Power cuts, rain delay visas
EXTENSIVE POWER cuts which have been dogging the island since Monday, have crashed computers at the American Consulate, halting the processing of visas there for almost two days. Donald Wells, Consul-General, US Embassy, Oxford Road, Kingston, speaking...
More taxes at Customs, lotteries
THE GOVERNMENT has imposed a range of user fees at the Jamaica Customs Department, measures to increase the levy on lottery games, unspecified increases in traffic fines and licensing fees as part of the overall process to raise $8.9 billion to plug the..
Security firms seek Davies' intervention
PRIVATE SECURITY firms will seek the intervention of Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, into the issue of the rising costs expected from the implementation of recent Government decisions. Representatives of the Jamaica Society for...
Under-reporting of deaths concern STATIN
DEATH AND taxes are usually seen as the inevitables of life. But, while this year's budget contains no new direct taxes, the growing significance of death as a major contributor to population control is raising some concerns. According to the...
JAS to close after 10 years
FOR A decade, Jamaica AIDS Support (JAS) gave hope and help to over 1,500 persons living with or affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). But in its 10th year, JAS may soon cease to exist.
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