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“IT’S ABOUT TIME JAMAICA CAPITALIZES ON GANJA’S POTENTIAL” SAYS GOVERNMENT MINISTER MIKE HENRY!

 Parliamentarian Mike Henry (foreground) is pictured here with members of the Mystic Revealers band.— Member of Parliament Mike Henry, a long time advocate for decriminalization of ganja, says it is full time Jamaicans capitalize on the plant’s commercial potential. According to Henry, given the country’s ties to Rasta and reggae, documentation should have been on the books long ago. “Ganja must be registered worldwide under the Indigenous Cultural Act…Jamaica would earn from it,” he told the OBSERVER ONLINE. “Whether we like to hear it or not, Rasta, reggae and Jamaica are synonymous.” Henry, the minister of transport, sits on Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on the Report of the National Commission on Ganja.   Henry has consistently opposed recreational ganja smoking, but supports its use for medicinal and religious purposes.His son, Nicky Henry, is drummer for roots-reggae … Read entire article »

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PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE MAY RETURN TO JAMAICA!

 Top:A reconditioned passenger train embarks on the journey from May Pen to Linstead on April 16, 2011. Bottom: Minister Mike Henry— MINISTER of Transport and Mining Mike Henry says he is exploring a public-private partnership for the rehabilitation of the railway service. Minister Henry said that Jamaica, in adopting a modern-day integrated multi-modal transport system — of which the railway is a key component — would be embracing the reality of the changing and fast-paced world in which we live. “The railway is the most important element of transport anywhere in the world and Jamaica has the second oldest railway in the world, connecting every port in Jamaica. We exist in a just-in-time world, where you need to deliver goods and services as early as possible in order to be on top of the … Read entire article »

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