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By IPS Correspondents
Apr 2 2012 (IPS)

Jamaica’s spend on oil imports is now topping its export earnings and environmentalists are worried that high electricity rates and petroleum prices are increasing the nation’s vulnerability to external shocks and putting pressure on the local environment.

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