Stories about Bahamas from September, 2007
Bahamas: Artists or Liars
“Where we don't explore ourselves, we pay the price”: Nicolette Bethel, guest authoring at Bahama Pundit, explains how lack of any real emphasis on the arts translates into creating “a society of liars.”
Bahamas: Education Challenges
Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit examines the problems facing Bahamian education.
Bahamas: State of Education
Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com blogs about the report on the state of education in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: Price Control
“Three cheers for a politician that finally has the guts to speak the truth on a highly political matter,” writes Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com, as the country's Prime Minister makes a statement on price control at the recent CARICOM Summit.
Bahamas: Political Propaganda?
After receiving what he refers to as “e-mails of propaganda” from the Bahamas’ recently ousted political party, Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com asks: “Maybe we are not as politically mature as we attempt to portray?”
Bahamas: Bootleggers
“Nassau as we know it today is largely a creation of the revenue earned from bootlegging”: Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit revisits the days of the rum runners.
Bahamas: Repertory Season
“Nassau has lots of halls, but is severely challenged when it comes to theatres!” says Ringplay Productions, but this hasn't stopped them from putting together a lineup of great plays to kick off the Bahamas’ Winston Saunders Repertory Season.
Bahamas: Fighting Crime
As the annual murder toll in the Bahamas reaches 55, Rick Lowe at WebogBahamas.com says that each citizen has a role to play in getting a handle on crime.
Bahamas: Zero Tolerance
Sidney Sweeting, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, thinks that “it is time for zero tolerance” when it comes to violence in the society.
Madagascar: Young and desperate, will emigrate
An allegedly bogus employment firm is in legal trouble in Madagascar. The firm called, Gateway Global Consultants, and headed by a certain Steve Turmel, an international consultant, who is now facing an interdiction to leave the country, had promised to thousands of Malagasies a job in the Bahamas for the...
Trinidad & Tobago: Disaster Preparedness
“We're well into the 2007 hurricane season, and all I got was a lousy brochure…”: KnowProSE.com blogs about disaster preparedness in the Caribbean.
Bahamas, USA: Health Insurance
“I do not believe that my health is a commodity that the ‘market’ — any market — should determine. That’s what I elect my governments for,” writes Nicolette Bethel, as she examines the issue of health insurance.
Bahamas: School Privatization
Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com links to a study that supports his views on school privatization.
Bahamas: Climate Change
Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit blogs about “the economics of pollution”.
Bahamas: Cannabis Conundrum
“I believe that far too many young Bahamians go through life with a criminal record for smoking marijuana when the Police could expend their energy solving more serious crime.” Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com posts video of a British television debate to stimulate discussion on whether marijuana should be legalised in...
Bahamas: Best Little Country?
Craig Butler, blogging at Bahama Pundit, would like to think that the Bahamas is “the best little country in the world…but then the reality sets in and I have to check myself.”
Bahamas: A Lesson from Africa?
Rick Lowe, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, reads and article on how to help Africa out of its impoverishment and wonders: “Is there a lesson in this for The Bahamas?”
Bahamas: A Lot of Garbage
Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com thinks that the island's residential garbage collection “is ripe for privatisation.”
Bahamas: Education Reform?
“Surely society should expect no less than school leavers who can read, write, and have a basic grasp of maths.” Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com is concerned about the island's education system.
Bahamas, Cuba: Black Holes
Nicolette Bethel posts a map of the internet's “black holes”.
