Cess action warning - PSOJ plans to, vent its disapproval
BUSINESS LEADERS decided yesterday that they would take action to have the Government withdraw the controversial four per cent cess on imports, despite its insistence that the tax is crucial to the budget.
Bar wants referendum on Caribbean Court - Pressing for vote with other groups
Pressing for vote with other groups THE JAMAICAN Bar Association, Jamaicans for Justice, and the Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs are opposed to the move by Government to ratify the agreement to set up the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
Mixed views on region's defamation, libel laws
A GATHERING of local, regional and international media practitioners at a media policy forum yesterday at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, expressed mixed views about the region's defamation and libel laws.
Judge to rule on JTB's motion
A MOTION filed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to dismiss the case brought against it by Marie Deeble Walker, a former employee, was heard yesterday in the New York Supreme Court, NY County.
Help for MoBay fire victims
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST. JAMES office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is promising that, within two weeks, the 16 people who were made homeless by the $1.5 million fire on Hart Street, Montego Bay...
Priory canteen closure sparks PTA protest
THE PRIORY High School Trust has denied reports that it was responsible for the abrupt closure of the school's canteen, which led to protest action by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) at the school on Wednesday.
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