There was a buzz on the trading floor at Japex this year – the kind that has not been felt for some years now. Maybe it sparked from the determination of an industry severely wounded by last July’s violence in…
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Ocho Rios: Craft Vendors are up in arms against the Government over what they charged yesterday was a series of broken promises made to them and also a general lack of accountability in the country. About 100 vendors representing 16…
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It is said that the Prime Minister’s decision to roll back the cess for streetlights came about as a result of pressure from the private sector – true. But make no mistake about it, that pressure started in the corridors…
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Business Leaders who have put Government on notice that they want greater accountability in governance, has taken concrete steps toward securing action from the politicians. The Gleaner has learned that a meeting of Chamber of Commerce heads and business leader…
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Calling the Government’s plan to charge a cess on street lights “a deceptive form of taxation”, the members of all 13 Chambers of Commerce from across the island, say they are going to march on Parliament this week in protest…
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Western Bureau: Politicians should be paid more, to wipe away temptations that may corrupt them. That call was made Friday by Joe Issa, executive vice-president of SuperClubs resorts. He said politicians will always be courted by persons who are willing…
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