Day: 29 April 2009
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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
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A Tax on Books is Outright Madness
The new gas tax added in the latest Jamaican national budget is bad but when you tax reading material including text books this has to Continue reading
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Condoms and Hair Conditioner – Beauty and Barber Shops for Safe Sex
You may have seen the movie The Barber Shop, or, maybe you haven’t! But there are very few Caribbean nationals who, upon hearing the words Continue reading
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No! to the “Literacy Tax”
The application of Jamaica’s General Consumption tax (GCT) to previously exempt books is causing ire among some who see the move as an attack on Continue reading
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The Value of Sacrifice
The economic policies of Jamaica have consistently undermined the ability of the working people. It has relegated the majority of the public to a life Continue reading
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Caribbean Gov’ts Urged to Fund AIDS Fight
Caribbean governments have been urged to provide financial support for the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), at Continue reading