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  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 [...]

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  Minister Advocates Gambling Taxes Be Used For Developing School Infrastructure

  09.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, commented recently during an interview with the JIS News at his Ministry’s offices in Kingston, that he supports the use of gambling taxes to help fund nationwide school infrastructure development. The minister stated – “in many other institutions education is funded, particularly infrastructure by gaming taxes, I am not averse [...]

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  Jamaican casino developments expected to create 25K jobs

  05.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  According to Edmund Bartlett, Tourism Minister of Jamaica, two Casino developments – Tavistock and Celebration Jamaica – alone are expected to create jobs for 25,000 workers. The target for completion of the casino developments is 2015. Bartlett said the Luxury and Casino hotels tend to have a higher employment ratio than traditional European Plan hotels [...]

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  Jamaica will not be a casino destination

  05.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has reiterated the government’s position that Jamaica will not be converted into a casino destination. Speaking in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate last week, Bartlett said casinos would form part of the “product enrichment”, which will be embedded in a mega-property development. “You will not see a casino dotting the landscape [...]

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  No crime-casino connection

  05.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Jamaica’S tourism players have shot down suggestions that the introduction of casino gaming will prompt a further increase in crime on the island. “Casino is an experience that has its own niche and a very powerful niche in terms of the ability to spend,” said tourism minister Ed Bartlett. “There can be no concern regarding [...]

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