Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | February 12, 2009
General Consumption Tax (GCT) targeted - Government of Jamaica mulls tax increase
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CONSUMERS COULD be hit with a sharp increase in General Consumption Tax (GCT) in April. An informed source told The Gleaner yesterday that the Government was considering a proposal to hike GCT by 4.5 per cent, moving the tax to 21 per cent. The current rate of GCT is 16.5 per cent... Read More...
Fraud at Accountant General's Department
The police have confirmed that a major fraud case has been uncovered at the Accountant General's Department in downtown Kingston. Damion Brown, a supervisor who worked in the pensions department, has since been charged in connection with the case.... Read More...
Reaching for the top ...Manning's pushes for the best
WESTERN BUREAU: Several of the nation's schools have implemented an honour roll system to encourage academic excellence.Claudette Morrison, the vice-principal of Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, said her school introduced the system two years ago... Read More...
How Munro College motivates students
Munro College in St Elizabeth has an honour roll system that has been in effect for many years and, like Manning's, recognises its top achievers by way of awards, specifically gold, silver and bronze certificates. Read More...
Government plans to divest Spring Plains
The Government has opted against renewing the lease on the Spring Plains property in Clarendon.Instead, the administration has accepted a recommendation from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to repossess the property and advertise it for divestment... Read More...
PTA welcomes GSAT revamp
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) and some educators in western Jamaica yesterday welcomed the Ministry of Education's intention to make changes to the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). According to the ministry, a preliminary study showed... Read More...
Carnival not all lewd and crude, says organiser ... but parents urged to take charge
A spokesperson for one of Jamaica's major carnival operations has challenged critics of the annual festival, saying characterisations of the event as wholly lewd were unfair. Samantha Franklyn, public relations manager for Bacchanal Jamaica, argued that the lyrics... Read More...
Vox Pop
Thursdaytalk - hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Time for change 1. Some are asking for the establishment of specialised constitutional courts to hear and adjudicate on electoral matters arising from general elections, petitions, etc. They say the current state of affairs ... Read More...
