, I left at 3:20, advising the receptionist that I had reached my waiting limit. (Actually, my limit was 30 minutes,... Read more →

The Traffic "Problem" On New Providence

by John Farmer There has been a lot of press coverage lately about the so-called "traffic problem" in New Providence. The Tribune published an article early in the week following an interview with a civil servant in the Road Traffic department. According to this gentleman, the population of NP will... Read more →

Better late than never...

by John Farmer I sent the following to one of the dailies, who declined to publish it. This was disappointing, considering that they managed to print a letter from an American on the same topic not once but twice! Which, I suppose, goes to confirm the old adage "if it... Read more →

John Farmer

John Farmer is the President of Custom Computers Ltd, the local representative for Hewlett Packard, Apple, and Konica-Minolta. Born in London, England, Mr. Farmer is a graduate of the University of London, England with first class honours degree in Computer Science. Mr. Farmer is married with 2 children. Click here... Read more →