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Opinion: Tourism in Jamaica: an industry based on misinformation and...
Nov. 12 walkout by Breathless and Secrets hotel workers.The recent industrial action at various hotels in Jamaica is indicative that Jamaica’s tourism-dependent economy is a failure. But if definitive...
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Updated: How "Connected" is PM Holness To The Housing Project Said To Have...
This story has been updated mostly to reflect the fact that the KSAMC on Friday announced that it had approved an amended building application from Estatebridge, regularizing the breaches, so the...
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Updated: How "Connected" is PM Holness To The Housing Project Said To Have...
This story has been updated mostly to reflect the fact that the KSAMC on Friday announced that it had approved an amended building application from Estatebridge, regularizing the breaches, so the...
View ArticleCliff's Notes: Creative Debt Avoidance or Hidden Burden?
SUBSCRIBER CONTENTOverview:A multi-billion-dollar Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project aims to improve Jamaica's water supply. However, rising interest rates and financial concerns raise questions...
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SUBSCRIBER CONTENTVideo: Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness at the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant groundbreaking in March 2024 where he makes the case for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)...
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PM Holness Just Gave Me A Rose
A rare light moment for 18⁰ North.Despite all my critical articles on him over the years, Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness gave me a rose at the post-Cabinet press briefing this morning for the...
View ArticleJamaica's Finance Minister Fayval Williams Touts Responsible Government...
SUBSCRIBER CONTENT Jamaica’s Finance Minister Fayval Williams kept touting her government’s fiscal discipline during her March 11 budget speech. She said “we are a responsible government” three times...
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Opinion: Why Isn't The Electoral Commission of Jamaica Requiring That...
SUBSCRIBER CONTENTAs of March 7, political parties and candidates would have been able to start accepting campaign donations for Jamaica’s next general election due by September 2025.According to the...
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Transparency of Public-Private Partnerships in Question as Jamaican...
NWC Acting President Kevin Kerr. Photo taken from NWC’s Facebook page. This week, 18⁰ North is expecting the outcome of a review requested from Kevin Kerr, Acting President of Jamaica’s National Water...
View ArticleJamaican Government Relents, Saying It Will Grant Access To Water Agreement...
A few hours after 18⁰ North's last publication calling into question the transparency of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) based on the Jamaican government’s refusal to share documents as allowed...
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