Tax system to be upgraded
CLIVE NICHOLAS, director-general, Tax Administration said that there are plans to upgrade the tax system to make Jamaica more encouraging to foreign investors.

Laundering drug money
ASSETS FORFEITURE plays a key role in money laundering investigations. The major problem international drug traffickers face, the world over, is the sheer volume of the cash that their operations generate, especially from cocaine.

PNP's budget contriving lies and deceptions - Shaw
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: OPPOSITION SPOKES-MAN on Finance, Audley Shaw, says his presentation in the Budget Debate today, will be used to show the nation how deceptive Minister of Finance and the People's National Party Government have been to people...

Hearing on CCJ Bills set for today
THE HEARING of the motion challenging the constitutionality of the Bills for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was put off yesterday until today to allow the judges time to acquaint themselves...

Nelson eyes 'Shearer's' job as JCTU president
SENATOR DWIGHT Nelson, vice-president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), has confirmed his candidacy for the presidency of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).