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- Who’s Guarding Our Sea Ports?
- To The Over - Fruitful Multipliers
- Marina Outfits G. Islet Football Squad
- G.I. Football, wins For Monchy, GMC And Seaview
- Final 4 On Court Tomorrow Tonight
- BLACKHEART BACK AT S.M.S.
- A Tribute To Chef Harry, From VSADC
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- St. Lucian Wins $365,000 Lotto
- School Involved In World Tourism Day
- Sandals Brings Down 2,500 North American Travel Ag...
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- OECS Heading To Annapolis Boat Show
- LUCELEC Fulfills Pledge To Schools Sports
- L.P.M. Challenges P.M.’s Growth Claims
- Gov’t Provides A Home or VFort Senior Citizen
- EX-FIRE CHIEF ON CHARGES
- Big Toastmaster Meet Here Oct 17-19
- Ante-natal Care Crucial For Pregnant Women
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- Domestic Violence - What About Male Victims?
- Can Productivity Growth Solve Our Economic Woes?
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- Chef Nina Serves Up
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WE MUST try to have a good dog meat supply available.
I will start rearing dogs for just this purpose.
by investing in dogs I can employ allan and peter judas Josie to be the dog's breeder.
not to good pedigree but will do what they love best.
Sanders I used to think your articles were alright, but I've come to the conclusion that you're just another shill trying to pimp out st lucia to the highest bidder. The Chinese don't treat anyone with respect, and there is widespread evidence of that in Africa.
St lucia is an gem of 238 sq miles of paradise. It doesn't need hordes of the world coming to pilfer it, or buy a few painted coconuts. It just needs politicians to act with honesty and integrity.
Now piss off.
10:57
“St lucia is an gem of 238 sq miles of paradise. It doesn't need hordes of the world coming to pilfer it, or buy a few painted coconuts. It just needs politicians to act with honesty and integrity.” LOL LOL LOL.
There is none more despicable that a BROKE ARROGANT BEGGER! China has the world's Second largest Economy, while Lucians are prostituting with Taiwan for Raw Cake.
The suggestions made by Ronald are valid and sensible if we intend to attract people other than the broke Queen and her Limmeys.
“ The Chinese don't treat anyone with respect, and there is widespread evidence of that in Africa.”
And the Caucasian from England and Belgium does? America is spying on where Kenny Antony is walking or sleeping even as I write this – “ The Chinese don't treat anyone with respect,...” USA does? Stop watching so many of these Tarzan Movies.
10:57
You might want to remember the respect show to your neibhours by your good tourist clients, American imperialism.
Last month an apparently unremarkable series of reports about Pope Francis drifted through the international news carousel, attracting little attention from the national media — though it should have. They recorded the pontiff’s desire to expedite a deceased bishop’s journey toward prospective sainthood in accordance with the customs of the faith.
The cleric in question was Oscar Romero who, prior to his murder in 1980 by local death squads, held one of the most senior positions in the Catholic church of El Salvador. As some of the coverage mentioned in passing, he was killed not long after after having written to President Carter, appealing to him to halt his support for repressive government forces that were tearing the country apart in their assault on mass movements that opposed their undemocratic rule. Carter never replied; Romero was shot at mass.
At that point in time, El Salvador was in the early stages of a civil war that would go on to cause untold misery in the small central American nation and claim tens of thousands of lives. As the violence raged throughout the ’80s, Washington increased the level of military aid it sent to the ruling authorities, overwhelmingly the main perpetrators of the many war crimes that occurred that decade, who put this generous assistance to efficient use murdering defenseless civilians across the country.
The U.S. government under Reagan went on to train, fund and arm the same government forces, dismissing accurate reports of massacres they had committed, as well as discouraging attempts to achieve a negotiated settlement between the warring sides.
WANT TO TALK RESPECT??
S-o-M missing the point again. Where did I say the USA is better? Standards are Standards.
Africans ARE complaining about the Chinese. I used to work for a bank with a large African presence and they do not do things for 'charity'. Please stop allowing your hatred of UK/USA/Canada/Whites etc to assume that anyone else is better.
S-o-M missing the point again. Where did I say the USA is better? Standards are Standards.
