GCT on packaging material deferred
GOVERNMENT HAS agreed to allow manufacturers to defer payment of General Consumption Tax (GCT) on packaging material imported into the island, instead of the pre-payment policy announced by Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies...

Man convicted of Safa's murder
A HOME Circuit Court jury deliberated for four hours yesterday before convicting 26-year-old Christopher Dixon, upholsterer, of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11 of the murder of 29-year-old psychic, Safa Asuntuwa.

SARS impacts heavily on tourism - J'cans among hundreds laid off in Canada
A LARGE number of Jamaicans are among hundreds of persons in the hotel industry in Toronto, Canada, who have lost their jobs or have been given reduced hours as a result of the devastating impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)...

Cops tracking serial rapist in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: A SERIAL rapist who has been targeting young girls in St. James struck again on Tuesday even as the police claim they are pretty close to catching him.

Kraal 'like a ghost town'
IN THE 89 years that Pastor Joseph Dixon has lived in Kraal, north central Clarendon, at no time has he experienced the level of fear and apprehension being encountered by residents over the past six weeks.