- For September Quarter … Government Meets, Surpasses Key Fiscal Targets. The government has met and, in some cases, surpassed all the key quantitative targets under the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the quarter to September, the Economic Programme Over-sight Committee (EPOC) reported yesterday… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
- Sabotage Of INDECOM – Strong Opposition Hits IOC’s Move To Probe Claims Of Police Excesses. The Parliamentary Opposition, primary human-rights personnel, as well as prominent members of the legal fraternity appear to be dead set against an initiative announced by the Inspectorate of Constabulary to probe allegations of police excesses… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
- House Passes Defamation Act. After years of lobbying by the media and civil society interests to overhaul Jamaica’s libel and slander laws, the House of Representatives yesterday passed the Defamation Act, which will, among other things, promote speedy and non-litigious methods of resolving disputes concerning the publication of defamatory matter… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
- Jackson Leads Debate On Exorbitant Bank Fees. Debate on the vexed issue of “exorbitant” banking fees has been placed before the House of Representatives for deliberation in the form of a private members’ motion… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
- FATCA Registration To Begin In November. Registration of local foreign financial institutions under the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will start this month, but is pending Cabinet sign-off on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining the terms for an inter-governmental agreement (IGA)… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
- It Should Be Shelly. Jamaica’s World Championship triple gold medallist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, tops a list of three shortlisted for the 2013 IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
