Dear Editor, The response to interviews conducted by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton on masturbation by your letter writer P Chin — published on August 25 — did not come as a surprise as most Jamaicans are uncomfortable with topics considered taboo. Chin has joined many others in complaining about the health sector
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed today 27 (August) urged businesses to effectively use the government’s automated revenue management systems and digital services to ensure compliance and overcome existing barriers to tax payment. He made the call while inaugurating a workshop titled “Changes in VAT, Tax, Customs Duty and Personal e-Return
Submitting false tax information ‘recklessly’ could become a criminal offence under new powers being considered by HMRC. While deliberate tax evasion is already illegal, the proposed rules would extend criminal prosecution to ‘reckless’ false statements on direct taxes. However, HMRC says genuine mistakes won’t be covered by the new offence. Here, Which? explains what the
Bedfont®, a world leader in breath analysis, has been recognized as one of Investec Direct Lending’s selected investments for 2025 following Keensight Capital’s majority investment in the company. The inclusion highlights Bedfont’s position as a leading UK medical technology innovator and reflects confidence from both Keensight and Investec in the company’s long-term growth strategy. Why
The recent UK heatwave affected 99% of energy projects, with nearly two-thirds of project professionals reporting significant disruption, new research has found. A survey of 1,008 UK-based project professionals by the Association for Project Management (APM) found that extreme temperatures affected programmes through changes to working hours, postponements and reduced productivity. Across all sectors surveyed,
Households are unlikely to receive further energy bills support before the October price cap, though more targeted measures could be looked at if there is a further shock in January, government sources said. Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new cap. The government has already removed VAT from domestic
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Ventures Platform, an African seed stage venture capital firm, has announced the final close of its second institutional fund, Ventures Platform Pan African Fund II, at $84 million, exceeding its initial $75 million target. The fund closed three years after the firm raised its first institutional fund and amid a more cautious global venture capital