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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP)—The United States on Wednesday notched down sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after the communist-ru...
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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A Jamaican man reportedly appeared in a Florida federal court Monday to answer to charges stemming from the seizure of millions of US dollars worth of...
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has chided Dr Horace Chang for the national security minister's remark th...
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GCT to apply on vehicles imported by public sector workers
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GCT to apply on vehicles imported by public sector workers
February 12, 2026
Government is tapping into the motor vehicle concession regime for public sector employees in a bid to raise revenues following the fallout caused by ...
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House delays vote on measure to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff after Opposition concerns
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House delays vote on measure to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff after Opposition concerns
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The vote on a measure to amend the General Consumption Tax (GCT) that would result in the removal of the tax from imported raw foods...
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Courier companies get temporary tax break to facilitate upgrade of armoured vehicles
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Courier companies get temporary tax break to facilitate upgrade of armoured vehicles
March 27, 2025
Jamaica’s courier companies that use armoured vehicles to transport cash are benefiting from a temporary break in the payment of General Consumption T...
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Golding labels promises made by Holness as ‘run-with-it’ vote-buying scheme
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Golding labels promises made by Holness as ‘run-with-it’ vote-buying scheme
November 26, 2024
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the ‘goodies’ promised by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday, including a 53 per cent cut in the General Cons...
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‘A bad move from every angle’ says economist Damien King regarding PM’s GCT cut on electricity
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‘A bad move from every angle’ says economist Damien King regarding PM’s GCT cut on electricity
November 25, 2024
Economist Dr Damien King has described Prime Minister Andrew Holness' announced 53 per cent cut in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity as...
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PNP calls for extension of temporary relief from customs duties, GCT for Beryl-related goods
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PNP calls for extension of temporary relief from customs duties, GCT for Beryl-related goods
July 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to extend the period of relief from customs duties and general cons...
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Creary says PNP can’t distance itself from Crawford’s GCT proposal
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Creary says PNP can’t distance itself from Crawford’s GCT proposal
June 13, 2024
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy General Secretary Richard Creary has dismissed as not credible the People’s National Party’s attempt to distance its...
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Opposition questions need for Gov’t to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff
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March 23, 2024
The Opposition has questioned the accuracy of the statement by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke that the Government was forced to remove the General C...
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
March 14, 2024
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson has warned that the decision of the Government to remove the General...
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