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Government seeking to get unions agreement on wage freeze
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is continuing efforts for a wage restraint agreement within the public service, but not all unions have bought into the initiative which is seen as important to sealing a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Public Utilities Minister Horrace Dalley, said the three-year agreement, which was signed last month, will…
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Civil servants plan street protest in support of wage demands
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Civil servants have voted to take to the streets on Thursday in support of their demands for increased salaries of more than four per cent that the St. Lucia government says it is not able to pay. The action by the Civil Service Association (CSA) also indicates a growing spilt within the Trade Union Federation…
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Jamaicans to know size of 2013/14 budget April 4
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaicans will know what the Government intends to spend during the 2013/14 financial year on April 4, when Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips tables the Estimates of Expenditure for that year in the House. Tabling of the Estimates will follow the State Opening of Parliament, when Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen will deliver the Throne Speech outlining the…
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Eating ourselves to death
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The figures have been known for some years now— over half of the adult population of Trinidad and Tobago is overweight. But a recent comparative statistic, which ranks T&T as the third fattest country in the world, emphasises just how dire this situation is. Such statistics should be taken with a pinch of salt (but…
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IMF, World Bank not doing enough for debtor countries
KINGSTON, Jamaica – IN recent years, the small states of the Caribbean have experienced low rates of economic growth, with the last rapid growth spurt in the 1980s that was fuelled mainly by expansion of tourism, banana exports and public investments. The slowdown that started in the 1990s was triggered by the loss of trade preferences for sugar and bananas,…
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Jamaica looking to further develop hydro power sector
sector KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Italian consulting firm, SP Studio Pietrangeli will undertake a J$109 million (US$ One Jamaica dollar = US$0.01 cents) feasibility study on five potential hydro power sites across the island. The Ministry of Energy says it will partner with the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in undertaking the feasibility project being carried out as part…
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Ja must prepare for a major earthquake – US expert
KINGSTON, Jamaica – United States seismic expert Professor Eric Calais has called for Jamaicans to put in place long-term strategies to prepare for another major earthquake on the island. An article published Monday by the Claims Journal website noted that based on the area's history and active seismic activity, the threat can become real. “It's impossible for scientists to determine…
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