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Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) Technical Specialist, Monica Walker (right), is engaged in conversation by Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Acting President, Bridgette Steele, during Thursday’s (August 28) forum, held at the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) offices, Hope Road, St. Andrew.

Companies Reminded to Pay Minimum Business Tax

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding owners and operators of businesses that they are required by law to pay the Minimum Business Tax (MBT) of $60,000 per annum, on their operations. The reminder comes as the TAJ moves to significantly...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) accepts a token from Principal, Jamaica College, Senator Ruel Reid during the official opening of the institution’s state-of-the-art museum on August 28, at its Old Hope Road grounds in St. Andrew.

97 Per Cent of Grade Seven Cohort Placed in High School

‘An Evening With Miss Lou’ Celebration Set For September 7

University of the West Indies (UWI) student, Shereda Mitchell, who holds a BSc in experimental biology with honours, and is presently pursuing a master of science degree in forensic science, addressing her fellow scholars at a forum hosted by the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF) to celebrate its Summer Employment Programme/Jamaica 50th Scholarship Programme. The forum was hosted at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, August 28.

Beneficiaries of PetroCaribe Scholarships Thankful for Assistance

Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on the findings of the 2013 National Secondary School Survey on substance abuse among students.

NCDA Calls for Partnership to Address Youth Substance Abuse

12 years ago Education

Over $400 Million Invested in Upgrading of JC Over Nine Years

Over the past nine years, the Jamaica College (JC) Foundation has invested over $400 million in upgrading the facilities of the prestigious Old Hope Road-based institution. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Foundation, Hon. R. Danny Williams on August 28, at the official opening of a state-of-the-art museum on the grounds of the school. “This has been in the...

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

West Kingston Enquiry Commissioners Sworn In

The three Commissioners who will preside over the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry were sworn in on Friday August 29, 2014 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The Commissioners who took the Oath of Office before former Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, (ret’d) OJ, JP, are: Chairman, Retired Chief Justice and former Attorney General of Barbados Sir...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Delay in Processing of Driver’s Licence

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising members of the public that they may encounter some inconvenience with the processing of driver’s licences at the Revenue Service Centres islandwide. The TAJ says this is as a result of incorrect lamination pouches received earlier, which caused its supplies to be depleted sooner than anticipated. This will therefore cause an unanticipated delay in...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation and Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Garnett Reid (right) in discussion with (from left), Chairman of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation, Miss Merline Daley; Deputy Chairman, Dr. Horace Phillips and Chairman of the Selection Committee, Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence, Dr. Jean Small, at the launch of the Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on August 28.

12 years ago Culture

Nominations Open for Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards

Nominations are open for the 12th Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence 2014, in the categories of the Arts, Music, Culture and Sports. The awards are hosted by the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO). It is expected that 30 Caribbean nationals will be honoured for their contributions in the fields of...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), listens to Director, Jamaica Wells and Services Limited, Richard Simpson during a tour of the Ballater Avenue Well in Kingston on August 27, following the official commissioning of the well into service. The well, which is owned and operated by Talawah Investments, will be connected to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) system and used to provide water for both domestic and industrial use in sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Area.

12 years ago EnvironmentVision 2030Water

NWC Takes Steps to Reduce Water Theft

The National Water Commission (NWC) is stepping up operations to reduce water loss due to theft. These measures will, in some instances, involve working with law enforcement to remove illegal connections to the system, said Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. He was speaking at official commissioning of the Ballater Avenue Well, located on Ballater...

12 years ago EducationPrime Minister

PM Opens Renovated Basic School and Community Centre in Clarendon

Residents of Silent Hill, Clarendon, are welcoming renovation of the district’s basic school and community centre, at a combined cost of $37.9 million. A total of 66 students and three teachers will benefit from the newly refurbished facilities at the Walders Run Early Childhood Institution, while the renovated Silent Hill Multi-Purpose Sports Complex will serve residents from more than five...

Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), speaks to Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility, John Campbell, about windshields which are stored at that facility, during a tour on August 27. The Managing Director, accompanied by several JUTC executives, also visited the company’s Spanish Town and Portmore depots, as well as the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Several buses which were out of service for lengthy periods have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer.

12 years ago Transport

JUTC to Add 100 Buses to KMTR Monday

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be adding 100 buses to routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) as of Monday (September 1). This will bring the number of buses in operation to 445, said the bus company’s Managing Director, Colin Campbell. He was addressing a media briefing at the JUTC’s Spanish Town Depot in Twickenham Park, St....