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April 24, 2014
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    1. Extortion War: Cops Fortify Special Unit, Eye New Tactics To Cripple Criminals. At least a dozen police personnel are being summoned to an anti-extortion unit within the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID), which yesterday reported that the criminal practice is burgeoning in major towns… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    2. Bankers Concerned Over Gov’t’s New Revenue Measures. The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) has indicated it is concerned that the Government has not presented a more equitable and sustainable strategy to meet the shortfall in revenue for the 2014-2015 fiscal year… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    3. ‘Halt This Madness Of Devaluation’ – Shaw. Suggesting that the Government should consider fixing the exchange rate for a period of time, as a precursor to a “managed floating system”, Opposition spokesman on finance Audley Shaw has said a continuously devalued currency is a sure way to pauperism… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    4. Cattle To Be Tagged In Praedial Larceny Fight. Calling himself the implementer, Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke yesterday urged his opposite number, J.C. Hutchinson, to give him more ideas on how to tackle praedial larceny, promising to put them in train if they prove to be practicable… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    5. Jamaica At Final Stage To Implement FATCA. Next week, Jamaica and the United States (US) will officially sign the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to implement the US’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), putting the island well ahead of its CARICOM counterparts… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
    6. Girls Lead Off At Penns. After last week’s all-conquering performances from the country’s junior athletes at the Carifta Games in Martinique, where they hauled in a record 89 medals, Jamaica’s high-school teams will look to take their dominating act to North America at the prestigious Penn Relays… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
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