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KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

“We have listened and we have heard,” was Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s response to public criticism of the tax package announced in the House of Representatives, last week Thursday.

In a national broadcast Wednesday night (December 23), Mr. Golding said, “the response from the people of Jamaica has been loud and profound.”
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Jamaica Gleaner News – A Christmas miracle – Lead Stories – Thursday | December 24, 2009.

BY HORACE HINES Observer West reporter hinesh@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, December 17, 2009

MONTEGO BAY, St James–Scores of squatters in Norwood Pen and Paradise Pen are fearful of being bulldozed out of their homes following last week’s serving of demolition notices– signed by the Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Housing– on some of their neighbours.

Nevertheless, they are, by consensus, holding ground.
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Patrick Foster
Thursday, December 17, 2009

GOVERNMENT is to replace Earl Samuels as managing director of the National Housing Trust (NHT) next January, in a major shake-up at the island’s premier housing organisation.

Samuels’ contract expires on December 31, and according to NHT Chairman Howard Mitchell it will not be renewed as the organisation is embarking on a new policy direction.
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Published: Friday | December 18, 2009
Sabrina Gordon, Business Reporter

Barbican Estates Limited (BEL), a nascent company, has chosen as its first venture the development of new commercial space in the busy and often congested Barbican Square, where commerce, on the face, of it is thriving.

On a 1.13-acre property, Barbican Estates will, within weeks, begin construction of office and warehouse space in a complex to be known as Barbican Business Centre.
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Published: Friday | December 18, 2009
Daraine Luton, Senior Staff Reporter

FINANCE MINISTER Audley Shaw yesterday announced the largest tax package of the calendar year as the Government moved to plug a $17.9-billion hole in the Budget.

The package, the third announced by Shaw this fiscal year, is intended to raise $21.8 billion annualised through the medium term.
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KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding
The House of Representatives yesterday (December 15) passed the Registration (Strata Titles) Amendment Act with the 29 changes made by the Senate.

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, noted that the majority of the amendments involved the insertion of or changes to words, to give greater clarity. He said that some clauses were also rearranged.
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Posted: December 17th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after suffering serious injuries upon falling out of the back of a pickup truck in what authorities describe as a domestic dispute with his fiancee.

Police say Henry died at 6:36 a.m. Thursday. Henry was 26.

Away from the team because of a broken forearm, Henry was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after being found on a residential road. Police say a dispute began at a home about a half-mile away, and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his fiancee was driving away from the residence.

Police said at some point when she was driving, Henry “came out of the back of the vehicle.”

The Multiple Listing System (MLS) may be familiar to those of you from the USA and Canada, but may be a bit of a mystery to those from elsewhere. The basic idea of the MLS is that all the (RAJ) Member firms have agreed to share their property listings and work together on all MLS real estate. This means that you can view and buy any property on RAJ’s website through any RAJ agent, not just the listing broker or agent. Just contact the agent or broker of your choice and quote the MLS number for any of the properties that catch your eye. It’s as simple as that!
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