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Why are we waiting, Prime Minister Golding?

October 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Jamaica days, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Think global

The current Prime Minister of Jamaica seems to deserves our sympathy. He is out of options. Massive cuts in government expenditure must take place so that the government and the economy can continue to function at some basic level.
The IMF is said to be asking for at least 25,000 job cuts.
Air Jamaica will cost US$200 [...]

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Hurricane season : ‘Dudus’ Coke heads north ?

September 1st, 2009 · 21 Comments · Jamaica days, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Think global

Hurricane Dean ushered Bruce Golding and the JLP into government in September 2007. Tropical Storm Gustav commemorated their first year in office. So far, knock on wood, the 2009 hurricane season has been particularly quiet.
Then, just as things seemed to be winding down to the usual end of summer back-to-school, money-have-to-spend and government-and teachers-must-quarrel, the [...]

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Mike Henry sets Oxford University Press straight about Jamaica’s National Hero, Nanny of the Maroons

July 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Jamaica days

Long time supporter of reparations for slavery, Mike Henry, Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Works, got an apology from the Oxford University Press about their definition of Maroon.
I suppose it’s not very surprising that a British dictionary would “forget” to mention that the Maroons defeated the British twice !
Go deh, Mike !

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No Exit: Former Prime Minister Seaga gives us the very bad news

May 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Jamaica days, Think global

Former PM Edward Seaga was never accused of being a ray of sunshine when he was an active politician. “Action, not a bag a’ mouth” was more his style. Now retired, Mas’ Eddie is writing his autobiography and reflecting on days gone by.
In his column in the Sunday Gleaner today, he gives us the bad [...]

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Another Year : New cast of characters, new problems, same old politics

December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Jamaica days, Think global, Uncategorized

Unexpected Good News in 2008
The Olympics and the haul of gold won by our athletes
The wonderful celebrations of Independence Day
The Riu Hotel Group actually obeying Jamaica’s laws and regulations and knocking down it’s illegal fourth floor AND opening on time
The election of Barack Obama to President of the United States
Lewis Hamilton, son of a West [...]

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