http://jitdistributors.com/blog General discussion of World News, views, technology, software Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:20:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LIME (Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd.) is not serious about `going green', they are only interested in the bottom line. Opting to not receive paper bills will definitely save 'trees' but it will also result in huge savings in postage cost , envelopes and paper for LIME. Why not follow Digicel ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2010/01/23/cheap-lime-tries-to-go-green-with-new-bill/ Local bankers and financial analysts have chided ordinary Jamaicans for investing their hard earned cash in the various 'alternative Investment Schemes' (A.I.S.). They chided them because they withdrew funds from the more traditional institutions and ran after the high interest rates offered by the alternative Investment Schemes. The Jamaica Gleaner ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2010/01/18/jlp-government%e2%80%99s-alternative-investment-scheme/ The Prime Minister tried to rescue the credibility of his government in a speech to the nation on Thursday night December 23, 2009 when he said 'we have listened and we have heard'. This was said in response to the negative reactions to the tax package that was announced the ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/12/26/jlp-government-makes-u-turn-on-tax-package/ Published: Sunday | November 1, 2009   'Google Books, the online phenomenon that has become something of a godsend to book addicts the world over is quickly gaining popularity among Jamaican readers.' The quotation above was taken from an article published in the Sunday Gleaner November 1, 2009. I am challenging the writer ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/11/01/reading-from-the-web-the-joy-of-google-books/ The government is under pressure from newspaper editors, financial analysts, tax paying members of the general public to cut the size of the government’s wage bill, citing it as unsustainable at its current levels. Prime Minister Golding is credited with the statement "This wage-bill burden cannot be sustained, or else ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-short-sightedness-of-the-government%e2%80%99s-job-review-plan/   http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090625/business/business1.html Below is a quotation from an article from the Jamaica Gleaner online about the issue of 'imported frozen patties' allegedly raised at the Annual General Meeting of the JMA on Wednesday. 'The Government has dismissed concerns raised yesterday by the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) about the importation of frozen patties, arguing ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/06/25/govt-rejects-jmas-patty-concerns/ 'UK reports first swine flu death AP Monday, June 15, 2009 LONDON, England (AP) - Officials say a person has died of swine flu at a hospital in Scotland in the first death from the illness reported in Britain. It also is the first death from the H5N1 strain of influenza reported outside the ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/06/15/uk-reports-first-swine-flu-death-jamaica-observer/ Issue Adobe Flash Player is not supported for playback in a 64-bit browser. However, you can run Flash Player in a 32-bit browser running on a 64-bit operating system. Reason Adobe is working on Flash Player support for 64-bit platforms as part of our ongoing commitment to the cross-platform compatibility of Flash Player. ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/06/12/internet-explorer-64-bit-browser-still-does-not-have-adobe%e2%80%99s-flash-player-support-2/ Senator Nelson may have stumbled upon another area of the police force where it is alleged that there is rampant corruption. I am referring to the issue of ‘void’ traffic tickets. No data was given as to the level of ‘void tickets’ as a percentage of total tickets issued but word ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/06/06/jamaica-gleaner-news-void-traffic-tickets-costing-government-news-saturday-june-6-2009/ I am surprised that the JMA did not list the impact on our foreign exchange rates as a major factor that was considered before weighing in on whether the 15 per cent CET on imported Cement should be suspended for another year.  As we have no other way of knowing whether Tank-Weld Limited or others ... http://jitdistributors.com/blog/2009/05/29/jamaica-gleaner-news-cement-debate-were-acting-in-the-national-interest-jma-business-friday-may-29-2009/