Rhetoric must become Reality. The newly appointed Minister of Economic Development, Mr. Zhivargo Laing deserves credit for refocusing attention …
Economic Empowerment – Part One of Two
Speech delivered at Roosie Finlayson’s Vision 2020 Youth Leadership Forum, Saturday September 26, 1998, Bahamas Tourism Training Centre, Nassau N.P. …
Economic Empowerment – Part Two of Two
Self-Dependency is the key to Economic Empowerment. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) suggested that we: “Take life as though it …
Three Cheers for the Hair Braiders!
Recent press reports regarding the hair braiders on Prince George Wharf repairing and painting their workstations is heart warming and …
Foreign Direct Investment
Periodically an anti-capitalist mentality becomes apparent, as was the case in a recent call-in radio program. In this case, numerous …
The Fall of the Euro
Every Member of Parliament should read the following summary of “The Euro Is Not the Problem”, the Editorial in the …
Economic Empowerment
Politicians use phrases like "economic empowerment" without defining the term or how this ideal will be accomplished. Do they intend …
Income Redistribution: A Change in Direction
The labour bills that have been tabled by the Government and debated in Parliament include some needed refinements of exiting …
A National Role Model
Gary S. Becker, the Nobel Laureate in Economics, wrote in the May issue of Business Week "Egads! The Left is …