CUT BEEF TAX!
Hoteliers seek temporary waiver on imports to ease crisis
AS THE acute shortage of prime beef cuts begins to take its toll on several hotels, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourists Association (JHTA) and importers are pressing the Government to grant a waiver on the duties imposed on beef air-freighted into the island.
Credit card debts balloon
JAMAICANS HAVE been turning to a wide range of credit and loan arrangements to meet their cost of living and lifestyle demands, and have chalked up credit card debts peaking at more than $5.6 billion for one month, Bank of Jamaica data...
Ships in ports but merchants gloomy
BUSINESS INTERESTS in some of the island's resort towns are reporting poor sales although cruise ships have been calling on the local ports in increasing numbers.
Women of Frazer's Content feeding the elderly and infirm
ABOUT 36 elderly and shut-in persons of Frazer's Content, two miles out of Spanish Town in St. Catherine, are feeling happier these days.
Concern mounts over judges' errors
THERE IS MOUNTING concern in the legal fraternity that some of the nation's judges have been making serious blunders while presiding over criminal trials, resulting in the Court of Appeal having to order new trials or allow the appellants.
A pauper's fee!
ONE HUNDRED and sixty three dollars. That's what Bishop J.F. King, chaplain at the May Pen cemetery, has been earning per month for the 15 years he has had responsibility for presiding over the burial of the Corporate Area's paupers.
High rental charges stall St Thomas IT project
HIGH RENTAL charges have put a halt on a multi-million dollar information technology project in St. Thomas. Investors say they cannot afford it.
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