With the new tax increases in JA...

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't understand why they not taxing Likka and Cigs? everywhere else is doing the &quot;sin tax&quot;

They should legalize and Tax weed, that would fill the hole in the bucket quick quick </div></div>

queen liz would never go for it </div></div>Actually it is the US pressure why Jamaican won't legalize it.

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes I remember the ones in the 80's I think it was in 84. I had to walk from Andrews to near constant spring group of us walked together as far as we could get and not be alone. Nuff cyar did a bun in the middle of roads an ting. an trying to get to cherry Gardens was a nightmare mi seh wi walk till mi foot dem did waan drap off. And because of the road blocks an riots wi did haffie tek some whole heap a detours. </div></div> how i dont remember that

[CeaBee]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes I remember the ones in the 80's I think it was in 84. I had to walk from Andrews to near constant spring group of us walked together as far as we could get and not be alone. Nuff cyar did a bun in the middle of roads an ting. an trying to get to cherry Gardens was a nightmare mi seh wi walk till mi foot dem did waan drap off. And because of the road blocks an riots wi did haffie tek some whole heap a detours. </div></div>

yes a dat one me mussi mean.

suh u can ansa alla RichD questions bout it

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes I remember the ones in the 80's I think it was in 84. I had to walk from Andrews to near constant spring group of us walked together as far as we could get and not be alone. Nuff cyar did a bun in the middle of roads an ting. an trying to get to cherry Gardens was a nightmare mi seh wi walk till mi foot dem did waan drap off. And because of the road blocks an riots wi did haffie tek some whole heap a detours. </div></div> how i dont remember that </div></div>because yu ole an neva deh bout... hush

from what I can recall the riots were concentrated in the Kgn/Spanish town area. (neva reach Country except on JBC)

[CeaBee]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes I remember the ones in the 80's I think it was in 84. I had to walk from Andrews to near constant spring group of us walked together as far as we could get and not be alone. Nuff cyar did a bun in the middle of roads an ting. an trying to get to cherry Gardens was a nightmare mi seh wi walk till mi foot dem did waan drap off. And because of the road blocks an riots wi did haffie tek some whole heap a detours. </div></div> how i dont remember that </div></div>

u probably did still live a country

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceabee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
u probably did still live a country </div></div> nope ..mi did deh a town from 80-87

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Gasoline price rises in January 1985 led to riots that left ten dead and fifteen shot and wounded. Although Seaga dismissed the protests as the work of extremists, 53 percent of Jamaicans and 66 percent of Kingston residents who were polled sympathized with the rioters. </div></div>

http://www.photius.com/countries/jamaica/national_security/jamaica_national_security_crime.html

[RichD]

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an i see dem did have one in 79 too..cant remember that either

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> There have been three gas riots (1979, 1985 and 1999). And what was the response of the Jamaican Church in 1999?</div></div> http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/glean...cleisure4.html

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">an i see dem did have one in 79 too..cant remember that either </div></div>

you prolly stayed home that day

[RichD]

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well 79 i would have been well isolated up at munro

[diabolical_Tanya]

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Not to be all up in your history, but in 85 were you taking the bus or driving?

[CeaBee]

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but no bus couldnt run...or car couldnt drive from what me memba..

although mi father did get home from downtown .....him mussi did leave work well early

[evanovitch]

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wat IS interesting is dat people also celebrate not paying taxes....it is so interesting to see who not on di records unda di bizniz names dem a use as bizniz names...

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceabee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">but no bus couldnt run...or car couldnt drive from what me memba..

although mi father did get home from downtown .....him mussi did leave work well early </div></div>some roads were open man, but you had to tek nuff detour through the more &quot;residential&quot; neighborhoods an try yu bess noh buck up inna di blockage. it was mostly the main thoroughfares dat did block. An it neva reach New Kgn