· May, 2009

Stories about Jamaica from May, 2009

Jamaica: A Sensible Tax

Jamaica's Yardflex.com is overjoyed that “smokers and drinkers will now have to shoulder the bulk of the taxation measures intended to plug the hole in the government's budget.”

8 May 2009

Jamaica: IMF

“Prime Minister Golding is putting his loving hand out to the International Monetary Fund for a loan to help Jamaica’s struggling economy,” writes Jamaica Salt, adding: “The last time Jamaica...

7 May 2009

Jamaica: Stereotyping

“Every Jamaican man lives in fear of a lie. It’s a lie that continues to wreak havoc on both sides of the racial and gender divide and is a frequent...

6 May 2009

Jamaica: Have a Laugh!

Jamaica's Life, Unscripted, on the Rock thinks that World Laughter Day is a “positive concept”, while Montego Bay Day By Day posts two photos which prove that “laughter really is...

4 May 2009

Caribbean: Swine Flu Speculations

Regional bloggers on the Swine Flu outbreak: Repeating Islands speculates about possible Caribbean cases of the disease, while Jamaica's Girl With a Purpose and T&T's This Beach Called Life put...

1 May 2009