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Finance Minister Fayval Williams says the Government will be reviewing the new provisions of its Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on sweetened beverages.

She made the disclosure during a recent tour of the Pepsi-Cola Jamaica manufacturing facility in Kingston as part of ongoing consultations between the Government and the manufacturing sector about the new tax.

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Attorney-at-Law Isat Buchanan says he will be representing the family of the woman who was fatally shot by the police in Granville St. James on Sunday.

He made the disclosure in a release to the media yesterday

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The Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) Programme is a Government initiative managed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to help households rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. However, according to Dr. Brown-Burke there is need for full transparency as it relates to the programme.

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Reggae singer Queen Ifrica is speaking out following reports that producer Countree Hype pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal firearms trafficking case linked to Jamaica.

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Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Mickel Jackson, says Sunday's fatal shooting in Granville, St. James, raises questions over whether or not the response of the police officer was proportionate to the threat that he was facing.45-year-old Lotoya Bulgin, more popularly known as "Buju", was shot and killed in Granville Square.

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Taxi operators who ply the route from Spauldings to Victoria in Clarendon have withdrawn their service and mounted road blocks at Sunbury to protest the poor state of the road.

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That was part of the discussions at a meeting of ministers and taxi operators at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre this morning.The 16 per cent represents the second phase of the 35% fare increase approved by the Government in 2023.19 per cent was implemented that year, and the remaining 16 per cent was due in 2024.However, that implementation was deferred by the Government due to varying economic shocks.

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Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson, says that while he acknowledges the swift action of the Police High Command to interdict the officer involved in yesterday's fatal shooting in Granville, St. James, immediate suspensions are no longer enough. The incident, which resulted in the death of a woman, occurred in the afternoon and was captured on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera. The footage has gone viral on social media.

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The Transport and Finance Ministers are to meet with public transport operators today as the operators grow increasingly impatient over the delays in implementing the second phase of the fare increase.

The Government approved a 35% fare increase in October 2023 implementing a 19% hike at that time.

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The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has ordered the immediate interdiction of a police officer involved in a fatal shooting incident in Granville, St. James yesterday.

A release by the High Command stated that it is deeply concerned about the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting and said the matter has been reported to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the Inspectorate Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB).

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