A disruptive and sometimes violent general strike in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique could be reaching a conclusion as union leaders and government officials negotiate over cost-of-living expenses and other ... Excerpt from: Strike End Predicted in Guadeloupe, Martinique
Continue reading...Sunday, January 11, 2009
by Rick Lowe.A friend sent the photo below (click on image to enlarge it).Do you agree that we can do better?If you agree, pass it on.... View original here: WeblogBahamas.com: Surely we can do better Bahamas?
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Sidney Sweeting, DDS The alleged statement by the acting Commissioner of Police, Reginald Ferguson, to the accusation by some senior member of the force, that some serious crimes are not being investigated because of the "connections" ... Read the rest of the post here: WeblogBahamas.com: Is there "Justice for all" in the Bahamas
Continue reading...Saturday, January 10, 2009
Originally published as a column for the Freeport News and the Nassau Guardian, Friday, January 9, 2009.Reprinted here with the kind permission of the author, Mr. Oswald Brown.Fred Mitchell’s leadership questFormer Foreign Affairs ... More here: WeblogBahamas.com: Fred Mitchell’s leadership quest in The Bahamas
Continue reading...Friday, January 9, 2009
by Rick LoweOn Wednesday, January 7, 2008, a Mr. (?) Ancilleno Davis, MSc, shared concerns about misspelled signs for businesses in Nassau, in The Tribune letters section titled "Dumb and dumber".While these signs reflect an inherent ... Read more: WeblogBahamas.com: Misspelled Signs in The Bahamas
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 31, 2008
by Rick LoweJust about done reading HL Mencken's, Notes on Democracy. It's a quick read, around 200 pages, but it is well worth the time.Of course he has an acerbic wit leaving no politician of his era unscathed.Read an article... More here: WeblogBahamas.com: Mencken's Notes on Democracy relevant to The ...
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 30, 2008
by Rick LoweMr. Ferguson recently asserted in the press that The Government should mandate a "redundancy fund that would assist those people and others in their time of need".He was/is referring to those workers that were laid off as a. More here: WeblogBahamas.com: Information alert for Obie Ferguson Bahamas ...
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