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Gleaner, The (Newspaper) - February 20, 2008, Kingston, Kingston FRAUD SQUAD MAY PROBE SESP DISBURSEMENT J PS SEES RED ON THE BACK OF FUEL VOLUME 174 NO. 44 FEBRUARY 20, 2008 56 PAGES 1 i Fidel FIDEL CASTRO'S resignation as president of Cuba | has been felt in neighbouring with which he j has had a relationship throughout his time as leader since 1959. Castro announced his resignation via the online | tion of the official communist party In a letter to the people of signed by the 81-year-old he said he would not to nor the post of president of the council of state and Dr Kenneth deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and foreign lauded Castro's achievements as leader of He said he did not the ties between Jamaica and Cuba to wane because of the he is considered controversial and enigmatic in respect of political ideology and economic he has had enormous impact on the area of social on equality and working for the common especially for oppressed peoples of the world in education and health Baugh told The Gleaner CUBAN ASSISTANCE which lies 90 miles south of has benefited from assistance under Castro's In health Jamaican citizens have received free eye care through the Eye Care Since it began in 2005, more than 11,000 patients have been screened and more than 3,800 operations have been Castro courted controversy in Jamaica as In the 1970s, he became a close friend of the Jamaican Government as Prime Minister Michael Manley touted democratic The turned when the Jamaica Labour Party won the election and Prime Minister Edward Seaga expelled Cuban Ambassador to Ulises and severed ties with that certainly created a tremendous social sector with achievements in health and he told The 106 can't speak positively about his human rights - that has been and his economic results have been very Only since he has embraced some of the market system into his has he been able to obtain any meaningful growth in Cuban See related story on Page 50 years of Castro A glance at key events in Cuba's history under Fidel E January 1,1959-Castro's rebels take power as dictator Batista flees 8H June 1960-Cuba nationalises United oil refineries after they refuse to process ' Soviet Nearly all other US businesses expropriated by October 1960-Washington bans exports to Cuba other than food and i April 16,1961 - Castro declares Cuba socialist I April 17,1961 - Bay of Cuban exiles stage failed i February 7,1962 - Washington bans all Cuban October 1962 - US blockade forces removal of Soviet nuclear missiles from US President John F. Kennedy agrees privately not to invade I March 1968 government takes over almost all private 3 April 1980 - Mariel Cuba says anyone can some 125,000 Cubans December 1991 - Collapse of Soviet Union devastates Cuban August 1994 - Castro declares he will not stop Cubans trying to some 40,000 take to sea heading for United & March 18,2003 - Seventy-five Cuban dissidents sentenced to 81 July 31,2006 - Castro announces he has had temporarily cedes power to brother February 19,2008 - Castro resigns as - Taken from the Associated Press PALACE electricity bills shock resorts As electricity bills some of the island's hotels are being forced to shut down their air-conditioning units intermittently and open their windows throughout the while others have opted to use generators to conserve Read more in Hospitality Policeman escapes sting operation Sinclair Assignment Coordinator Realising he had been caught in a sting operation and that his career was on the a police sergeant allegedly threatened a taxi pulled his semiautomatic pistol and pointed it in the direction of his colleagues from the Unit who had gone to arrest Assistant Commissioner of Police Justin Felice said Sergeant Patrick Williams then ran along East Queen downtown while being chased by policemen from the put down the ran into a building and made good his ACP Felice told The Gleaner The police sergeant is now being hunted by his The scenario unfolded Monday outside the huge police complex on WHAT'S YOUR LET US HEAR FROM YOU or East Queen It reportedly started along Hagley Park where Sergeant Williams and a team from the Police Traffic Department were conducting spot stopped a taxi to prosecute the driver for excess Felice PROMISE NOT TO PROSECUTE According to the senior Williams asked the driver of the taxi for with a promise not to prosecute the later contacted the Unit and a sting operation was set up in front of the Central Police was observed accepting a package from the taxi said who has been charged with the responsibility of PLEASE A3 Corrosion resistant tank Save money & energy with built-in heat traps 18-month tank warranty Available in 220 or 110 volts Free factory installed safety valve Sale Prices Cash Price Weekly Price 76 L 114 L 151L Sale ends February 29,2008 Weekly prices shown are 156 weeks and Include Financing Is available on single and combined purchases over excluding Financing subject to Prices good while stocks Prices subject lo Prices do not include Installation or delivery Now you can ( A EXCELLENCE HALF WAY THEE MALL PLAZA PORTMORE 0CHORI0S BAY MANDEVILLE -' 928-33'70-4 968-5183-4 949-7699/7564 974-2375 965-0049 Call Toll 1 You can't go wrong with an motor vehicle

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