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A call has been made for the establishment of a board to manage the Capital Development Fund (CDF).
<SPAN class=news_body pGlpJ="0" uKHI0="38"><SPAN>The recommendation was made by Opposition Leader Bruce Golding during Tuesday's sitting of <SPAN id=clicksor_sp_parliament onmouseover='return ClxLaD("parliament",event)' onmouseout='ClxTMo("parliament")'>Parliament</SPAN>.</SPAN>
He was speaking during the debate on a motion giving the government permission to make another withdrawal from the CDF, which is financed by the bauxite levy.
In a contentious debate, seven <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">speakers</SPAN> from the opposition side voiced objections to the government withdrawing the funds.
Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies, who tabled the motion, was seeking $2.5 billion to plug the hole in the 2006/2007 <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Budget</SPAN>.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=news_quote1 pGlpJ="0" uKHI0="0">The PNP area leader...told me the other day that I was to <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?story=31946&category=2#" target=_top><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 600; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative"
<SPAN class=news_body pGlpJ="0" uKHI0="38"><SPAN>The recommendation was made by Opposition Leader Bruce Golding during Tuesday's sitting of <SPAN id=clicksor_sp_parliament onmouseover='return ClxLaD("parliament",event)' onmouseout='ClxTMo("parliament")'>Parliament</SPAN>.</SPAN>
He was speaking during the debate on a motion giving the government permission to make another withdrawal from the CDF, which is financed by the bauxite levy.
In a contentious debate, seven <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">speakers</SPAN> from the opposition side voiced objections to the government withdrawing the funds.
Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies, who tabled the motion, was seeking $2.5 billion to plug the hole in the 2006/2007 <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Budget</SPAN>.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=news_quote1 pGlpJ="0" uKHI0="0">The PNP area leader...told me the other day that I was to <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?story=31946&category=2#" target=_top><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 600; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative"
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