What's on diGJamaica.com this week
Published:Friday | May 9, 2014 | 12:00 AM
1. Jamaica records 1.8% growth. Chart showing the marginal growth in Jamaica's real GDP since 2011.
2. Unravelled: Tracking the controversial Energy World International (EWI) deal. The Government's already controversial 381MW project received another blow as the decision was made to take the contract from EWI. We created a timeline of headlines showing how the deal came to be and how it unravelled under intense public scrutiny and sustained outcry.
3. Jamaican child stars. Our second Child Month 2014 special highlights a number of local stars who burst on to the scene as children and have continued to maintain successful careers.
4. Economy update: J$ downward trend continues. Track the 11% depreciation in the selling rate of the Jamaican dollar since the approval of the IMF agreement on May 1, 2013, when the JMD was trading for an average J$99.33 to US$1.
5. Child's play - Reggae Music for your Kids (and You!). Come celebrate Child Month with kid-friendly reggae music.
6. Interactive chart: Taxes to fill the $6.7-billion gap in the 2014-2015 Budget. Check out our interactive chart showing the Government's proposed measures for financing the $6.7-billion gap in the $540.1 billion 2014-2015 national Budget.
Read more at http://digjamaica.com/this_week.