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Wehby wants Golding to outline funding plan for $3 million income tax threshold proposal
Government Senator Don Wehby has called for Opposition Leader Mark Golding to explain how his proposal to increase the income tax threshold to $3 million per annum would be funded. Debating the Appropriations Bill in the Senate on Wednesday, Wehby...
CommentsSupreme Court blocks April 2 implementation of mandatory contactless clearance at Customs
The Supreme Court has granted an application blocking the April 2 implementation of mandatory contactless clearance by the Jamaica Customs Agency. The matter was taken to court by the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders...
Comments- CPFSA intervenes to ensure safety of American teenagers taken from facility in St Elizabeth
- Former Courts employee charged in connection with $19 million fraud
- Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
- US Coast Guard repatriates Haitian migrants
- Gager seeking funding to repair collapsed ceiling at Falmouth Town Hall
ArtWalk Festival invites patrons to ‘Discover Downtown’
On Sunday, March 31, Kingston Creative, in partnership with Red Stripe Flavours, Main Events, F...
CommentsOf bloodshed and treachery, an Easter legacy
EASTER IS a very important holiday in Christendom. It’s the memorial of the arrest, crucifixion and resurrection of the Messiah Jesus Christ. Christians claim he, who was betrayed by Judas, shed his blood to save the world from sin. They firmly...
Comments‘We are going to continue doing it’
THE STRIDES Tivoli Gardens have made under coach Jerome Waite this season have been nothing short of remarkable. Last season, the Jermaine ‘Teddy’ Johnson-led outfit finished a disappointing 11th in the 14-team Jamaica Premier League table, with a...
CommentsTwo Jamaicans make Nations League best XI
JAMAICA’S REGGAE Boyz have two players among the Concacaf Nations Best XI line-up, in Dexter Lembikisa and Michael Hector. The list, announced after the United States beat Mexico 2-0 in the final and Jamaica clipped Panama 1-0 in the third-place...
CommentsFTC: Bank competitiveness improves but concerns remain Premium
Jamaica’s banking sector provides stability but might not be competitive enough, despite improvements in recent years. That, on the face of it, is the upshot of a new study done by Fair Trading Competition, FTC, of the $2.4-trillion commercial...
CommentsIndies Pharma earnings dragged by inflation and stock-outs Premium
Pharmaceutical trader Indies Pharma Jamaica Limited’s performance was moderate in the first quarter ended January but below expectations. CEO Guna Muppuri blames inflation for the company’s missed targets. He also points to stock-outs occasioned...
CommentsA fabulous celebration of women unfolds at QORIHC
A fabulous celebration of women of varying ages, shapes, colours and form – united through natural sisterhood, and also by being threads in the fabric of the entertainment industry– unfolded inside the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium on Sunday evening...
CommentsAlexx on his ‘A-Game’ for 2024
After portraying reggae legend Peter Tosh in the recent Bob Marley: One Love movie, Alexx A-Game says he is ready to start firing on all cylinders. Quantifying his time working on the film as a “grounding experience”, he said portraying the icon...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Given the importance of the House Speaker’s role...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Could the wife of President Joe Biden, were she a sitting US senator, become Speaker of the House in the US Congress? Yes, she could, but, it would never happen. Why? Because the wife of the president of the United States,...
CommentsWhy the long delays for lab test results?
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to express my deep concern regarding the unacceptable turnaround time to receive laboratory test results. In today’s fast-paced world, where timely medical information can be critical, the delays we are experiencing are...
CommentsGuyana calls on international legislators to condemn Venezuela
GENEVA (CMC): Guyana Tuesday called on the global legislators to condemn new moves by Venezuela to seek to gain control of the Essequibo region that that makes up about two-thirds of the CARICOM country and is home to 125,000 of its 800,000...
CommentsTrump assails judge after gag order in hush-money case
NEW YORK (AP): Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, suggesting without evidence that the veteran jurist was kowtowing to his daughter’s interests as a...
CommentsSomething Extra | Thursday
The JMMB Fairview team recently hosted an exclusive ‘Paint, Sip, Cheers’ event catered to female beauty and wellness professionals in the west. Held at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, the event aimed to foster a laid-back ambiance where...
Fit Fiyah Soca Series set to ignite ‘wining’ appetite for finale
With the grand staging of Carnival in Jamaica less than two weeks away, socaphiles are gearing up for a tour which promises to whet ‘wining’ appetites and have everyone begging for more. If you’re looking to get in some last-minute cardio and learn...
Is it cake or art? How about both!
Inspiring inclusion for Women’s History Month, Sugarbuzz Desserts’ Suelan Chung-Evans enlisted an elite all-female cast to create a display of opulent artistry and cake mastery for the first-ever staging of black tie event, A Taste of Art: the...
CommentsTuesday on the Grill back to tantalise Kingston’s taste buds
Calling back on an oldie but goodie, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel is reigniting the flame of Tuesday on the Grill. Hosted at the poolside of the illustrious Kingston hotel, General Manager Brian Sang says they are overjoyed to welcome the public back...
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Editorial | Speaker blunders … again
Basil Jarrett | Now that Champs is over, what next?