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Jamaican Chef Nigel Spence to Be Featured on Air Jamaica's Award Winning Series "Island Stylee" |
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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Jamaican chef and New York restaurateur Nigel Spence will appear in the award winning in-flight program "Island Stylee" on Air Jamaica, Jamaica's national airline. The episode will begin airing mid July 2008. Hosted by former Miss Jamaica and BET host Rachel Stuart, the feature focuses on accomplished Jamaican nationals in New York, their lives, accomplishments and how they stay connected to their Caribbean roots. Jamaica's Director of Tourism Basil Smith said, "We are excited to see Chef Spence represent Jamaica and showcase our interesting and delicious culinary traditions in the program. He is an extremely talented and personable individual and will surely entertain the thousands of passengers who will be watching the program."
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J'can police acquire aid of foreign forensic specialist |
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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American forensic consultant and instructor Hayden Baldwin will, today, begin two one-week training courses for local Scene of Crime Investigators (SCIs) and managers.
Baldwin, who headed the Illinois State Police's Crime Scene Unit, will run training courses over the next two years.
The managers trained by Baldwin will then form the core group of trainers who will, in the future, continue the process of training new Scene of Crime Investigators.
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Campbell- Brown wins 200m at national trials |
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 |
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Veronica Campbell- Brown, on Sunday, made ammends for her disappointing fourth place finish in the 100m at the Jamaican Olympic trials by winning the 200m in a world leading 21.94 seconds at Jamaica's National Stadium. It was the first time she was going below 22 seconds and it came at the right time as 100m champion, Kerron Stewart, was breathing down her neck to the finish. Stewart finished with a personal best of 21.99 seconds while Sheron Simpson placed third in 22.11.
The normally stoic Campbell-Brown, was jumping for joy upon realizing that she had finally broken through the 22 second barrier.
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Brazilians to buy Jamaica's sugar company, invest in ethanol |
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 |
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Christopher Tufton, Jamaica's agricultural minister, says Infinity Bio-Energy, a Brazilian renewable energy company, is finalizing talks to buy the struggling Sugar Company of Jamaica to boost its ethanol production. Minister Tufton says the Brazilian company will take over in September. Jamaica will retain a 25 percent share in the company for three years. Officials did not cite a sale amount.
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New income tax threshold July 1 |
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 |
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The income tax threshold moves to $200,304 on July 1, up from the current tax- free amount of $193,440, which means that persons earning at or below those levels on an annual basis will not pay income tax.
They are subject, however, to other statutory taxes.
The new threshold will give tax- free income of $16,692 for monthly paid workers, $7,704 fortnightly, or $3,852 weekly.
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