Markets Jamaica's House Passes Bill on Foreign Company Tax Exemption
Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s House of Representatives has passed a bill offering a tax incentive for officers of global companies that set up their head offices in Jamaica. The Income Tax […]
What Would a Logistics Hub Mean for Jamaica's Economy?
Above: the port of Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The development of Jamaica as a global logistics hub could mean a 17 percent bump in GDP over the next six to eight years, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. […]
Op-Ed: A Death in Kingston
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Retired Senior Superintendent Anthony Hewitt was shot dead by gunmen last week in Kingston. This was very bad news for Jamaica’s law enforcement community and the international agencies with whom they cooperate. It was a […]
Marcia Forbes: Jamaica's Inner-City Boys Defy Robert Mugabe
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor After Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe’s recent piercing comments about Jamaican males, it was heartening to analyze responses from 57 inner-city residents who attend non-traditional high schools on the island. They gave their opinions about […]
Interview With Jimmy Cliff
By Alexander Britell Jimmy Cliff, one of the titans of reggae, had gone seven years without an album until releasing “Rebirth” earlier this year. The crisply-made work, created in collaboration with veteran punk-music producer Tim Armstrong, represents a rebirth, not […]
An Appleton for Jamaica's 100th Birthday
Above: PMs past and present gather to barrel a special edition Appleton Rum By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and a number of her predecessors gathered this week to barrel a special edition of Appleton […]
Op-Ed: The Internationalization of Jamaica's Small Business Sector
By Richard Kildare Op-Ed Contributor The challenges in developing any economy are many. It is prove, however, that through the infrastructural development of small businesses and entrepreneurship, this sector can account for employing more than 60 to 80 percent of […]
Jamaica to Host New Round of IMF Talks
Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will soon host a group of officials from the International Monetary Fund for what could be the “concluding round” of talks between the two sides. The talks […]
Jamaica Eyes Tax Exemption to Boost Foreign Investment
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is considering a bill that would create a new tax exemption to promote foreign investment in the country. The Bill Income Tax (Amendment) Act, which was tabled in the House of […]
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