| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Tax Administration Jamaica

Latest

Government to Further Amend Trafficking in Persons Act

Government is in the process of updating the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act to effectively combat human trafficking. “We are currently in the process of preparing further amendments just to ensure that the legislation remains in line with current realities,”...
Consumer Affairs Commission, Director of Communications, Latoya Halstead says that proper waste disposal is essential to maintaining the environment.
Consumer Affairs Commission, Director of Communications, Latoya Halstead says that proper waste disposal is essential to maintaining the environment.

CAC Urges Proper Waste Management
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, addresses a COVID-19 vaccination session at the Savanna-la- Mar Health Centre in the parish on March 11.
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, addresses a COVID-19 vaccination session at the Savanna-la- Mar Health Centre in the parish on March 11.

Westmoreland Health Promotion Officer Assures Residents of Vaccines’ Safety
Mayor of Falmouth and Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Councillor Colin Gager.
Mayor of Falmouth and Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Councillor Colin Gager.

Falmouth Mayor Calls on Public Officials to Take COVID-19 Vaccine
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), stands in front of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Government of India, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Monday (March 8). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), stands in front of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Government of India, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Monday (March 8). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Jamaica Gets First Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines

More

Diana Stewart, parent of a student of the Danny Williams School For the Deaf in Kingston, communicates with her child’s classmate, Cataleya Sawyers.
Education

JAD Commences Registration for Jamaican Sign Language Training Course

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) has commenced registering new applicants for the Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) Level One and Two training course, which is scheduled to start in March. The course offers 10-hours of real-time instructions, unlimited access to online resources, unlimited hours of facilitated self-study, and access to weekly online tests. Level one of the JSL, which...
Read more
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and participants in the truck driver simulator training programme at the JDF’s Caribbean Military Academy, during a visit to the institution in Flanker, St. James, on Friday (February 5).
National SecurityYouth

Thirty At-risk Youth in St. James Enroll in CMA Truck Driver Simulator Training Programme

Thirty young men drawn from vulnerable communities across St. James have enrolled in the inaugural truck driver simulator training programme being offered at the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the tertiary institution of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), which is situated in the community of Flanker in the parish. The programme is being undertaken at a cost of approximately $20 million through...
Read more
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (4th left) with (from left): Principal of the Donald Quarrie High School, Talbert Weir; student Ceandra O’Connor; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kassan Troupe; General Manager, Carib Cement Limited, Yago Castro; University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona students, Kyle Service and Shanna-Lee Clarke and Donald Quarrie High student, Gavin Millwood. The occasion was the symbolic handover of vouchers for technology and general school supplies, valued at $5.1 million, that were donated by Carib Cement Company Limited. The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (February 5).
Education

Carib Cement Company Donates $5.1M in School and Technology Supplies to Students

Carib Cement Company Limited has donated vouchers, valued $5.1 million, for the provision of technology and general school supplies to 44 students. The beneficiaries are drawn from communities in proximity to the company’s plant and quarries in east Kingston, Bull Bay and Clarendon. Some of the students will receive vouchers for laptop computers and MiFi internet connectivity devices, along with...
Read more
Coronavirus

Jamaica’s daily COVID-19 Cases hit 300+ Mark

Jamaica’s daily COVID-19 case count has hit another record high with 328 positive cases identified in the last 24 hours. These positives arise from the 2,089 samples that were tested at the National Public Health Lab and the National Influenza Centre. The positivity rate for the period has now increased from 14.3% on Thursday to 15.70%. Kingston & St. Andrew...
Read more
Inspector of Police, Rochelle McGibbon Scott.
JusticeNational Security

Restorative Justice Helping to Minimise Reprisals

Inspector of Police, Rochelle McGibbon Scott, is hailing restorative justice as a useful tool in helping to minimise reprisals when a crime is committed. An alternative dispute resolution method, restorative justice works to mend relationships broken by conflict, using a series of conferences involving victims, the accused and, at times, community members. It focuses on holding the offender accountable in...
Read more