Taxing time in the revenue line
Tickets to a concert, a dinner buffet, collecting food stamps. These are things people don't generally mind standing in line for. Paying taxes? Not so much. At the Revenue Services Centre, along the Mandela Highway in St Catherine, the doors are about to open for the day...
US, China headed for possible currency clash
The United States and China are headed for a possible clash over currency as they open wide-ranging talks on the future of their economic relations. US officials say Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will press Beijing to let its yuan rise against the dollar ...
Late strikes lift Jamaica
INSPIRED BY late second-half substitutes Dane Richards and Demar Phillips, Jamaica's Reggae Boyz shook off some nervous moments to reward a small crowd of about 4,000 with two goals in the last quarter-hour to net a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Barbados ...
EDITORIAL - Scammed sugar company must answer
The agriculture minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, appears to have now given thought to the issue and, sensibly, retreated from his initial it-is-not-my-responsibility stance over the apparent fleecing of Jamaica Cane Product Sales...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Mayhem must be punished- deterrence notwithstanding
THE EDITOR, Sir:I had just read Horace Levy's thought-provoking piece entitled 'A cry for vengeance', published as the 'Letter of the day' on November 20, 2008. Mr. Levy bemoaned the dog-hearted criminality and the hellish wave of premeditated murder ...
Two 'Moments' presented at Harmony House
Two 'Moments' - one, an album released on November 11 and the other, an event slated for December 28 at the National Stadium's grandstand, were officially launched on the grounds of Harmony House on Tuesday night...
Norma's night of love and light
All year long, Cecile Levee's Wine With Me guest chef series, 'With Love', has hosted fine wine-and- dine experiences. Last weekend saw its culmination with a two-night journey of savoury dishes courtesy of Norma Shirley of Norma's on the Terrace...
