archive for Current Affairs

• Jamaica: the Next Cayman? The Plan to Attract the Super Rich

  2 October 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 2 comments ]

  Here's an eye opening and thought provoking article on Jamaica's current strategy of attracting "high net worth individuals" to do business here. "Jamaica wants to become the Caribbean’s next big investment magnet. Think about it and you’ll realise that’s not as ...

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• Vote for Bertina for CVM’s The Anchor

  1 July 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 2 comments ]

  For more about the Anchor see The Gleaner.

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• Ministry of Education Appealing for Materials to Aid Trauma Therapy Programs

  8 June 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ no comments ]

  The Ministry of Education, in responding to the traumatic events experienced by residents of West Kingston and other areas of the city during the recent civil unrest, is appealing for support. There is great need for items including journals for ...

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• SOLE of REDEMPTION: Majesty of the Little Things

  28 May 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 1 comment ]

  This is a must read post from my dear friend and fellow blogger, Berette Macaulay, who beautifully gives her perspective and insight on Jamaica and what has been happening here over the past few days... "Over the course of one’s life ...

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• Tivoli Gardens and the Pursuit of Dudus – What’s Happening in Jamaica

  25 May 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 15 comments ]

  A view near Tivoli from the railroad. © 1988 Christopher Edmonds Here's a guest post by Diana Thorburn on what's been happening here in Jamaica over the last few days. I think this is an accurate and fair assessment of the situation, explaining ...

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• Font Hill to be Divested for Development

  6 May 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 4 comments ]

  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Font Hill beach park, St. Elizabeth"][/caption] Again the question arises, development or conservation? The government of Jamaica has just announced its intention to divest Font Hill for "development", apparantly to allow for the construction of another large Spanish ...

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• Al Jazeera Report on Jamaica: People and Power – Island of Music and Murder

  30 April 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 3 comments ]

  This is an example of some of the terrible press that Jamaica has been getting recently: NY Times: US Extradition Efforts Strain Relationship with Jamaica Washington Post: Jamaica Gunmen Kill 5 in Apparent Gun Feud This report looks at the  controversial handling of ...

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• Young Jamaican Astronomers to Benefit from a Donation of Galileoscopes

  12 April 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_7777" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Photo courtesy of AAJ"][/caption] “Nothing piques a child's interest in astronomy as 
effectively as looking through a telescope she/he built herself/himself." 400 Galileoscopes have been donated to Jamaica in a joint project between the Astronomical Association of Jamaica ...

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