Increased fees for stripping containers
IMPORTERS WILL be required to pay between 20 and 33 per cent more to have their containers stripped for processing by Customs Officers at the state-owned Container Services Limited in Kingston as of April 14.

SUV drivers not deterred by import costs
AS THE automotive world changes and the four-wheel drive becomes more of a status symbol than a defence against rugged terrain, Jamaicans have caught on to the craze.

New Companies Act due soon
MINISTER OF Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell, has said that the Government was determined to have the new Companies Act approved during the first quarter of the new financial year.

'What to look for in the upcoming Budget Debate'
THE THRONE speech has now been delivered (April 3) and this should provide some clues as to the fiscal burdens that the country will have to cope with, over the next year.

Using the work of another auditor
THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica's Standard on Auditing (same as International Standards on Auditing) - Using the Work of Another Auditor - states that the purpose of this Standard on Auditing (SA) is to establish standards...

Corporate disclosure critical to good governance
AS REGULATORY barriers between national economies are removed and global competition for capital increases, investment capital will be directed to those countries and corporations that have adopted efficient corporate governance standards.

Pan Jam net profits jump
THE HARDWARE & Lumber Group has recorded net profits up almost 300 per cent for the year to the end of December 2002, spurred by improved sales performance of more than $1.2 billion...