'No to GCT on books' Committee hears from publishers and attorneys
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW AND book publishers and distributors yesterday appealed to Government to remove the General Consumption Tax (GCT) from legal services, as well as all 'non-school' reading materials.
Massive opposition to new tax measures
NEARLY 90 per cent of Jamaicans are opposed to the new General Consumption Tax (GCT) measures announced by Government during last month's Budget debate, according to the findings of the latest Gleaner/Don Anderson poll.
Spelling Bee champ through to 3rd round
TRUDY MCLEARY, The Gleaner's 2003 Children's Own Spelling Bee Champion, has advanced to the third round of the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee Competition now under way in Washington, D.C....
House OKs 90m-euro sugar loan - Shaw wants SCJ audit to boost public confidence
THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday approved a guarantee for a 90 million-euro (US$104 million) loan to support the struggling sugar industry.
JLP presents Portmore mayor candidate
THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) yesterday presented businessman Keith Hinds as its mayoral candidate for the newly designated Portmore municipality.
Cable TV rates soar
AS OF June 1, cable rates will rise islandwide as subscriber television (STV) operators react to a double blow on the local industry.
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