Approximately $1.2 billion has been invested to date, under the European Union (EU) funded Sugar Transformation Programme, in western Jamaica. Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said the investments have been made across the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland and Trelawny. Giving an update on the programme at the Jamaica House media briefing, held on February...

The Self Start Fund (SSF) has begun a drive to educate and make access to their loan products easier for public sector workers who desire to start a business or increase their existing business output. Through this thrust, public sector workers will be able to use their salaries as a form of collateral when accessing loans from the SSF. Speaking...

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is calling for realignment of the cable and telecommunications sector, in order to bring enlightened access to the global society. “Despite the remarkable progress in the globalized communications environment, there continues to be obsolete, lop-sided models that are not appropriate for a society with new and different demands for enlightened access,” the Minister...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has switched over to its new Enterprise Portal following an upgrade of its web services. This consolidates several previously operated web options. Users of the new tax website will be able to seamlessly access TAJ's various internet services, such as making online payments, filing returns electronically, querying their property tax status, downloading tax forms or simply...

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will be staging its Inaugural Town Hall Meeting Tour across the island over the first two weeks of February led by a team of top officials from all divisions of the Commission. The meetings aim to heighten interactions with the gaming public and stakeholders in the gaming, betting and lottery sectors through discussions...

The Government is expected to make an announcement regarding the issuing of licences for the development of casino resorts by the end of March. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 3, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, said five applications have been received to date, two of which were deemed suitable for further...

The Civil Service Establishment (General) Order Resolution 2014 was approved by the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, February 3. In piloting the legislation, Minister with Responsibility for Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, noted that the Order indicates changes that have been made in the civil service establishment since 2013. He explained that part one refers...