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little news items - CardBoardBox - 05-20-2020 I don't visit the Jamaican news sites as often as I might, though I read the paper daily while on the island. As trivia, May 4 saw 2500 people in Negril line up for a food giveaway. Some of the $$ came from the tourist tax. Would be nice if they printed that fact on the boxes. Another is planned for 2 weeks hence. This article implies a lot when one considers it is local to one country, but their style is not limited to one country; Ignorance is not bliss http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-observer/australia-threatens-wto-action-as-dispute-with-china-deepens_194466?profile=0 The exchange rate is 147 to 1, up from around 127 when I was there in Feb JPS the power people are expecting to see increase bills by J$500 a month, citing the exchange rate, decreased business use but increased consumer use. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-observer-corporate-listing/jps-sees-10-per-cent-decline-in-revenues-as-a-result-of-covid-19_193023 BTW 60% of fuel is LPG which is more stable than gas/oil. Bars were allowed to open on Monday, with "distancing" requirements. Restricted hours/stay at home still in place, but 2 days of zero new C-19 cases. And the IMF says "Everything gunna be all right by 2022/2023" |