Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the country’s oil and gas exploration continues. He said in the first quarter of the 2020/2021 financial year, Cabinet approved the United Oil and Gas (UOG) acquisition of Tullow’s 80 per cent interest and operatorship by United Oil and Gas (UOG) to continue the exploration of the high potential prospectivity,...

Approximately 4,580 building permits were issued by the municipal corporations in the last fiscal year, reflecting a total investment of $159.1 billion. “I must commend them, because 90 per cent of those applications were completed in 90 days,”  Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said in his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise that the application for registered General Consumption Tax (GCT) status can now be done online. Seventy-eight (78) applications have been received using the new service since the April 2021 implementation, which is accessible through the tax portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm, and now forms part of the Tax Authority’s increased suite of digital services. This means...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is to finance an islandwide rural electrification programme valued at $189 million. Giving details of the programme while making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 18, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the programme is to be implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...

More than 100 children and their families will receive care packages from the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). The packages, consisting of grocery items, will be distributed to some of the neediest children living in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine. Speaking with JIS News, Chair of the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings, said that due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19)...

The Organization of American States (OAS) has partnered with the Government to implement an early warning system that will assist in safeguarding Jamaica’s cyber infrastructure, through the use of security information and event management to ensure timely intrusion detection. The initiative was facilitated through the OAS Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, working in tandem with the Jamaica Cyber-Incident Response Team (JaCIRT)....

Cabinet has appointed new leadership for the Generation Procurement Entity (GPE), with a mandate to undertake procurement of new electricity-generation capacity, in accordance with The Electricity Act, 2015. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during his contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 18. Mr. Vaz noted...