WARNING IGNORED! Despite airport-security audit prior to attempted hijacking, Jamaican authorities failed to plug loopholes
THE CRACKS and weaknesses in the security systems at the island's two international airports were identified long before 21-year-old Stephen Fray armed himself with a gun, walked through the critical checkpoints and attempted to hijack a CanJet aircraft at the Sangster International Airport, St James, a week ago.
- Shaw's budget - Mixed blessings
- GCT list off to Cabinet
- Attempted hijack, squatting, Shaw's budget - Everything is connected
- Jamaica Tourist Board to ramp up advertising in wake of attempted hijacking
- 'Savings will go back into taxes'
- Real deal for buyers, sellers - Cut in stamp duty, transfer tax to boost real estate sector
- Jamaicans expect too much from Government, says study
- Cop among five murdered
Taxation measures equitable, says CaPRI
THE CARIBBEAN Policy and Research Institute (CaPRI) says the measures announced by the Government to finance the 2009/2010 budget are a step in the right direction. According to CaPRI, the government's move to apply indirect taxes is a better measure that is equitable and will capture more of the population.
- Mixed views on dividend tax
- Budget more hardship for workers, says JCTU
- Falmouth port gets nod from investors
- 'Opportunities for boys narrowing'
- Jamaica scores big on corruption
- Mexico swine flu has 'pandemic potential'
- US journalist jailed in Iran goes on hunger strike
A customer model that works - How EServices grew to 54,000-strong
THE ACS-EServices group has in the past decade built a company whose focus is on customer care, using a business model that has allowed the company to blossom into the largest private employer in Jamaica.
- NCB profit declines in second quarter
- BOJ to launch electronic depository on May 1
- Small biz - Weakness in calculating start-up costs
- Jamaica Budget 2009-10: Difficult decisions in challenging times
- Are you following the herd? FSC director outlines investment pitfalls to avoid
- Regional leaders strike more mature tone at summit
Calabar scorch 'Penns' track
Calabar High, the local champions, wrote their names in the record books in the 4x100 metres at the Penn Relays yesterday. The quartet of Earl Lee, Ramone McKenzie, Ricardo Powell and Oshane Bailey clocked 39.91 seconds to erase St Jago High's record of 39.96 set in 2007.
- Crucial semi-final double-header today
- Run feast at Melbourne
- Saint Cecelia romps Oaks
- Windies restrict Essex
- Windies selectors and Nikita Miller
- Barbados issue warning to Jamaica
- LeBron lifts Cavaliers to 3-0 series lead
- Old rivals Tivoli, Boys' Town in big KO showdown
- Man United whip pesky Spurs
- Jamaican surfers get ISA grants
EDITORIAL - The Budget in a time of crisis
Hopefully, the observation is not premature. But among the most important developments, so far, from the tax package announced last week by Finance Minister Audley Shaw, is the relative calm with which it was greeted, especially, the sharp hike in the tax on petrol.
- Public affairs: The PNP's policy challenge
- Taxes and the role of Government
- The squatter index
- Lessons from Singapore
LETTER OF THE DAY - Engineering a better future
The Editor, Sir: I write in response to your Letter of the Day of April 21, 'Prejudice stymies Cuban engineering graduates' and the article on April 19 'Serious shortage of civil engineers'. I applaud persons like Shaven Hendricks who seek know-ledge wherever it is available, with the desire of being able to contribute to Jamaica's development.
Buju slides from mango tree into dancehall
Today, the Story of the Song isn't about a single song, but how Buju Banton got into a series of songs. He spoke about his early career at length during the launch of his album, Rasta Got Soul, at the Undercroft, University of the West Indies, Mona campus, last Wednesday night to a large, enthralled audience.
- Life-changing experiences on '93 European tour
- IN THE STUDIO - L'Acadco rehearses for 25th season
- Carole Reid making melody
- Musical fusion of rocksteady, reggae and dancehall
- Jamaican comedy stands up and is counted
- Comedians get a big 'Buss'
Sunday sauce - Ten black puss
Sunday morning, and the board floor glistened. The scent of Genie floor polish permeated the air in the entire house. In the living room, we were having a delectable breakfast of callaloo and hard-dough bread, with hot home-made chocolate drink. Lively gospel music blared from the AM/FM battery radio, as we chatted about and laughed at our latest family drama.
- The conclusion of ... Primal Desires
- Art fest today
- Literary arts - Nuptials interrupted
- Book review - Compelling and informative
Honouring Sir Howard
Its classrooms have seated some of the Caribbean's leading theologians for decades. The august institution, the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI), on Saturday, April 18, the college's foundation celebrated two special occasions.
- Distinguished docs
- HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES - Travelling in different circles
- Mending tiny broken hearts
- The Earl of Trident
- MY DOWN TIME ... with Gary Allen
- LET US PRAY ... with Bruce Golding
- DOCTOR'S ADVICE: Help! I need to tighten up
- Married men and their mistresses
Saving public-sector jobs
The lead-up to the Budget Debate has virtually been all about the public-sector wage bill and the unsustainable domestic debt. Much commentary holds, usually by cold logic, that a wage freeze is a necessary interim arrangement and a large cut in public-sector jobs is ultimately required.
- We must all make sacrifices
- That uneventful Americas Summit
- The truth about school-based assessment
- Feverish dreams
- Beyond the Trinidad Summit
Industry slows to a throttle 10 years after gas riot
JUST BEFORE noon last Friday, taxi operator Hopeland Scarlett sat outside his vehicle, patiently waiting for his first customer at a service station in New Kingston. The day before, Finance Minister Audley Shaw announced a price increase on fuel, meaning motorists will have to pay $8.75 more for regular petrol and the ethanol-based E10. Scarlett was bracing for possible civil unrest.
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