November 2008

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Legal
Policy Governing Casino Gambling in Jamaica to be Approved
11.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Jamaica’s Finance Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced that Cabinet is expected to approve policy governing casino gambling in Jamaica some time on Monday (December 1).
He indicated that in order to further stimulate the local tourism industry, Cabinet will give the policy the go ahead as quickly as possible.
Letters to the Editor
Agreement with the Gleaner’s Recent Pro-Casino Editorial
11.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Letter to the Gleaner Editor – published in print version of Gleaner on November 18, 2008
The editorial on casinos could not have been more on target. Jamaica’s tourism industry should be 10 times larger than it is and the Government should be doing everything in its power to help it grow. What are we waiting [...]
Letters to the Editor
A Rebuttal to the Gleaner’s Pro-Casino Editorial
11.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Yesterday’s pro-casino editorial in the Gleaner newspaper elicited an almost immediate response from one “P. Gordon”, decried the tone of the editorial and asks that the Gleaner advocate for casino gambling without scoffing at persons who would not wish to see this development in Jamaica.
Gordon also adopts a somewhat cynical tone, as he encourages the [...]
General
Hypocrisy on Casinos in Jamaica?
11.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Today’s editorial in the Gleaner newspaper is aimed straight at those who are against legalizing casinos in Jamaica, from a moral perspective. It encourages Bruce Golding and the rest of the Government to hurry up and bring the proposed casino legislation before parliament, especially since the country has seemingly wasted decades “cowering at the tyranny [...]
Legal
Casino Legislation Debate Within Weeks?
11.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

If Prime Minister Bruce Golding has his way, casino legislation will be brought before Jamaica’s House of Parliament for debate within just a matter of weeks.
“Just two days ago (November 5), I signed off with the technical team that we had working on the policy issues that had to be resolved in order to facilitate [...]