Bahama Pundit tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-216394 2010-02-10T06:29:34-05:00 A selection of weekly articles by top Bahamian commentators. TypePad BahamaPundithttp://feedburner.google.com Why We Overeat and How to End it tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c3cad53ef0120a8857797970b 2010-02-10T06:29:34-05:00 2010-02-10T06:31:45-05:00 by Larry Smith As Chrissy Love said recently on the ZNS call-in show Immediate Response, "Chile I been on more diet than Oprah".Her point was that diets don't work - at least not in the long-term. As we all know,... las Broadcasting Rules and the Regulation of Election Campaigns tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c3cad53ef01287754e75a970c 2010-02-02T17:45:53-05:00 2010-02-02T17:46:55-05:00 by Larry Smith Whenever an election is in the air, Bahamians seem to take leave of their senses. And the current controversy over political broadcasting rules set by the new utilities regulator (URCA) is a telling example. This is not... las Words of Our Mouths, Meditations of Our Hearts tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c3cad53ef0120a848b6ff970b 2010-02-02T09:53:15-05:00 2010-02-02T09:53:15-05:00 by Simon •Simon is a young Bahamian with things on his mind who wishes to remain anonymous. His column 'Front Porch' is published every Tuesday in the Nassau Guardian. He can be reached at frontporchguardian@gmail.com.It was just about a fortnight... las Solar Power Consumers Upset by Fossil Fuel Plant on Abaco tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c3cad53ef012877175def970c 2010-01-26T19:45:12-05:00 2010-01-28T17:59:55-05:00 by Larry Smith LITTLE HARBOUR, ABACO - Within sight of the smokestacks rising from BEC's heavy fuel oil power plant under construction at Wilson City just across the Bight of Old Robinson lies a solar-powered community of some 40 homes... las Fault Lines Exposed by Haiti’s Earthquake tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c3cad53ef0128770dff47970c 2010-01-25T10:15:46-05:00 2010-01-25T10:15:46-05:00 by Simon •Simon is a young Bahamian with things on his mind who wishes to remain anonymous. His column 'Front Porch' is published every Tuesday in the Nassau Guardian. He can be reached at frontporchguardian@gmail.com.The fault line that triggered the... las The Blue Holes of the Bahamas—An Incredible Underworld tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c3cad53ef012876f1ec9c970c 2010-01-19T18:54:09-05:00 2010-01-21T07:39:22-05:00 by Larry Smith Looking down, the opening into the cavern beneath could be distinctly seen and it was evident, as the tide was flowing, that this ocean-hole communicated with other caverns at a distance, possibly on the island of Andros,... las