Cigarette Company begin talks with tax authorities
THE CIGARETTE Company of Jamaica and the tax authorities have begun preliminary talks on the $5.7 billion income tax assessment made against the company, says Tax Commissioner Clive Nicholas.
Rate cuts boost equities
THE MOVE to depress interest rates has seen investor funds flowing to the equities market, a development that has been reflecting in the strong performance of the stock market over the past two to three weeks, say local financial experts.
Pan Caribbean restructures
PAN CARIBBEAN Financial Services (PCFS) has transformed its organisational structure, said Donovan Perkins, its President and Chief Executive Officer.
Courts strikes mobile phone deal with C&W
COURTS JAMAICA has struck a deal with Cable& Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) to sell its new GSM mobile phones from Courts' twenty-five locations across the island.
The debt holds steady - External stock declines, domestic portion keeps growing
THE NATIONAL debt grew fractionally in June, compared to the month prior, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Finance.
Agriculture is our best bet
I HAVE been saying all along that for economic growth and development to take place two sectors will have to play pivotal roles.
Sex in cyberspace
FROM THE earliest days of BBSing, (logging on to computers running Bulletin Board Services) cybersex was always an option.
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