Budget day blues - No pocket to be spared in closing tax gap
Jamaicans are being warned to brace for a big tax package - that could include a special levy on gasolene - as Finance Minister Audley Shaw moves to close a $55-billion financing gap in his budget. Shaw tabled a $548-billion budget in Parliament a fortnight ago...
Prime minister pleads for calm - Golding confirms new tax package to be announced today
Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night urged Jamaicans to stay calm as Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw today announces a tax package aimed at closing the gap in the 2009-2010 Budget...
VOX POP
The Gleaner took to the streets recently to find out from members of the public: "What would you like to hear from Finance Minister Audley Shaw during his opening presentation in the Budget Debate?" ...
Traumatised woman unable to sit exam
She was scheduled to sit an exam Tuesday morning, but the memories of Monday night's bloody shooting incident in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, were too much for 26-year-old Latoya Berry.Her heart was continuing to pound heavily in reaction ...
Wheelchair won't cripple her future
Esmine Richards-Peterkin has a heart of gold. Her physical challenges have not stopped her from sharing all she has with the children in her care at Central Basic School in St James. The 54-year-old teacher was confined to a wheelchair...
St George's Girls gets Keys to the City
Mayor of Kingston Desmond McKenzie yesterday presented St George's Girls' Primary and Infant School in downtown Kingston with the parish's highest honour, the Keys to the City, in recognition of its continued contributions to education...
No charges yet for Fray
Cabinet yesterday received a report on the security breaches at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, which led to the attempted hijacking of CanJet Flight 918.Up to last night, however, no information was revealed to the media ...
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
It's crumbling. 1 The fear now is that the empire is crumbling. With its disintegration comes a multimillion-dollar debt to creditors and suppliers. Will there be a domino effect in the sector...