11 h. ago TAJ: More than $18B in Outstanding Taxes Collected from Special Arrears Programme

Tax Administration Jamaica, TAJ, says it has collected over $18 billion in outstanding taxes through its Special Arrears Settlement Programme. The programme ended on May 31. It started on January 28 and was originally scheduled to end on March 31. TAJ says the initiative has relieved business people of over $6 billion in interest, penalty […] The post TAJ: More than $18B in Outstanding Taxes Collected from Special Arrears Programme appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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11 h. ago Four Caribbean Countries Offering Citizenship by Investment Placed on US Watchlist

Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment, CBI, programmes are on a new US State Department watchlist. According to The Washington Post, a leaked State Department memo says Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia could face visa bans or other restrictions if they fail to comply with […] The post Four Caribbean Countries Offering Citizenship by Investment Placed on US Watchlist appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Mayor Swaby Rejects ‘Thinly Veiled Political Mischief’ by Fitz

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby is rejecting recent statements by Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley about the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC’s, move to demand payment for outstanding advertising fees from media houses. On Thursday, Senator Fitz-Henley cautioned Mayor Swaby against attempts to strong-arm the media and unduly influence its reporting of what the […] The post Mayor Swaby Rejects ‘Thinly Veiled Political Mischief’ by Fitz-Henley appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Grenada Reports Significant Revenue Shortfall Since Start of 2025

Grenada’s Ministry of Finance has reported a significant revenue shortfall of over EC$90 million for the first four months of 2025, compared to the corresponding period last year. The decline is largely attributed to reduced inflows from the Citizenship by Investment, CBI, programme. According to the ministry’s April 2025 fiscal report, government revenue stood at […] The post Grenada Reports Significant Revenue Shortfall Since Start of 2025 appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Pembroke Hall Puts Programmes in Place to Address Poor Literacy

Principal of Pembroke Hall High School, Reverend Claude Ellis, says the school has put programmes in place to address the poor literacy level of students at the institution. This as he affirmed a report published by the Gleaner that several students in the first-form cohort at the St. Andrew based school were either unable to […] The post Pembroke Hall Puts Programmes in Place to Address Poor Literacy appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago UK Chancellor Refuses to Rule Out Tax Increases After Economy Shrinks

The UK economy suffered its worst contraction for a year and a half in April, as taxes increased for businesses, household bills jumped and exports to the US plunged. The economy shrank by 0.3 per cent, more than the 0.1 per cent predicted by experts, marking the steepest monthly decline since October 2023 April saw […] The post UK Chancellor Refuses to Rule Out Tax Increases After Economy Shrinks appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago ACP Allister Guevarro Nominated as Trinidad’s Next Police Chief

The Police Service Commission in Trinidad and Tobago has nominated Assistant Commissioner Allister Guevarro to be the next police chief. The Guardian newspaper says this is according to the latest Order Paper of Parliament, issued on Monday. Guevarro has served in the police service for over two decades, with key assignments in the Special Branch […] The post ACP Allister Guevarro Nominated as Trinidad’s Next Police Chief appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago KSAMC Writes to Nine Media Houses Over Outstanding Advertisement Fees

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (June 10). The sitting was held at the corporation’s offices in downtown Kingston. (Rudranath Fraser/JIS) The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC, has issued formal letters to nine media entities over outstanding fees linked […] The post KSAMC Writes to Nine Media Houses Over Outstanding Advertisement Fees appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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6 d. ago Gov’t Reaffirms Commitment to Partnership With Cuban Medical Programme

Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to maintaining a partnership with the medical missions programme from Cuba. Dr. Tufton made the announcement during his Sectoral Presentation to Parliament on Tuesday. The medical missions programme permits Cuban doctors to live and work in Jamaica. The programme came under scrutiny earlier this year, […] The post Gov’t Reaffirms Commitment to Partnership With Cuban Medical Programme appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago PM: Gov’t Able to Execute Big Projects Because of Improved Fiscal Space

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the large-scale infrastructure development programmes now underway across the country are taking place because of the fiscal space created by his government’s economic reforms. He was addressing the media at the handover of a home under New Social Housing Programme, NSHP, in Brampton District, Trelawny, on Friday. Holness was […] The post PM: Gov’t Able to Execute Big Projects Because of Improved Fiscal Space appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago Gov’t Doesn’t Dictate Assignments to Contractors – Works Minister

