The Senate passed legislation on March 14 to exempt locally recruited World Bank employees from paying income tax. The legislation, an Act to Amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, was piloted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during the Senate’s sitting at Gordon...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaicans should remain firm and resolute in denying criminals any sense of security or belonging within their neighbourhoods. "Criminals are bad news – blights on our communities and hindrances to our well-being. They are violent and stand against everything that is good and decent," Dr. Holness said, and urged Jamaicans to...

Nearly 3,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are poised to benefit from a share of some €9.5 million in grant-funding support from the European Union (EU). The funds are being provided under the EU’s Digital Transitioning Programme in Jamaica that was launched in 2023, which aims to increase information and communications technology (ICT) access and use by MSMEs islandwide....

Members of the Girl Guides movement march to the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Sunday (March 16), for the National Church Service to launch the 110th anniversary of Girl Guiding in Jamaica. The service was held under the theme ‘Empowering Girls, Enriching Lives: 110 Years of Guiding’.

Resident of Maggotty Pass in St. Elizabeth, Marie Loney, is now the proud owner of a new home, thanks to the Government's New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Ms. Loney, who lost her previous home due to a fire, received a three-bedroom home from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on March 14. She will live in the home...

A plaque will be unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 25 to honour Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellency Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The event will take place at the Big Bethel AME Church where Garvey made his first appearance and delivered a public lecture on March 25, 1917, marking the 108th anniversary of the historic address. The unveiling ceremony...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (March 11), hosted an online webinar to provide insights into the water utility complaint resolution processes. According to the OUR, there have been various news mentions of people having water utility concerns, with some stories indicating that consumers are not fully aware of how...