Wolfowitz vows to stay on as World Bank president
Global finance Ministers wrapped up their spring meetings, with calls for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's resignation overshadowing his own urgent appeal for greater international development aid. Press conferences throughout the weekend intended to highlight...
Craft vendors wary about accepting loan - Government offering interest-free assistance in wake of fire
WESTERN BUREAU: Victims of last week's fire at the Harbour Street Craft Market in Montego Bay, which left an estimated $10 million in losses, are reluctant to take up an interest-free loan from Government to rehabilitate their businesses. "We will have to sit down...
Privy Council to decide tax case on Air Jamaica surplus
The United Kingdom Privy Council is to decide whether former Air Jamaica workers should pay income tax on their 50 per cent share in the $400 million surplus in the pension fund in 1994. The Court of Appeal yesterday granted final leave to the trustees...
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