Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and registered charitable organisations are being encouraged to take advantage of waivers offered through the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Employer Arrears Amnesty Programme. NHT Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, Dameon McNally, told JIS News that the programme is intended to alleviate financial challenges experienced by entities with outstanding contributions while simultaneously encouraging compliance....

Jamaica Post has temporarily relocated the Mocho and Lyssons Post Offices in Clarendon and St. Thomas, respectively, to facilitate essential renovation works. Effective September 27, the Lyssons Post Office will be operating out of the Morant Bay Post Office, located at 43 Queen Street in the parish capital. Residents of Lyssons can access all postal services from this location. Programme...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has called on newly appointed Lay Magistrates in St James to show respect toward their fellow citizens, as they fulfill their duties to the public. The Minister was speaking at a ceremony where 30 Justices of the Peace (JPs) received Certificates of Completion for training in Criminal Law and Procedure,...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is to disburse $15 million to the St. Ann Municipal Corporation for emergency repairs at the St. Ann’s Bay Market in the parish. This was announced by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, after a tour of the facility on Tuesday (September 24). “The Ministry is going to be providing $15 million, which...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (MSJ) has reported of a flash flood watch now in effect for all parishes. The Flash Flood Watch includes low-lying and flood-prone areas of southern and northwestern parishes while extending it to remaining parishes effective until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The...

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, on Friday (September 20), handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in Rocky Point in the parish, who lost their possessions during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Tracy-Ann Thomas and her two children are the beneficiaries of the new dwelling, which...

KINGSTON, September 20 (JIS): Students at Denham Town High School are being encouraged to make the choices that will propel them along a path of excellence and engender sound values. This urging comes from Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who along with members of the Ministry’s ‘Liv Gud’ team, engaged with students at...