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Pop star Shakira acquitted in Spanish tax fraud case A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros (US$64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said.

Summer travellers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologised to the price-conscious customers who might struggle to find affordable flights in its absence.

Environmental Protection Levy increase stalled as gov’t yet to finalise legislative changes – TAJ The planned increase in the Environmental Protection Levy (EPL), which was scheduled to take effect on May 1, has been delayed as the Government has yet to complete the legislative process required to bring the measure into force. In a statement today, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) said the implementation of the revised EPL rate from 0.5 per cent to 0.85 per cent remains pending until the necessary legislative amendments are finalised.

Man killed in gun attack at bar in Cassava Piece A manhunt has been launched by the police for two men who allegedly shot and killed a patron at a bar in Cassava Piece, St Andrew last night. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Jerome Ellis, otherwise called ‘Keno’, a resident of the community.

New policy coming for outdoor advertising in St Catherine The St Catherine Municipal Corporation is moving to establish a formal policy to regulate outdoor advertising in the parish. Speaking during the corporation’s monthly meeting on May 14, Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, informed that the policy is intended to establish proper standards and ensure transparency, fairness, and order in the management and placement of advertisements across St Catherine.