Welcome to the Gleaner Online Weekly Newsletter

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S GO-JAMAICA.COM REPORT:

• Its Budget time again!!!
  No New Taxes for Jamaicans…
  
• Star of the Month
  Tifa is Star of the Month for April…
  
• Win a Date with Certified Diva
  Win a date with the Star- certified diva for April…
  
• Hot Shots!!!
  Check out the best photos from the hottest events…
  
• Need career advice…visit us at JobSmart
  If you are looking for a job, career information and tips,
  
• Write for Mom competition
  Win Prizes for Mothers’ Day Competition
  
• Out of Many One: Jamaica’s Stories
  A Coconut Living
  
• Trivia Time
  Did you Know?
  

Arguably the most anticipated period of the Jamaican Parliamentary year is the reading of the Budget, which brings about anticipation and to an extent fear.

Follow the Gleaner Online to see where and how our country’s money will be spent.

Listen to all the debates, news, videos, audios on the Budget.

Get the latest updates on www.go-jamaica.com and www.jamaica-gleaner.com

The B-A-D-D-E-S-T female in Dancehall music is Star of the Month for April 2010. Tifa tells all in a one-on-one interview with the Star and goes In-The-Studio to perform some of her hits for fans and the online community.

Also, join us to speak with Tifa in the Online Chat at a later date.

See the videos on www.jamaica-star.com and log on now.

Star of the Month Tifa is giving one lucky male fan a chance to win a date with the ‘certified' diva

The young starlet is looking for a charming, intelligent, humorous, ambitious and down-to-earth male fan to win a chance to take her out for a fun night on the town.

All applicants must be between the ages of 21 and 30 and must describe in no more than 50 words:

‘What would your perfect date with Tifa be like?'

Send your responses to tifadate@yahoo.com .

The Carnival season has come to a close and we know you were not able to make it to all the events, so we will bring them to you in photos.

See who wore what where, what's hot and what's not.

View images on www.jamaica-star.com to see if you were caught on camera. Also remember to leave a comment… and try to keep them clean people.

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Need career advice…visit us at JobSmart

Confidence and a smooth delivery will be factors in your favour when you face individuals who are in a position to open the doors to your dream career.

T he experts have proposed a number of strategies which can be used to achieve tranquility, Read about it on the Gleaner's career website JobSmart.

If you are looking for a job, career information and tips, look no further, log on to www.go-jamaica.com/careers.

There are over 100 listings for Job Vacancies in Jamaica and the Caribbean, visit us at http://go-jamaica.com/jobsmart now.

Win Prizes for Mommy this Mothers' Day in The Gleaner/Children's Own Mothers' Day Essay Competition.

Write an essay of no less than 500 words describing- “What makes my mom so special.”

You can be a winner of the Grand Prize- A Weekend for a family of four at Sunset Resort.

See the Daily Gleaner for more details.

What are you waiting for? Enter now!

The gleaner's jazzed-up website is a big hit with e-readers. Check out our new feature: Out of many One: Jamaica 's Story.

See a new story every Wednesday. This week's story is about 36-year-old Vernal Barnett, who has been ‘chopping' out a living for himself in Kingston .

The coconut vendor is the focus of an audio slideshow.

Visit http://www.jamaica- gleaner.com/videos/audio.php? f=YV9jb2NvbnV0X2xpdmluZw to see more.

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