LETTER OF THE DAY – Negative impact seen in Spanish hotel ‘invasio…
The News Review:
- LETTER OF THE DAY – Negative impact seen in Spanish hotel ‘invasio…
- A Plausible Plan B
- It’s time to talk breakfast.(Opinion)
- Council bowled over by world record porridge.
- Iranians’ love affair with America
LETTER OF THE DAY – Negative impact seen in Spanish hotel ‘invasio…
Jamaica Gleaner – Jan 19, 2007
Since then, hundreds of visitors to Negril have decried the ‘concrete defacing’ of Negril by these new hotels, pointing out that our home-grown hotels are pleasantly blending with nature from the road and the sea. Adding that the sheer size of such hotels becomes an eyesore in this beautiful island and should have remained on the Costa del Sol or Marbella, not here!
It appears that the Fiesta building on the outskirts of Lucea is already defacing our coastline as well as its
environs by the dumping of extracted soil all over by the roadside. Another eyesore in the making! And, where will their sewage go with the expected 2,000 plus rooms?
Yes, there will be work, both during construction and for line staff afterwards, but virtually none, even in lower management for Jamaicans! While home-grown all-inclusive and small hotels are proud of our Jamaican staff reflecting the beauty of our island. Our supposed-to-be monopolies such as Sandals, SuperClubs, Couples, etc. , have all spent time and money to train our bright young Jamaicans with great success. Basically, the concept of these Spanish hotels is ‘rock bottom cheapness’ so you may have the room occupancy count, but what is their financial contribution in terms of GCT, PAYE, taxes, etc. , to the Jamaican coffers? Has their overwhelming presence in the Dominican Republic really helped the economy and the social environment there?
The Spanish hotels privileged tax incentive, together with their sheer size, ensure that no one can compete with them.
A Plausible Plan B
Washington Post – Jan 19, 2007
But the US needs to get the @#* out of the mideast. Return home, lick our wounds, trial and sentence our home grown war criminals. Sever all aid and special relationships in that hellish part of the world and wish them well— and may the best semitic tribe win. Either way America comes out ahead, thats all that matters. But the US needs to get the @#* out of the mideast.
It’s time to talk breakfast.(Opinion)
Free with registration – Farmers Weekly – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 19, 2007
“Make Time for Breakfast” alastair Dickie armhouse Breakfast Week, which begins on Sunday, is an award-winning campaign with an outstanding record of helping to boost sales of regional foods. It has gone from strength to strength since it was launched by the Home-Grown Cereals Authority seven years ago. Breakfast presents an ideal occasion for promoting the cereals industry because a significant proportion of UK grain is consumed.
Council bowled over by world record porridge.
Free with registration – Farmers Guardian – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 19, 2007
| Farmers Guardian (January, 2007). The event at was organised by the NFU and the Home-Grown Cereals Autho.
Iranians’ love affair with America
Christian Science Monitor – Jan 19, 2007
Pragmatic voices are wresting control from both neoconservatives in the US and their fundamentalist counterparts in Iran. Let’s hope they win out. Opening up relations with Iran is not appeasement; it’s necessary because it allows home-grown demo cratic forces to work on their own terms. Counterintuitive as it may seem, overt US calls for regime change and direct support of dissidents and NGOs have a negative effect on Iranian civil society because they result in government crackdowns and increase popular anger aimed at the American government. Build relations upon shared ideals In the dispute over nuclear enrichment, the stakes are growing higher each day. If Iraq is the beginning of the end for security and goodwill toward America, then an attack on Iran would be the nail in the coffin. The tragic cost of American misjudgment regarding the Middle East was made painfully clear in Iraq, when US soldiers were greeted with roadside bombs instead of flowers.