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Melting Ice Could Lead to Massive Waves of Climate Refugees

28 February 2010

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 Bahamians: the all-too-common bigotry that holds tight onto what we’ve achieved over the past forty years and refuses to share our good fortune with others, and a [...]

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Strong institutions, not strong men

11 July 2009

“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 the public sphere about Bahamian party politics and who bears responsibility for the difficult times we have faced for most of that [...]

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On Culture, CARIFESTA, and the Bahamian Economy, Part I

17 April 2009

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 be made very soon, I was told. The fact that such announcements have not yet been made may make [...]

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There Gatta Be A Better Way

28 January 2009

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 words, flying in the face of General Orders. So if you’re seeing it, (a) I’m no longer [...]

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CARIFESTA Update – in the end

2 September 2008

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 Tropical Storm Hannah, and though we had to wait for our luggage for some time at LPIA [...]

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Walcott warns; others walk

25 August 2008

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 of Culture for the Bahamas Government.  I had originally intended to leave at the end of [...]

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Dissent, Power, and Politics

28 June 2008

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 gov’t policy. Not an atypical move for him to make. But, it really does and should sweet us when we see cracks in the veneer of retrograde, unsubstantiated [...]

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Budget

9 June 2008

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 impressive.  But what is the reality?  Is this budget really preparing us for the 21st century?  Do we [...]

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Too much pinkery?

5 April 2008

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 vacation — you get a certain number of weeks per year, and [...]

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