A LUCKY NATION NEWSPAPER READER stands a chance of winning a prize package valued at almost $90 000 in a new and exciting competition being launched this week.

The Big Ease promotion starts on Tuesday and continues through to January 31, 2008.

In addition to the grand prize, readers who participate in the promotion can also get a chance to win more than $30 000 worth of fantastic weekly and monthly prizes, provided by the many leading companies that have partnered with THE NATION for this exciting competition.

To win the grand prize or the monthly consolation prizes, readers just have to correctly answer easy trivia questions on sponsors' products printed in THE NATION newspaper, attach the newspaper masthead of the Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday papers to their entry form, and drop them off at any one of the advertised locations. Weekly prizes

To win weekly prizes, readers can use their cellphones to text the answers to special questions published in THE NATION newspapers.

Among the newspaper's partners for the competition are: * Platinum sponsors The Royal Bank of Canada and Branckers. * Gold sponsors Courts and British Airways. * Silver sponsors TwentyOne Degrees, Harris Paints, SOL Barbados Ltd and CGI Insurance Ltd.

For more information on the competition and to get help with answering the trivia questions, readers can check out the competition website by visiting nationnews.com and clicking on the Big Ease banner or going directly to www.bigease.bb

Grand prize

* Shares in a Roybar Investment Corp. Mutual fund valued at $10 000 and one savings account valued at $5 000, compliments of The Royal bank of Canada. * $16 000 towards monthly bills, courtesy of The NATION newspapers. * A kitchen and bathroom makeover, compliments of Brancker's. * Two premium economy return tickets and five nights hotel accommodation in a luxurious hotel, courtesy of British Airways. * $10 000 worth of household furnishings and appliances, courtesy of Courts. * Home and car insurance valued at over $5 000, courtesy of CGI Insurance Limited. * Two air-conditioning units (including installation), compliments of air-conditioning specialists TwentyOne Degrees. * $3 000 worth of paint products, compliments of Harris Paints. * $4 000 worth of gasoline, compliments of SOL (Barbados) Ltd.