Trade tax bonanza - Inland Revenue, KSAC 'frighten' businesses into compliance
A partnership between the Kingston council and the tax authorities have reaped billions in new revenue for the KSAC in the past four months, but Mayor of Kingston Desmond McKenzie believes its the overt threats and parading tax collectors that made the difference...
Crucial EPA meeting today
Bouyed by parliamentary approval at home, Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to tell CARICOM colleagues at a special meeting in Bridgetown today that Jamaica will not back away from the new free trade pact with Europe, even as the debate rages...
JPS pension fund grabs stake in RJR - Lee Chin still top shareholder
The pension fund of the light and power company, Jamaica Public Service (JPS), has built up a near four per cent stake in RJR Group, placing it among the top-10 shareholders in the broadcast media outfit. However, National Commercial Bank, owned by Michael Lee Chin...
Consumer, business confidence slump as Trini energy weakens
Investment confidence in Trinidad and Tobago has dropped over the last six months, while the country's energy sector showed no improvement in the second quarter, relative to small declines observed in 2007, according two recent surveys...
KFC strengthens security for their chicken recipe
The secret's out at KFC. Well, sort of. Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC's corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security....
A fresher on the job
The joy of leaving university is one that many students look forward to. The mere thought, for starters, of no more late-night study, or cramming for examinations, is a sense of relief. At last, economic independence beckons, and not having to rely on parents for money...
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