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Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, gives an update on the performance of the economy at a press briefing, held in New Kingston on January 13.

EPOC Co-Chair Also Confident Jamaica Will Pass IMF Quarterly Test

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, is also expressing confidence that Jamaica will pass the seventh consecutive International Monetary Fund (IMF) quarterly test. This follows similar sentiments expressed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (right), presides over today’s (January 13) Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) monthly meeting at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston.

KSAC Will Continue To Honour Approval Time – Mayor

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major Richard Reese.

JCA Has Disease Response Plan

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (left), greets resettled residents and other persons attending Monday’s (January 12) launch of the Jamaica Association for the Resettlement of Returning Residents (JARRR) revamped website, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Mr. Brown, who has responsibility for Diaspora Affairs, was the guest speaker.

Investment Opportunities Main Area of Focus at Diaspora Conference

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, delivering the keynote address during Monday’s (January 12) launch of the Jamaica Association for the Resettlement of Returning Residents (JARRR) revamped website, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Jamaicans In Canada to Invest in Stock Market Come April 1

11 years ago Culture

Youth Ministry Does Not Recruit Assistants for Teachers

The Ministry of Youth and Culture has become aware that a man who gives his name as ‘Brian Payne’ has been falsely representing himself as recruiter for the Ministry. The Ministry received a complaint from Crescent Primary School that the man had ‘hired’ young people to assist teachers at the school with the promise that they would be recompensed by...

Interim President of Mico University College, Professor Carol Clarke, addresses the graduation ceremony for Master of Science degree students from Mico, and the Sam Sharpe and Moneague teachers’ colleges, held on Sunday (January 11), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

11 years ago Education

Mico Professor Underscores Value of Partnership in Tertiary Education

Interim President of the Mico University College, Professor Carol Clarke, is underscoring the value of partnerships in bringing higher level tertiary qualifications to Jamaicans. She was addressing a graduation exercise at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Sunday (January 11), where 43 teachers from Mico University College and the Sam Sharpe and Moneague teachers’ colleges, received their...

11 years ago National Security

Organized Crime Investigations Division and Flying Squad To Be Merged

The Organized Crime Investigations Division (OCID) and the Flying Squad of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are to be merged. The revelation was made last week by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams during a press conference at his Old Hope Road offices in Kingston. Highlighting the significance of the merger, Commissioner Williams said it will create a new unit that...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill M.P.

11 years ago Environment

Minister Pickersgill to Tour Port Antonio Water and Sewerage Project

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, will examine the progress of works under the $1.83 billion Port Antonio Water, Sewerage and Drainage Project, when he tours the Portland capital on Wednesday, January 14. He will be accompanied by Minister of State, Hon. Ian Hayles, and will be joined by the Portland Members of Parliament, and...

11 years ago Governor GeneralJustice

Governor-General announces new Public Defender

His Excellency The Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Arlene Harrison Henry to the post of Public Defender in accordance with the Public Defender (Interim) Act of 2000. Her appointment takes effect as of the 19th of January, 2015. Mrs. Harrison Henry, former President of the Jamaica Bar Association, was called...

Members of the graduating batch of 2014 from Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, The Mico University and Moneague College, who graduated with Master of Science degrees from the Central Connecticut State University, take part in the ceremony, held on January 11 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

11 years ago Culture

Graduates Urged To Get Involved In Transformation Process

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has urged graduates of tertiary institutions to become actively involved in the education and transformation process, to advance their communities and the country. Addressing Master of Science (MSc) graduates from Central Connecticut State University, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on January 11, the Minister said by undertaking and completing...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Assistance for Employers to E-File Annual Returns (S02) Intensifies

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), along with its partner agencies National Housing Trust (NHT), National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and Heart Trust/NTA, has stepped up activities to provide support to employers to meet the new mandatory e-filing requirement. Business persons can access assistance through a series of sessions to help them with electronically filing their Employers Annual Return (S02) to meet the...