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Carl Brown believes Boyz will give Jamaica ‘something to smile about’
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Carl Brown believes Boyz will give Jamaica ‘something to smile about’
November 16 02:04 PM
Former Jamaica football coach Carl Brown is confident the Reggae Boyz will defeat Curacao on Tuesday to secure a second berth at the World Cup. The Gr...
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
Dwight Bellanfante 
November 16 01:50 PM
With both hands on her head, the woman looked into the dusky sky as light rain fell, bewilderment etched on her face. Behind her was the shell of what...
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
November 16 01:16 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police in Trelawny have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man in the parish early Sunday morning. The decease...
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
November 16 12:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and North America are on the ground in Montego Bay, working intensively...
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
November 16 12:29 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States coul...
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
November 16 12:10 PM
While he was not a singer, deejay or selector, Joe Lick Shot made his mark at countless dances during the 1980s. The self-described “vibes man” fired ...
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Discovery Bauxite supplying thousands with water during hurricane recovery
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Discovery Bauxite supplying thousands with water during hurricane recovery
November 16 10:23 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — Discovery Bauxite is providing water to communities across St Ann and neighboring parishes, supplying thousands of gallons each day ...
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Police Federation condemns slaying of cops
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Police Federation condemns slaying of cops
November 16 10:14 AM
The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed shock, grief, and outrage at the murder of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last week. The ...
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PNP promises relief from tax and other debts under ‘Clean Slate’ programme
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PNP promises relief from tax and other debts under ‘Clean Slate’ programme
August 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is promising a fresh start to Jamaicans drowning in tax and other debt, under its Clean Slate pr...
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Trump wins major victory as Congress passes flagship bill
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Trump wins major victory as Congress passes flagship bill
July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (AFP)—US President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a major political victory when Congress narrowly passed his signature ta...
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Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
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Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
July 3, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)—Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill was in limbo early Thursday as Republican leaders in the US Congress sc...
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TAJ reminds employers that May statutory deductions, 2Q taxes due on June 16
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TAJ reminds employers that May statutory deductions, 2Q taxes due on June 16
June 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that the employers’ monthly statutory deductions for May (so1), sec...
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‘It’s a three-card trick’: Paulwell knocks gov’t over ‘confusing’ GCT policy on electricity
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‘It’s a three-card trick’: Paulwell knocks gov’t over ‘confusing’ GCT policy on electricity
May 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell has described as a “three-card trick”, the Government’s announ...
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CARICOM aligning tax treaty with international standards
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CARICOM aligning tax treaty with international standards
March 31, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) —A senior official of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Monday said that the 15-member regional i...
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TAJ launches Special Arrears Settlement Programme
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TAJ launches Special Arrears Settlement Programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is announcing the launch of a Special Arrears Settlement Programme designed to waive/remit Intere...
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Government to remove tax from gratuity for tourism workers
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Government to remove tax from gratuity for tourism workers
December 16, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has indicated the Government’s intention to remove the tax on gratuities for workers in the touri...
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Spain ex-king Juan Carlos sued for alleged tax crimes by retired judges
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Spain ex-king Juan Carlos sued for alleged tax crimes by retired judges
November 25, 2024
Madrid, Spain (AFP) — Spain's disgraced former king Juan Carlos is being sued for alleged tax offences by a group of retired judges, one of the compla...
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UK government promises tax cuts if it wins reelection
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UK government promises tax cuts if it wins reelection
May 17, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Friday his Conservative government would cut taxes should it win reelection ...
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Holness accuses Opposition of spreading lies about no new taxes
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Holness accuses Opposition of spreading lies about no new taxes
March 21, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has lashed the parliamentary Opposition for rubbishing the stated position of the Government that it has not imposed any...
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$20,000 reverse tax credit won’t help with non-compliance, says Robinson
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$20,000 reverse tax credit won’t help with non-compliance, says Robinson
March 14, 2024
The intent of the Government’s decision to grant a $20,000 one-off payment in the form of a reverse tax credit will not be realised, according to Oppo...
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Carl Brown believes Boyz will give Jamaica ‘something to smile about’
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Carl Brown believes Boyz will give Jamaica ‘something to smile about’
November 16, 2025
Former Jamaica football coach Carl Brown is confident the Reggae Boyz will defeat Curacao on Tuesday to secure a second berth at the World Cup. The Gr...
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
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With both hands on her head, the woman looked into the dusky sky as light rain fell, bewilderment etched on her face. Behind her was the shell of what...
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police in Trelawny have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man in the parish early Sunday morning. The decease...
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and North America are on the ground in Montego Bay, working intensively...
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
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CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States coul...
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