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When will they learn?

Dear Editor, There has been an alarming uptick in murders over the past couple of months and as always there are voices giving causes and solutions and the political voices are nor least among them. One side seems content to let the other stew because this is not their "watch",but... Read more →

"Investment attachés to be posted at Embassies will improve the ease of doing business in The Bahamas" - Not so fast, Mr PM!

By S3S The captioned article focused on a pronouncement by the current Administration of an initiative designed to “improve the ease of doing business in The Bahamas”. Any efforts to make the country more attractive to foreign investment must be applauded. However, our very new administration may be over-optimistic and... Read more →

We are nearly 50 years old, it's time we grew up!

“Economic dependency is an unending situation in which countries, economies and economic agents depend on each other and a variety of different economic and non-economic factors for economic and non-economic reasons” (Collins Dictionary, 2012). As we approach our 50th Independence Anniversary approximately one year from now, we are as far... Read more →

Reparations from Rome?

Sir, I am getting a little tired with the reparationists and their continued clamour for funds from London. It is probably best for them to have a polite conversation with London and I am sure that London will agree to pass on whatever reparations London might get from Rome. From... Read more →

What is it with so many books today

Dear Mr. Editor, I‘m sorry, but if I have to read another book (novel) with the “f-word” in it there will be no books I want or wish to read! The English language is so rich in slang, expletives and profanity and yet if you read any modern book it... Read more →

One Beautiful Little Country facing 12 Ugly Giant Evils – The Bahamas

On the surface, The Bahamas is a young, progressive and wealthy country, as it approaches its 50th Independence Anniversary from Great Britain. As an early beneficiary of mass tourism, its economy grew steadily from the 1950’s. However, over the past five decades, the rise of regional competition, the pace of... Read more →

Dr. Sidney T. Sweeting, DDS 1935 – 2022

Today, (Saturday, January 29, 2022), the funeral service for Dr. Sweeting was held at Trinity Methodist Church. I have known Uncle Sid, as I affectionately called him, since I was but a toddler, visiting him in his professional capacity as our family dentist. Later in life, 1988 to be precise,... Read more →

Price Controls: Killing the Messenger If You Don’t Like the Message

The economic consequence of government price control is economic disruption. A controlled price will still allocate resources, but not in accordance with supply and demand by Lawrence Reed When the British newspaper, The Manchester Guardian, was founded in 1821, it quickly earned a reputation for defending liberty and free markets... Read more →

Does speed kill?

Dear Mr. Editor, I regret to say I have watched Officer Crestanea Johnson, of the Bahamas Police Force, give her little speech on speeding once too often. Officer Johnson, speed in and of itself can neither cause accidents nor kill people. Speed merely gets you from point A to point... Read more →

Merry Christmas