NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SAGA - The truth may never come out
THE CONTRACTOR-general and other groups called in to investigate irregularities involving millions of dollars at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and allegations of corruption, could find the task arduous.
Syringe found in juice carton
A CRIMINAL investigation is now under way after a syringe was discovered in a carton of orange juice produced by Sunjuice Ltd, a United Kingdom subsidiary of Jamaica Producers Group Ltd. The carton was bought at a Sainsbury store in...
Pope leaves vacuum
IT IS not just the world's one billion Catholics who have lost their leader. The entire world has lost its finest leader and its most potent moral force. The death of John Paul II would have been tragic in any era, but in one characterised...
Economic efficiency and taxation
IN MY own view, one of the most important functions of the committee's report is as a foundation of rigorous analysis that can provide a sound platform for public debate of the choices we face in the arena of fiscal policy and public finance...
GCT/SCT and taxes on motor fuels
I WOULD like to now turn your attention to the subject of those recommendations that have caused the most controversy since the report was made public, those in respect of SCT and GCT as they impact on the prices of motor fuels. The impact of the...
Realised gains on sales of securities
Controversial issue number two relates to the committee's proposal (which was in fact made subject to a number of caveats) that realised gains on sales of shares be treated as ordinary income and taxed at the standard rate of income tax. For the record...
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