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Deputy Commissioner of Operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Dave Jeffery, presents the first-place trophy for the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) essay competition to Immaculate Conception High School student, Gabrielle Hoo, who collects on behalf of the winner, Jaidah-Leigh Wyatt, at the awards ceremony, held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium on July 3.
Deputy Commissioner of Operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Dave Jeffery, presents the first-place trophy for the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) essay competition to Immaculate Conception High School student, Gabrielle Hoo, who collects on behalf of the winner, Jaidah-Leigh Wyatt, at the awards ceremony, held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium on July 3.

Competition Winner Recommends Mobile App for TAJ

The winner in this year’s local leg of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) essay competition has recommended that Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) create a mobile app. The local leg of the competition, spearheaded by the TAJ, had essays...
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams addressing the launch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams addressing the launch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Women in Engineering Affinity Group, at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Papine Campus in St. Andrew on July 3.

More Women Encouraged to Pursue STEM Careers
Fitness instructor, Raymond White (second right), engages employees of 24-7 Intouch and representatives of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) in a workout session. Occasion was the launch of the company’s corporate wellness programme on Wednesday (July 3), at its Freeport location, Montego Bay.
Fitness instructor, Raymond White (second right), engages employees of 24-7 Intouch and representatives of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) in a workout session. Occasion was the launch of the company’s corporate wellness programme on Wednesday (July 3), at its Freeport location, Montego Bay.

24-7 Intouch Launches Wellness Programme
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), speaks at a press conference, held at the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3. With the Minister is Director of IFSLM, Dr Judith Mowatt.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), speaks at a press conference, held at the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3. With the Minister is Director of IFSLM, Dr Judith Mowatt.

Security Ministry to Acquire Software for DNA Database
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, disembarks one of aviation firm, Jam Airlink’s planes, during the launch of domestic flight services, which will resume on July 8.
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, disembarks one of aviation firm, Jam Airlink’s planes, during the launch of domestic flight services, which will resume on July 8.

Domestic Flights Resume on July 8

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Manager for Agribusiness at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

JAMPRO Coordinating Activities to Boost Exports

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has been coordinating various marketing and investment activities aimed at boosting the range of export markets for local products. These engagements include trade missions to Canada and the United States of America (USA), as well as several Caribbean territories, to engage existing and potential investors through one-on-one meetings and tours of commerce spaces. Manager for Agribusiness...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives, on July 2.
Energy

Venezuelan Company Seeks Compensation for Petrojam Shares

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Petróleos de Venezuela (PDV) has brought a compensation claim against the Government of Jamaica over the retake of the company’s 49 per cent shares in Petrojam. She made the disclosure following the tabling of the Report on the strategic review of the State-owned oil refinery. Mrs. Williams was responding to...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, giving an update on the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results in the House of Representatives on July 2. Listening (at left) is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Education

Education Ministry to Publish Individual PEP Scores

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Ministry will be publishing the scores for each student that sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. “We will be publishing the individual scores and the results of the tests that were taken on each student. We are expecting that, this will be released next week, if...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), at the 58th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (June 29). Also taking part (from left) are President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson; President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Patricia Affonso-Dass; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; and Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer.
Tourism

Minister Says Tourism Workers’ Pension Plan on Track for January 1, 2020

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Tourism Workers’ Pension scheme, designed to provide retirement benefits for all industry workers, is on track to be rolled out by January 1, 2020. Speaking at the 58th annual general meeting of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, observes as Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Nicaragua to Jamaica, Her Excellency Bridget Budier Bryan, signs the visitors’ book at King’s House on July 2, when she visited to present her Letters of Credence.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: G-G and Ambassador Designate of Nicaragua

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, observes as Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Nicaragua to Jamaica, Her Excellency Bridget Budier Bryan, signs the visitors’ book at King’s House on July 2, when she visited to present her Letters of Credence.
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Acting Senior Director of Surveys at the National Land Agency (NLA), Major Patrick Aiken (centre), converses with Colonel Adjutant Quartermaster of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Captain (Naval) David Chin Fong (right), following the signing of a memorandum of understanding to facilitate hydrographic surveys of Jamaica’s seabed. Affixing his signature to the document is Lt. Col. R. Tyndale of the JDF, who signed as a witness
EnvironmentNational Security

NLA and JDF Sign MOU for Hydrographic Surveys of Jamaica’s Seabed

The National Land Agency (NLA) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will facilitate hydrographic surveys of the seabed in the country’s territorial waters. This exercise will be conducted using a vessel from the JDF Coast Guard’s fleet. The agreement will be executed under the auspices of the National Hydrographic Committee (NHC), which is...
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