The Christiana Tax Office in Manchester is expected to open by the end of fiscal year 2024/25. Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) Commissioner General, Ainsley Powell, disclosed that logistics and supply issues have delayed its opening. “We should’ve opened last month; but we are looking at, hopefully, before the end of the fiscal year,” he said. Mr. Powell gave the update...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has informed that a new mobile police station is now located in the community of Gregory Park. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/25 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 12). Mr. Terrelonge, who is Minister of State in...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has launched Tax Week 2024 with a schedule of activities that began on Saturday, November 9 and ends on Friday, November 15, 2024. The theme for Tax Week, “Standing Together, Embracing the Vision” will highlight the growth of the organization over the decade, as a semi-autonomous revenue agency, operating as a public body with a Board....

Chairman of Independence Park Limited, Mike Fennell, converses with former 200m and 400m world record holder, Michael Johnson, during the media launch of the Grand Slam Track Kingston Meet at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (November 11).

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (first row, third right) and Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding (first row, third left), share a photo opportunity with Youth Mayors during a courtesy call on November 7. The Minister and Youth Mayors made the courtesy call at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, 1 West King’s...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, says Avelo Airlines’ new direct flights from Connecticut to Montego Bay, St. James, will open a myriad of economic opportunities for both destinations. The non-stop flights from Bradley Airport in Windsor near Hartford, will operate twice per week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, providing an accessible and affordable travel option...

The Government is soon to establish a National Drug Research Network, comprising academia and technical experts. This body is intended to tackle drug use in the island, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He said the Network’s task will go beyond prevalence studies and delve deeply into drug use, particularly in the high-risk areas...