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February 8, 2013
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    1. Visa For Watches – US Security Officer Says Entertainer Gave Him Jewellery Worth US$2,500.  A State Department security officer in the United States has pleaded guilty to accepting two luxury watches in exchange for helping a Jamaican musician gain a visa to enter the US…read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    2. UTech Promotes Respect And Tolerance With New Course.  As part of its Respect and Tolerance Initiative, the University of Technology (UTech) has developed a special course targeting security companies.  Michael Steele, head of the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership, said the course would focus on conflict resolution, values and ethics, customer service and human rights.  The course and wider initiative are a response to an incident at the campus last November where a student, accused of being gay, was allegedly beaten by two security guards after he took refuge in the guard post after being chased by students…read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    3. Jamaica Still Shedding Jobs.  Jamaica’s youth unemployment continued to worsen in the last survey, rising above 35 per cent…read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    4. JBA Says Local US Account Holders Safe.  The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) says it’s unlikely that any local bank will close out individual US accounts to avoid the costs associated with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)…read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    5. DBJ, IDB Creating ‘Ecosystem’ For Private-Equity Market.  Jamaica’s last serious effort at venture capital participation was two decades ago, but now the Government is ready to make another try at developing a private-equity market to back business ventures.  Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) says it hopes to create the “ecosystem” that will allow private equity and venture-capital operations to thrive.  The state bank will work with the Inter-American Development Bank to devise the structure. DBJ is putting US$128,000 into the project and IDB, US$150,000…read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    6. The Boyz Were Brilliant!  Local football experts have described Jamaica’s result against CONCACAF kingpins Mexico on Wednesday night as a big ‘victory’ to kick off the nation’s push towards a second appearance in the FIFA World Cup next year in Brazil…read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
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