The government nationalised the electricitv company and took a majority. interest in much of the It imposed new bauxite industry. taxes Lne revenue of aluminium companies.
tried to forge an OPECtype cartel to protect lne mterest. of the bauxite-producing countries of the world market.
Land was purchased from some of the big anatores agribusiness combines Some of the money from taxes on the aluminium companies was usea to mance and Benees or tons inse mie.
These actions alone might have been eash enion's hit list. But he com enough Manley bined them with the establishment triendly with Cuba. Hundreds of Cuban doctors come to a nace and coctors came lo Jallaile selfless behaviour undoubtedly won even more people to the idea should follow the tal aladd Cuban road,: Socialist Challenge 7 August 1980 Page 19 the ANG In 1976 the Central Intelligence Agency got orders to arrange for Maniev s overthrow According to Ernest Volkman and John Cummings writing in the 1977 December issue of Penthouse 2100 magazine, and money the rightist heavily gangs went into accion, alming to assure the election of JLP canother didate Edward Seaga, a businessman. Three attempts to assassinate Manley were planned by the CIA out none succccucu On 15 December 1976, Manley won re-electiohi by an overwhelmrelations Ing majorly. Once re-elected.
tried to shift to the right. cepted an austerity programme dictated Monetary Fund as the loans.
The results were rocketing food prices, cuts in real wages, andian