JO - Revise drug laws

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Observer

Revise drug laws

Wednesday, March 10, 2010


Dear Editor,


In the traditional matrix where tiny Jamaica must endure the overwhelming power and hubris of the mighty USA, we need to adopt smart strategies. If we don't, the US State Department will continue to use the drug problem as the big stick to keep us and other Third-World countries in distress ("we have the dirt on you" !), while many US states turn a blind eye to drug growing and trading. For example, some counties in California report that more than 60 per cent of local trade comprises marijuana.

Read the whole letter here.


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Bert Ramsay
florissano1@live.com

JO - With travel to Cuba lifted, how will JA fare?

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Observer


With travel to Cuba lifted, how will JA fare?

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Dear Editor,


For sometime now I wondered what would be the strategy of the Jamaican government to protect its share of American tourists who visit the island now that America has reduced the restrictions on travel to Cuba from the USA.

Read the whole article here.

Snippet(s):

"Cuba, and not Jamaica, was the popular getaway for Americans headed for the Caribbean. Many rich Americans in particular had vacation or second homes in Cuba where their wealth made a lot of difference.
The fact that Cuba was off-limits to Americans for so long and is now open will make it very attractive to the American visitors, especially the millions of Cuban-American citizens."

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"(H)ow will Jamaica maintain its market share in American tourist arrivals, now that the USA is lifting the embargo for USA citizens to travel to Cuba? Please let us hear from the minister of tourism and others on this matter."

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LA Bert Ramsay

Atlanta, USA

Florissano1@hotmail.com