By The state owned national carrier Air Jamaica has been getting a lot of attention as the country grapples with what to do with the perennial Continue reading
Haiti From the Front Lines
“If ever there was genocide – this is it!” declares Flavia Cherry, a St Lucian activist in Haiti representing Caribbean Feminist Network for Research and Continue reading
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Fund Spins Positive Face on Ja Deal
The International Monetary Fund has put out a video that sells its new $1.25 billion agreement with Jamaica in a positive light. Past agreements in the 1970s and 80s resulted in severe hardships on wage earners, as public sector jobs were cut, social services reduced or eliminated and public assets sold.
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Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
IMF Approves $1.25 billion Stand-by Loan to Jamaica
The International Monetary Fund has approved a US$1.25 billion loan to support Jamaica’s economic reforms and help the country cope with the consequences of the Continue reading
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Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Jamaica lands $500M China Deal
The governments of Jamaica and China have signed agreements valued more than US$500 million, a release from the office of the island’s prime minister said Continue reading
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Puppets of the IMF
David Comissiong, president of the People’s Empowerment Party (of Barbados) argues that the island and other Caribbean countries are becoming puppets of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and marginalising their vulnerable populations.
Rex Nettleford – Country Boy to Urbane Icon
His is another of the stories of country come to town; the boy who left his dirt poor rural community for the brighter lights of Continue reading
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Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
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