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2007-02-01 | permalink
Speaking out for the consumer of Jamaica
MONTH after month he lobbies for consumers" rights... unpaid. For Carlton Stewart, the president of the National Consumers League (NCL), it is the intrinsic rewards that motivate him. Stepping inside his office on Beechwood Avenue - a small, sparsely furnished, wooden structure where he works along with two paid staffers - provides sufficient evidence that he is not about making money. [...] One of his main concerns is the issue of genetically modified food which he says is proudly displayed on shelves, many times with labels that do not reveal the truth about the actual contents of the packages.
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2007-02-01 | permalink
Speaking out for the consumer of Jamaica
MONTH after month he lobbies for consumers" rights... unpaid. For Carlton Stewart, the president of the National Consumers League (NCL), it is the intrinsic rewards that motivate him. Stepping inside his office on Beechwood Avenue - a small, sparsely furnished, wooden structure where he works along with two paid staffers - provides sufficient evidence that he is not about making money. [...] One of his main concerns is the issue of genetically modified food which he says is proudly displayed on shelves, many times with labels that do not reveal the truth about the actual contents of the packages.
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