NEARLY 80 per cent of divorces absolute granted by the Supreme Court last year represented marriages that did not last 20 years. Data contained in the most recent edition of the Demographic Statistics, which is published by the Statistical Institute...

THE Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) has appealed to the Government to reconsider imposing the tax measures on the sector which were announced by Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips last Thursday....

ARGUING THAT there is a need to galvanise critical human resources to support development projects at the community level, Saffrey Brown, general manager of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Foundation, has issued a call for citizens across...

What is your reaction to the tax measures that have been announced for the tourism sector?Jason Henzell, owner, Jake's Treasure BeachEverybody knew that this Budget was going to be a tough one...

"The traditional ways of balancing the books have been through increasing taxes and reducing expenditure. But in times of economic challenge, such as the country currently faces, this approach is disastrous...

FINANCE MINISTER Dr Peter Phillips wants the entire Parliament to take responsibility for taxes imposed in the country."I have often said that one of the factors behind our present predicament is that too often the Parliament is only concerned...

LAWMAKER J.C. Hutchinson wants massive court fines to be levelled against persons who fail to produce a receipt or invoice for agricultural goods in their possession...