Atabey,

Truly tasteless. Just when you think you couldn't go any lower you ridicule someone that tried to take their life. You and I don't know the whole story
How many psych classes or behavioral sciences class did you take? you claim you have a graduate degree in econ.

ignoranceisbliss,
True we don't know the whole story, however just because someone attempts suicide, that does not mean they have earned our respect or sympathy. On the surface it looks like a phony attempt. Anyone who is serious about suicide can do it successfully - it's not rocket science.

Respect no. Suicide is an act of cowardice my opinion. We don't know the whole story. Maybe he had kids. Desperation make people do stupid things

ignoranceisbliss reminds

Respect no. Suicide is an act of cowardice my opinion. We don't know the whole story. Maybe he had kids. Desperation make people do stupid things


there are so many possible angles to this story, it boggles the mind. maybe the guy was just looking for attention. who knows what motivates people to do something like this. as Roy points out, the wounds were superficial, so maybe he did not really mean to go through with it. it sets the thought processes in motion. when you have none, then you come to one simple conclusion. accent on the word SIMPLE. as in SIMPLETON.

ignoranceisbliss asks

How many psych classes or behavioral sciences class did you take?


this guy probably never got out of the fifth grade.

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Buju Banton sentenced to 10 years in prison
Buju Banton Family members and fans pleaded with the judge for leniency


Banton convicted in cocaine case
Reggae star Banton free on bail
Mistrial in Buju Banton drug case

Grammy-award-winning star Buju Banton has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the US for his role in setting up a cocaine deal in 2009.

The singer, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was told at Tampa federal court that he must serve five years' probation following prison.

Previously the Dancehall artist had insisted in court that he had been merely boasting about the deal.

Prosecutors conceded he had never put money into a deal or profitted from it.

His record Before the Dawn won best reggae album at the Grammy Awards ceremony earlier this year.

In February the star was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute it, along with a further drug trafficking offence and a gun charge.

He was acquitted of a fourth charge for attempted cocaine possession

It was Banton's second trial - his first ended in September when the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

Much of the case hinged on video and audio recordings taken by an informant and by Drug Enforcement Administration personnel.

The informant was paid $50,000 (£31,000) after Banton's arrest in December 2009, along with two others.

One video shown to the jury showed Banton apparently tasting cocaine in a Florida warehouse.

A co-defendant later gave the informant $135,000 (£83,705). He and another man pleaded guilty to drug charges in the case.
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Back in 1966 the DR Peso was fixed 1:1 parity to the US dollar.

Atabey, the colmado economist, offers

Back in 1966 the DR Peso was fixed 1:1 parity to the US dollar.

tell us about today, oh wise one. careful you do not hurt your lone brain cell trying to explain it.

i believe that Buju is locked up in Florida. had it been in New York, he would be joining the penitentiary population of that state, 25% of whom are Dominicans. i guess you did not know that, Atabey. then again, you know less than nothing, except how to be a low class bum.

Wow, what a huge drop over just two generations. In general terms, what does this mean?

The DR government boasts of a growing economy, but if it is measured in Pesos then who are they kidding? Neither the world investment community or the UN fall for this stuff. Perhaps only the majority of DR voters? Maybe self delusion is the hallmark of the majority of Dominican people?

The plummeting Peso does not represent hyperinflation yet, however it is still very detrimental to the economy. What currency does Leo collects his frequent-flyer-miles points in?