The Ministry of Labour and Social Security through the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will host a webinar in observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Tuesday (June 15). The international theme for the day is ‘Access to Justice’, which seeks to highlight the importance of fully addressing the needs of the elderly and also to empower senior...

Three hundred and fifty students attending tertiary institutions across Jamaica will receive the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant for the 2021/2022 academic year. The grants are available to full-time undergraduates, 26 years and younger, who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75. Speaking at...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that the expansion work on the Portland Infirmary is “moving smoothly”. The Minister, who visited the institution during a tour of the parish on Friday (June 11), said that over the past three years, approximately $85 million has been spent on the upgrading project, which includes building male and...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that an additional water shop will be built in Commodore, Portland, to better meet the needs of residents. Speaking in the community on Friday (June 11), the Minister said that the new facility, which will be built shortly, will bring to two, the number of water shops serving Commodore....

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that in spite of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which caused closure of the Institute of Jamaica it has allowed the Institute time to assess, re-tool, re-engineer and build back better and stronger to serve its clients at home and in the Diaspora and...

The National Water Commission wishes to advise its customers that telephone lines are currently out of service at its Port Antonio Commercial Office in Portland.     Affected numbers are 876-993-9272, 993-3692, 993-3702 and 715-1335 Customers are being redirected to our other available NWC communication channels, these include: Email access:               customercare@nwc.com.jm NWC website:            http://www.nwcjamaica.com Contact Centre:       ...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will begin hosting a series of webinar events aimed at increasing taxpayer education and external stakeholder engagements. A webinar will be hosted each quarter and will continue for the remainder of the 2021/22 financial year. The first webinar is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. via the Microsoft Teams platform, and will be free...