Works Minister, Robert Morgan, says the government cannot dictate to a contractor, the precise percentage of the works that must be given to local sub contractors. He was responding to criticism from the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica, IMAJ, regarding the underemployment of its members on massive programmes such as the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated […] The post Gov’t Doesn’t Dictate Assignments to Contractors – Works Minister appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago PNP Wants Special Audit into Cornwall Regional Rehabilitation

The opposition People’s National Party, PNP, is calling on the auditor general to conduct a special audit of the Cornwall Regional Hospital rehabilitation project. The call came in a statement issued on Thursday by all five PNP caretakers in St. James. They say after eight years and $24 billion spent, there’s still no Cornwall Regional […] The post PNP Wants Special Audit into Cornwall Regional Rehabilitation appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago Special Property Tax Enforcement Operation in St Catherine in June

Tax Administration Jamaica, TAJ, in collaboration with the Portmore and Spanish Town Municipal Corporations, will be undertaking a Property Tax Special Enforcement Operation this month. Deputy commissioner general in charge of operations at TAJ, Dave Jeffery, says the goal is for delinquent property owners to settle their arrears. Dave Jeffrey, deputy commissioner general in charge […] The post Special Property Tax Enforcement Operation in St Catherine in June appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago Works Minister Rejects Claim Local Contractors Not Engaged on Major Projects

Minister with responsibility for works, Robert Morgan, has dismissed claims that local contractors have not been engaged for projects across the island. This as concerns have been raised over a small-scale involvement by local contractors in projects such as the SPARK road-improvement programme. In a recent article published by another media house, the Incorporated Masterbuilders […] The post Works Minister Rejects Claim Local Contractors Not Engaged on Major Projects appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago Work Under REACH Programme Expected to be Completed by End of June

Minister with responsibility for works, Robert Morgan, says the government expects to complete work under its Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help, REACH, programme by the end of the month. The minister gave the update in the House of Representatives as part of his Sectoral Debate Presentation dubbed ‘READY STEADY GO’ on Tuesday. The REACH Programme focuses […] The post Work Under REACH Programme Expected to be Completed by End of June appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Foreign Minister Says Report of 4,000 Deportees Returning is Inaccurate

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a special post-cabinet press briefing on Thursday (May 29) at Jamaica House. (Yhomo Hutchinson) Foreign affairs minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has moved to dismiss claims that 4,000 Jamaicans are set to be returned to the island. She was speaking at a special […] The post Foreign Minister Says Report of 4,000 Deportees Returning is Inaccurate appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Bunting Wants Religious & Civil Groups to Condemn Holness Administration

Opposition Senator, Peter Bunting has called on religious groups and civil society to hit out against what he describes is the most corrupt Andrew Holness-led government. He issued the rallying call at the Central Kingston campaign launch on Wednesday. Senator Bunting accused the Jamaica Labour Party administration of looting the country’s taxpayers. Peter Bunting, opposition […] The post Bunting Wants Religious & Civil Groups to Condemn Holness Administration appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago 74 Rifles Among 233 Firearms Seized in Largest Bust in Jamaican History

Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has provided an up-to-date count of the number of guns seized by the authorities this week. He says 233 firearms that were being smuggled into the country were intercepted. Dr Chang provided the update during a special post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday. The commissioner of customs, Velma Ricketts, […] The post 74 Rifles Among 233 Firearms Seized in Largest Bust in Jamaican History appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 w. ago Gov’t Seeking to Bridge Gap So Public Can Feel Effects of Positive Economy – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, says the government will have to tailor its social programmes to allow more ordinary Jamaicans to feel the benefits of the country’s reduction in inflation rate. Minister Williams also weighed in on the decline in the country’s poverty rate. The Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ, recently […] The post Gov’t Seeking to Bridge Gap So Public Can Feel Effects of Positive Economy – Finance Minister appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 w. ago Police Detective Arrested In Relation To Armed InDrive Robbery

A police detective has been taken into custody in relation to the armed robbery of an InDrive taxi in St. Andrew on Saturday. Reports are a 19-year-old InDrive taxi operator picked up a passenger along Coleyville Avenue, when the man brandished a gun and took control of the vehicle. The teen managed to escape and […] The post Police Detective Arrested In Relation To Armed InDrive Robbery appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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