Tax-break delay - January 1 increase in threshold on hold
Government will postpone the planned January 1 implementation of a 42 per cent hike in the income tax threshold, which would have pushed the level at which Jamaicans begin to pay tax on their yearly incomes to a little over $275,000.
Gleaner pensioner celebrates 100 years
Seventy years ago Ethel Telfer embarked on a relationship with the Gleaner Company when she applied for a job as a maid sometime in 1936. Yesterday, however, The Gleaner celebrated another milestone with Ms. Telfer...
Investigation into Lyn suspects lawyer debate
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Glen Cruickshank, Q.C., said yesterday he would be investigating the circumstances which left two suspects, in the disappearance of Mandeville couple Richard and Julia Lyn...
Santa visits Olympic Gardens
Santa Claus finally came to town when a huge flatbed truck loaded with toys rolled into the Olympic Gardens community in Kingston just before Christmas. But the gift-givers weren't potbellied men. They were 12 members of staff of Tank-Weld ...
St James firemen repair boat, station
WESTERN BUREAU: Firefighters in St. James are reportedly saving the Government millions of dollars by effecting repairs to equipment and work facilities. As a result of their expertise, the St. James Fire Department's only fireboat has been restored...
St James cops crack down on corruption
WESTERN BUREAU: The St. James police said they were aggressively pursuing allegations of corruption against some of its members, while forging ahead to improve the force's image. At least 16 policemen attached to the St. James ...
RGD outlines birth certificate initiative
Last week, The Gleaner reported that beginning in January, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) will provide a birth certificate, free of cost, to every child registered with a name at birth, as the agency moves to implement compulsory child registrat
Health Ministry gets more mosquito nets
The Ministry of Health, yesterday received 2,000 mosquito nets from the United Nation's Development Programme to prevent further transmission of malaria in the affected areas. This brings to 3,000 the total number of mosquito nets donated...
Next Cockpit Country meeting early January
A second meeting between government and environmental groups, to discuss possible mining in the Cockpit Country, has been scheduled for early January, according to Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture...
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