Too much pinkery?
For those of you who might be thinking that I have waaay too much time on my hands, know this: I’ve been on vacation for the past two weeks. The public service has the policy of being able to bank your...
View ArticleBudget
The Bahamas’ budget debate is taking place now. As a civil servant, I am not free to comment as I would like. So I’ll just ask questions instead. I am listening to the debate, and the rhetoric is...
View ArticleDissent, Power, and Politics
Well, from Jamaica, this is interesting: PM Golding has invoked the Staff Orders rule that says governmental officials must keep their traps shut when their individual positions conflict with existing...
View ArticleWalcott warns; others walk
Walcott warns : Stabroek News Right, well I’ve been hinting at it for some time now on this blog, but now I think it’s time to come out and say it straight. I’ve turned in my resignation as Director...
View ArticleCARIFESTA Update – in the end
Well, we’re back home. Those of us who travelled in the advance party returned on the charter, which was fine, one direct flight, then off the plane in Nassau. We flew through the turbulence of...
View ArticleThere Gatta Be A Better Way
First things first. This post is being was written in the knowledge that it might never get posted, simply because it’s going to be critical and in contravention of my terms of employment — in other...
View ArticleOn Culture, CARIFESTA, and the Bahamian Economy, Part I
It came to my attention last month that our government was planning to postpone, once again, the hosting of the Caribbean Festival of Arts, if it had not yet done so. Announcements to that effect would...
View ArticleStrong institutions, not strong men
“Africa doesn’t need strong men — it needs strong institutions.” — President Barack Obama, Address to Ghanaian Parliament, July 11, 2009 It’s been two years now, and there’s been all kind of noise in...
View ArticleMelting Ice Could Lead to Massive Waves of Climate Refugees
As the Earth warms, the melting of its two massive ice sheets—Antarctica and Greenland—could raise sea level enormously. via SolveClimate.com. Last month’s earthquake in Haiti brought out two sides of...
View ArticleLarry Smith on The Alternate Reality of Bahamian Squatter Settlements
This is an issue that needs research, reflection, and discussion, not knee-jerking. Larry Smith starts the ball rolling at Bahama Pundit. … the deeper we delve into the so-called ‘Haitian problem’, the...
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