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By Rupert Johnson I am not opposed to taxation per se. It is indispensable to the proper functioning of any government. How else would a government be able to fulfil its obligations to its citizens? How else would it be ...

By Jon McKay Pride Mortgage Agent Now that spring has sprung, it’s a perfect time for your annual mortgage health check-up. If you make time for a quick review each spring, it may yield you some fruitful financial savings. Your ...

With housing prices at all time highs and still continuing to rise, many Canadians may be considering real estate investments as an attractive alternative to volatile stock markets and the low interest rates earned on many types of investments. “Many ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) have paid tribute to the late Dr. Joseph Samuel Archibald, QC, saying there “are very few persons in the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – One person was injured late Saturday in yet another attack on a bus operated by the state run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). The police report that shortly after 9 pm the bus came under heavy ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – The St. Lucia government Monday, said it was “deeply saddened” at the death of a prominent hotelier whose charred body was reportedly found in a vehicle at Cap estate, north of here. The authorities have ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ronald Webster, died at the Balwant Singh Hospital early Sunday, where he was recuperating from a recent cancer surgery in Trinidad. In reacting to Webster’s death, former PSC ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The Communications Workers Union (CWU) says it will oppose moves by the British telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless (CWC), to seek majority control of the state-owned Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT). CWU ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government says it is putting in place a mechanism to nab persons who are bypassing the formal system set up to collect a levy on inbound international phone calls. The Universal Service Fund (USF), ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – A 40 year-old police officer will return to court on May 2 to answer 100 charges of allegedly defrauding the Police Service of nearly TT$400,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents). Woman police Officer, ...