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For 10 months, Desnoes and Geddes Limited, which trades as Red Stripe Jamaica, has been lobbying the Government to adjust its special consumption tax (SCT) policy, but on Friday, the brewery said its efforts at securing a rollback had got nowhere.

This week, the tax that the United Kingdom levies on travel to the Caribbean and other destinations will increase significantly, illustrating why there is a pressing need to resolve the contentious and political issue of global aviation emissions and the environment.

A Jamaican jerk sauce, 'BBQ Madness', produced by BnRs Holdings, was adjudged the best sauce at the 14th annual Americas Food and Beverage show in Miami. The two-day expo closed on Wednesday.

Question: I was involved in a car accident in which the driver died and I was left paralysed. I filed a claim. The insurance company said the car (engine) was modified and the owner failed to tell them about it. Do I have a case against them?

THE UPPER House met yesterday to deal with housekeeping matters two months after it went on summer break on July 30.This compares with its sister chamber, the Lower House, which took its summer break on July 28 and resumed its sittings on September...

Sun Life Financial Inc said Wednesday it is selling its life reinsurance business to Berkshire Hathaway Life Company of Nebraska, noting that it is not a growth area for the company.

Deika Morrison's project, the 'Made in Jamaica Catalogue', was endorsed Wednesday by Industry Minister Karl Samuda and Jampro, one of the agencies under his wing, as part of efforts to further promote and advertise local sellers...

The World Bank has approved a US$30 million grant to Haiti to help residents of some of the most severely earthquake-affected areas in the capital, Port-au-Prince, start repairing or rebuilding their homes. The Washington-based financial institution...

Activists seeking to condemn Chevron Corp's environmental record have turned to guerrilla-style tactics, grabbing attention with an online hoax that pre-empted a corporate advertising campaign.A new global Chevron advertising campaign called 'We Agree'...

Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's lead attorney was replaced on Wednesday after the once high-flying billionaire accused him in a scathing letter of incompetence, unethical behaviour, deceit and only caring...

J. Wray and Nephew Limited, Jamaica's premier rum distillers, has once again copped the Governor General's trophy as Manufacturer of the Year for 2009. J. Wray and Nephew last won the award, presented by the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association...

Within the past three weeks 'a substantial shareholder(s)' of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), which is controlled by Jamaican-Canadian billionaire Michael Lee-Chin, has disposed of more than 23 million of the bank's shares...