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Dennis Jones is a Jamaican-born international economist, who has lived most of the time in the UK and USA, and latterly in Guinea, west Africa. He moved back to the Caribbean in 2007. This blog contains his observations on life on this small eastern Caribbean island, as well as views on life and issues on a broader landscape, especially the Caribbean and Africa.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Gave Instead Of Lent: 2

February 19: Today, I gave to friends packages sent by their relatives who they'd asked to meet me in Manhattan: wallet, Kindle, bike shorts, tennis gear. I also gave to my family little gifts picked up during the last week: a silver pen to my lady; Genga & iPod speakers for my little daughter--she enjoyed letting me hear how they worked while I was trying to take a rest; hats & pens to our helper--she's worn the cap all day. Each item has a story of a meeting that I may later share.

I gave an explanation of national debt problems to an audience over lunch.

I was also asked to give an interview to the Advocate on national economic and financial issues.

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