Sumfest boon Jamaica set to earn $300 million from reggae festival
WESTERN BUREAU: THE PROMOTERS of Reggae Sumfest 2003 are predicting that as much as US$5 million, approximately J$300 million, could flow into the nation's coffers as a direct result of the staging of the six-day festival...
Cane farmers asking for extra loan funds
WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE EXPRESSING a willingness to accept the still to be disbursed $150 million replanting loan that was allocated to them two years ago, the West End Cane Farmers' Association wants the sum to be increased by $350 million.
Montego Bay launches beautification programme
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST. James Parish Council has embarked on what Montego Bay's new Mayor, Councillor Noel Donaldson, has described as a 'sustainable beautification programme' aimed at showcasing the natural beauty of the city.
'Country justice'
WESTERN BUREAU: I LIKE 'country' living and 'country' people. I write country in quotations because most people living in the city, a.k.a. Kingston, think that everywhere outside of the city is not just rural, but deep rural/country.
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