WeblogBahamas.com

Weather Forecasting

Dear Sir, Please, enough already with the blame game concerning the weather radar. There are more than enough “smart phones” around that people can check and/or could have checked for themselves what weather conditions are likely to be in an area instead of wasting everybody’s time on “social media”, probably... Read more →

Wayne Munroe and using social media to help fight crime

Sir, I had always attributed Wayne Munroe with some semblance of grey matter between the ears; however, after hearing his diatribe against Police Commissioner Greenslade, on the news last night, concerning the good officer’s use of social media, I have had to do a serious rethink, as it seems that... Read more →

DVD Release: The Black Moses - The L.O. Pindling Story

Watch the trailer below: Read more →

Nature's bounty on Abaco

Two of my favorite Bahamian "nature" sites are Rolling Harbour Abaco and Conch Salad TV. One of the really neat things this year is the story of the Piping Plover on Abaco. Conch salad TV has an excellent video, "Piping Plovers: The Story of a Bahamian Bird" here… And a... Read more →

Junkanoo Carnival Was Handled Disastrously

by Adrian Gibson THE Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival has evolved into one of the most disgraceful shams we have seen thus far for the year. The organisers or, dare I say “disorganisers”, are shameless and downright brazen in the face of criticism and questions from a discerning public. Today, the public... Read more →

INDIA AWAKES with Johan Norberg

Available August 15, 2015 Nationwide On Public Television Stations "INDIA AWAKES release celebrates India’s Independence Day and the entrepreneurial spirit rising from a nation embracing economic liberalization. "Erie, PA, (May 27, 2015) – India is coming alive and flourishing economically. In fact, Citigroup estimates that by 2050, India will have... Read more →

Banks, web shops and the FATF

Dear Sir, We are hearing much, very recently, on the legality, or otherwise, of the web-shop funds currently held at Bank of the Bahamas and the outright refusal of the other Bahamian banks and some American banks, in the United States, to accept those funds coming from BoB. Correct me... Read more →

Social Media Rears Its Ugly Head

by Adrian Gibson This week, we saw what could only amount to an ongoing meltdown on social media - Facebook and WhatsApp - with the dissemination of child pornography. It literally led to a social media tsunami. Frankly, as the story continues to be unveiled, it seems that many social... Read more →

Adam Darwin: Emergent Order in Biology and Economics | Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley gave the following Adam Smith Lecture to the Adam Smith Institute back in 2012. Matt Ridley spoke on the parallels between the work of Adam Smith and Charles Darwin, as both markets and evolution are strikingly similar examples of experimental processes that improve our standing in the world... Read more →

Phone licenses

Sir, It has been a few weeks now since the announcement of a Trust to own the majority 2% of Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited, on behalf of the Bahamian people. It is also a like time since we saw the rather unprofessional whining by a Director of Digicel that Skype... Read more →