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04 Nov, 2025
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TAJ extends deadline for GCT filings and payments
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising taxpayers that the due date for filing returns for consumption taxes, such as General Consumption Tax (GCT), Special Consumption Tax (SCT), Telephone Call…
04 Nov, 2025
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Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short – UN report
All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming,…
04 Nov, 2025
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Stability AI largely wins copyright battle against Getty Images
Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI of…
04 Nov, 2025
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Blūma Studio and Café moves for a cause
Since opening its doors in mid-October, Blūma Studio and Café has focused on creating a space where movement restores not just the body, but the mind. Every class, every teacher–student exchange, and…
04 Nov, 2025
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Timothy Snyder | The big lie behind Trump’s boat strikes
When announcing an aggressive policy, US President Donald Trump typically offers some grotesque justification – a nonsensical fiction that is supposed to stick in our minds as a rationale for…
04 Nov, 2025
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CARPHA providing Hurricane Melissa response to Jamaica
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has mobilised an immediate response to support Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The hurricane brought catastrophic…
04 Nov, 2025
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Elizabeth Morgan | After Melissa: Have we weathered the storm and passed the worst?
LAST WEEK in this column, we were anticipating the arrival of the unknown quantity for Jamaica, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, and lamenting our national disregard for consistent, proper maintenance of…
04 Nov, 2025
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Gov’t to review and restructure Jamaica’s disaster preparedness framework
The Government will undertake a comprehensive review and restructuring of Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response framework, in light of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa on…
04 Nov, 2025
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John Azar | Transparent and inclusive approach needed to aid distribution
EVEN AS we give thanks that Kingston and other areas in Jamaica were spared the worst of Hurricane Melissa, the scale of devastation elsewhere is heartbreaking. It is far worse than even the most…