BUDGET 2008-2009 - Taxes rise - Motor vehicle, firearm licence and cigarette tax leap
MOTORISTS, CIGARETTE smokers and licensed firearm holders have been hit hard by the $2.98-billion tax package crafted by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government - its first in 20 years. Finance Minister Audley Shaw, in opening the Budget Debate yesterday, said of the $2.88 billion...

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Golding stresses literacy, numeracy
Every child has the potential to be a success, but not without the support and experience of schools, said Prime Minister Bruce Golding. In an address at Denham Town Primary School in his west Kingston constituency on Wednesday, Golding stressed the importance of literacy and numeracy...

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BOJ changes course - Latibeaudiere willing to appear before Finsac inquiry
Having in the past been unreceptive, or at best lukewarm, to the idea of appearing before any public hearing into the financial sector melt-down of the 1990s, the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) now says it would testify in an inquiry into the so-called Finsac affair, if required to do so....

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EPA not ideal, but holds promise - Abbott
Small Businesses Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) to focus on procuring contracts
The value of chaos and of free health care

Shiv strikes super six
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL hit the last two balls for a four and six to swing the West Indies to a thrilling one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international yesterday. Chanderpaul lashed an unbeaten 62 off 63 balls to guide the home team ...

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EDITORIAL - Forget the woolly suggestions, Mr Golding
THERE IS a tendency among Caribbean leaders to follow a potentially good initiative with something that will undermine its efficacy. It is as if they were consumed by woolly ideas, at the expense of solutions that are clear and practical. We had hoped that Bruce Golding, prime minister...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Lessons to belearnt from the Trafigura scandal
THE EDITOR,Sir: The Trafigura matter has fizzled out to exactly what it was initially - a contribution to a political party. All contributions to political parties are quid pro quo. It is a given that every donor expects something in return. In fact, political parties...

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'Inna Mi Heart' gets dramatic treatment
It was Valentine's Day in April. At the oven-shaped Philip Sherlock Centre, UWI, Mona, a relative sized audience enjoyed Inna Mi Heart, the third in the Sunday series of MADKOW'S Production Experimental Theatre, or avant-garde theatre....

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Stomping at the stable
Good company and fine entertainment are requisites for any successful party or lyme, and organisers of last Sunday's Ham Stables Stud Party made sure to add all the right ingredients. Hosted at the stables in Port Henderson, St Catherine, this year's guests not only enjoyed...

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ECJ honours Carlton Davis
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has recognised and honoured Dr Carlton Davis, Cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, who will be retiring at the end of this month, after serving 15 years in his current position. The ECJ paid tribute...

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Uneasy calm hangs over Port-au-Prince
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Grounded!
DALLAS (AP): American Airlines cancelled more than 900 flights yesterday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers. ...

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