Africans ARE complaining about the Chinese. I used to work for a bank with a large African presence and they do not do things for 'charity'. Please stop allowing your hatred of UK/USA/Canada/Whites etc to assume that anyone else is better.
S-o-M missing the point again. Where did I say the USA is better? Standards are Standards.
Africans ARE complaining about the Chinese. I used to work for a bank with a large African presence and they do not do things for 'charity'. Please stop allowing your hatred of UK/USA/Canada/Whites etc to assume that anyone else is better.
10:57/5:35
I make no judgement as to your sincerity in being desirous of the best "JON"/most lucrative compensation for Helen.
I can hardly believe you are satisfied with the present circumstances "Making BOM" with Taiwan for Raw Cakes. I can only suggest you consider the present dynamic relation with China in Africa, contrasted with the Static American relation. Last month, President Barack Obama convened nearly fifty African heads of state in Washington, DC for the first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit:
The the United States can’t beat China in Africa because it is starting from too far behind. Although China only surpassed the United States in trade with Africa in 2009, it has quickly established a sizeable lead. Last year, America’s trade with Africa stood at just $85 billion. By contrast, China’s trade with the region stood at $200 billion. Similarly, while less than 1 percent of America’s foreign direct investment went to Africa last year, at least 3.4 percent of China’s direct FDI went to the region (and much of China’s FDI goes unreported).
Political ties between China and Africa are nearly as advanced. Since 2000, China and Africa have held the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) every three years. There is no regular forum even remotely similar between the United States and Africa, and this month’s one-time summit cannot replace an established forum. Nor is senior-level engagement between Beijing and Africa limited to the FOCAC. In the same month that Xi Jinping assumed the Chinese presidency, he visited three African nations as part of his first visit abroad. With the exception of a brief stop off in Ghana, President Obama didn’t even visit the continent until halfway through his second term. Similarly, while Vice President Joe Biden has yet to visit Africa while in office, Chinese premier Li Keqiang visited Nigeria, Angola and Kenya just over a year after taking up his current office. As a nice touch, Premier Li made his week long Africa visit the first official trip he took with his wife.
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"China does not respect anyone" You think??
Another reason that the United States can’t beat China in Africa is because Beijing has expanding interests in the region. Specifically, China sees Africa as essential to securing its growing appetite for natural resources, and also hopes to increase its exports of finished goods to the region. Most notably among these, Africa is crucial to Beijing’s efforts to reduce its reliance on Middle Eastern oil. In recent years, China has relied on Africa for as much as one-third of its imported oil. If China’s economy keeps growing at a reasonable rate, the amount of oil that Beijing imports from Africa will continue expanding.
All signs suggest that Chinese leaders are busy preparing for this future. During his trip earlier this year, Premier Li promised to double bilateral trade with Africa to $400 billion by 2020. Li also said China planned to quadruple its direct investment in Africa to $100 billion during the same time (and again, much of China’s FDI in Africa goes unreported). Given that the United States already lags far behind China in many of these indicators, it will have to accelerate its engagement at an even faster rate. For example, U.S. trade with Africa would have to more than quadruple over the next six years.
Economic prostitution = modern-day slavery.
Look at the number of concessions that have to be given to ensure that hotel owners make a huge profit so that government can get an 8% VAT and the scores of maids can clean after the visitors. Better days.
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You had me reflecting upon the ecstatic revelations by the Ministry of Tourism of the record breaking numbers in visitors/tourist, and with some numbers approximating 10% increase being hailed as an all time record - the Goo-ved-ma is still broke and attempting to extract concessions from the working poor.
I was just thinking that with such a windfall in tourist dollars there should be no need for the five per cent reduction in wages?
Which begs the question who are the beneficiaries of such a tourist windfall??
Tourism is a funny business. It's quite difficult to break down the costs and benefits. As a frequent visitor to SLU from the UK I always stay in local guest houses, never stayed in a hotel. At a stroke the local economy benefits because the house owner has the money direct in his pocket. The local bars restaurants and taxis benefit too because I'm not in the hotel compound.
All of this is not likely picked up anywhere statistically. Which is better, the hotel with its subsidy by Lucian taxpayers, or the local avenue? Given that hotels are in arrears to the government I would suggest the latter.
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