Stories about Bahamas from February, 2008
Caribbean: Castro – End of an Era?
The buzz in the regional blogosphere for the last 24 hours has undoubtedly been the retirement of Cuban leader Fidel Castro after nearly 50 years at the helm of the socialist republic. The announcement hardly came as a surprise, what with the last couple of years of anti-Castro bloggers closely following reports of the leader's deteriorating health and speculating as to whether or not he was even alive.
Bahamas: Legalize It?
“The legalization of this habit will not lead to an exponential rise in the number of gamblers. It will, however, allow government to fund programmes that can have a positive...
Bahamas: Thoughts on Bribery
“One of the clichés about the so-called third world is that nothing can get done without some money–personal money–changing hands. One of the fortunate things about living in The Bahamas–so...
Bahamas: Bailouts
Two issues have caught the attention of Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com “like a red flag to a bull.”
Bahamas: Power Plant Problems?
“For all our concerns for our environment, no one seems to be perturbed about the potentially serious consequences of the proposed power plant by the Bahamas Electricity Corporation“: Dave Ralph...
Bahamas: Sexual Crimes
Craig Butler blogs about sexual crimes in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: Crime Stats
“Have I misunderstood something?”: Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com wonders why the police are refusing to release the country's crime statistics to the public.
Anguilla, Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago: Media & Corruption
Corruption-free Anguilla is impressed by the Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute‘s speech at the 27th General Conference of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.
