A special exhibition to mark the 65th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Dock in Thurrock, Essex, was officially opened by High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet Assamba, on June 5. The exhibition is the first in a series of activities in Thurrock to commemorate the Windrush 65th anniversary. The ship, which...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba, has urged the church to support the lobby by Jamaica and other Caribbean countries for the region to be re-banded under the British Government’s Airline Passenger Duty (APD) tax regime. Speaking recently at the convention for the Church of God of Prophecy in London, the High Commissioner said the church...

The National Festival of the Performing Arts of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), kicks off on Wednesday, June 12, at the Little Theatre in Kingston beginning at 10:00 a.m. To be held under the theme: ‘JCDC 50 Celebrating Cultural Excellence through Preservation and Innovation’, the festival will begin with performances in the categories of traditional folk forms, deaf dance...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says whatever adjustments are to be made in the education system, will be done with consultation, understanding and respect. The Minister was addressing the ceremony for the presentation of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education at Jamaica House on Monday, June 9, where more than 40 teachers from across the...

The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller left the island on Tuesday, June 11 for a short vacation. She will return to the island on Saturday, June 15. While the Prime Minister is off the island, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing Dr. the Honourable Omar Davies will be in charge of the Government.

The National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) is giving full support to the fifth Biennial Diaspora Conference, scheduled for this weekend at the Montego Bay Conference Centre. Thirty-two members of the United States (US)-based Diaspora group will attend the June 16 to 19 event, which is the largest delegation since the inception of the conference. According to President...

Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Diane McIntosh, is advising Tax Auditors/Revenue Administrators not to allow themselves to be corrupted by persons trying to evade the tax system. “I want to impress upon you not to let yourself be deceived and facilitate them. Corruption in the tax system is counter-productive to the objective of collecting the required...