GCT appeal fails - Privy Council says companies must pay up
TWO COMPANIES of which Edward Seaga, the JLP leader, is chairman, yesterday lost their long-running battle with the Commissioner for General Consumption Tax (GCT) which had assessed them as owing $30 million...

Tax off books
READING ENTHUSIASTS will avoid the blow of the tax axe as Government has backed down from the imposition of General Consumption Tax (GCT) on books and reading materials.

Gearing up for Bogue lands probe
WESTERN BUREAU: AS THE probe into allegations of impropriety concerning the Bogue lands in St. James heats up, the Local Government Ministry and its lawyers are drafting the terms of reference for an independent enquiry into the issue.

Davies says no to Hoo's $500m gambling offer
THE MINISTRY of Finance and Planning has rejected lottery company Supreme Ventures Ltd.'s $500 million proposal for an advance of Government tax revenues.

'Know patois, but know English too'
LIKE CHILDREN gathered around Miss Lou for 'Ring Ding' stories, members of the media heard her recite dialect and excerpts of stories yesterday during a rap session at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

Expect delays for school fee aid programme
WHILE PERSONS applying late for the school fee assistance programme will not be penalised, they could experience delays in the processing of their applications, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.