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Author: Mark Lee
Six CARICOM Countries Seek IMF Support
Caught between a rock and rough seas, six CARICOM countries have sought IMF financial assistance in response to the downturn in tourism receipts and other setbacks. St. Vincent and the Grenadines (followed by Dominica and St. Lucia) is the first country in the Western Hemisphere to request a drawing under the Fund’s Exogenous Shock Facility,…
Jamaica – IMF to the Rescue?
That Jamaica is now all but certain to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for budgetary support is a sign of how things have changed Continue reading
Swine Flu Now Near Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the swine influenza outbreak to near pandemic status. “Based on assessment of all available information, and following several Continue reading
The Alphabet Soup Kitchen
A few days before the April 17-19 OAS Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, which now seems light years in the past, a group of Continue reading
The Death Knell of Jamaica’s Canadian Tourist Market?
The abortive hijacking of a Canadian flight at Montego bay’s Sangster International Airport, could well be the death knell for Jamaica’s insipid tourism industry if Continue reading
Ja Gov’t Injects Funds Into May 2 Track Meet
Jamaica’s Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia “Babsy” Grange has presented J$26-million (approx US$290,000) to the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) in support of Continue reading
Jamaica – Hijacked
What the hell just happened there?! The Jamaican tourism industry is in the doldrums – except for the golden ray of increased visitors from Canada Continue reading
Summit of the Americas or America’s Summit?
The fighter jets rumbling into Barbados to protect US President Barrack Obama who is scheduled to attend the 5th Summit of the Americas, in Port Continue reading
Have a Mileage Tax – A Gas Tax Not Good Politics or Economics
It is being reported that the Jamaican Minister of Transport, Mike Henry, has continued to push for his government to impose a new tax on petroleum Continue reading
The Global Class War
There’s no doubt about it. A class war is definitely on. Marx must be spinning in his grave: “See, I told you so! Historical forces Continue reading