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Safe Driving

Dear Mr. Editor, A little more motoring stupidity. Ladies and Gentlemen, something to keep you occupied while waiting in a parking lot for your other half to return from the store. Check around the other cars parked and see just how many cars are there missing wheel nuts, you know... Read more →

Columbus Day & Conquests and Cultures

In October 1989 Dr. Cleveland Eneas gave a speech on the subject of the approaching "Discovery Day" holiday. A day now known as Heroes Day in an effort to erase the memory of Christopher Columbus like other "places that think they are being "politically correct". He pointed out that "…anything... Read more →

i am Prague: Czech Republic’s First Museum for Illusion and Trick Art

Illusion Art Museum Prague (IAM Prague) is the Czech Republic’s first museum dedicated to illusion and trick art, conveniently located on Old Town Square, directly across from the iconic astronomical clock, locally known as Orloj. IAM Prague’s exhibits bring to life historical techniques of creating illusions in art into the... Read more →

Passports Were a “Temporary” War Measure

We recently had our passports renewed and the over all process was extremely efficient. There was one problem. There was some wear on one my photos so I was told I had damaged Government property and had to file a Police Report before a new passport would be issued. What!... Read more →

The Nassau Institute Presents: Professor Fabio Rojas on Migration. October 24, 2019

THE NASSAU INSTITUTE & TEMPLETON RELIGION TRUST In Collaboration with the Banking Economics & Finance Department & The Economics Society of The University of The Bahamas PRESENTS Professor Fabio Rojas on Migration: “Open Borders: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels” When: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Choices,... Read more →

Govt Right to Rule Out Direct Aid to Sky Bahamas

by Richard Coulson I have often urged that our domestic airline routes be privatized, with Bahamasair sold off to an investor-owned company. Recent events show that privatization alone is not the answer for a successful airline business. Sky Bahamas is owned by Capt. Randy Butler and other Bahamians and now... Read more →

Road Safety Week

Sir, This week (6th. – 12th. May) has been declared “U.N. Global Road Safety Week”(do check their website www.unroadsafetyweek.org) therefore I thought it noteworthy to mention that there was a road safety seminar a couple of weeks ago. One of the major questions concerned the use of ‘cell ‘phones while... Read more →

Sewerage Dumping

Sir, Perhaps Juan McCartney of Guardian Radio 96.9 might now offer his apologies to the Bahamian people for scare-mongering, by going off half-cocked over this sewerage dumping matter. Now a fuller picture has emerged concerning dumping of sewerage by Carnival ships. It has been revealed that international agreements state sewerage... Read more →

Remembering the Ragusan Republic

Long live the spirit of Ragusa! by Lawrence W. Reed This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Visitors to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic are struck by the magnificence of the stone walls that surround its Old Town, the beauty of the red-tiled... Read more →

Are we what we think?

Last week I had a meeting in Mexico with GM. It was my third visit so I thought it was time to see a couple of the Mayan ruins. We stayed at Paradisus, a Melia Resort in Playa del Carmen. While the beach is nice, it can't compare to ours... Read more →