Seaga pledges GCT resistance - Says new taxes will squeeze already burdened taxpayers
EDWARD SEAGA, leader of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party, warned yesterday that his party intends to fight the Government on its decision to charge General Consumption Tax (GCT) on several additional goods and services.
'Paper trials' to be challenged
THE "PAPER trials" in which the statements of absent or dead witnesses are admitted in evidence are being challenged by the Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs.
Delinquent parliamentarians lashed - Integrity Commission wants lower cash reporting for MPs
THE INTEGRITY Commission has once again issued a strong rebuke to parliamentarians who file incomplete declarations relating to their finances.
Davies to review GCT on fertilisers
DR. OMAR Davies, Minister of Finance and Planning, waved an olive branch to farmers yesterday, offering to take a second look at the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on feeds and fertilisers and interest rates offered by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ)
Seaga wants impeachment law
OPPOSITION LEADER Edward Seaga continues to push for the impeachment of parliamentarians and other holders of high office as part of his model to reform and strengthen Government.
Traffic changes at Riverton bridge
A SECTION of the bridge spanning the Sandy Gully along Spanish Town Road in the vicinity of Riverton City, was closed yesterday by the National Works Agency (NWA), because of a structural collapse.
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