The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is advising the government to institute a debt ceiling and a cap on state payroll to reduce its staggering 92 percent debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio the highest in the eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). During a recent...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday May 13, 2016 – Workers will be going home with more money in their pockets from July, and even more from next April , as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) fulfills a campaign promise of billions in income tax relief – later...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday May 13, 2016 – The President of the Public Services Association (PSA) Watson Duke was detained by police overnight for questioning over a rape allegation, but he has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to vigorously defend his reputation. Duke turned up...
Emanuel believes someone is up to some mischief Attorney Glenworth Emanuel is expressing surprise that his name is being listed in the just-released Panama Papers. He believes that someone is up to some mischief. In the Panama Papers, Emanuel’s name was listed twice. One listing shows he...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 11, CMC – Police believe that 49-year-old Hyvette MCLean and her 12-year-old son may have been the wrong targets when gunmen broke down the door to their homes and killed them early Wednesday morning. “It is a reprisal but the victims were...