The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), is pleased with the extended reach of its recently concluded lecture series, which was staged virtually this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Each February, the ACIJ/JMB highlights a particular aspect of Jamaica’s culture and heritage. This year, the institute hosted a four-part lecture series on Afro-Jamaican storytelling, under the theme ‘Jack...

The Judiciary of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that the St. James Parish Court will be closed today (March 4, 2021) at 1:00pm to facilitate deep cleaning of the building after a member of staff tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The St. James Parish Court will resume operations on Friday, March 5, 2021. Persons with matters before the...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that all Tax Offices and the Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax Office will continue to operate during the period of the new COVID-19 work-from-home Order, which comes into effect on Thursday, March 4, 2021. However a further assessment has been conducted of all the functions within TAJ, in the wake of the announcement by the Prime Minister (PM) at a Press...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), which provides skills training opportunities for young people, aged 17 to 30, is being reviewed. He said that the revision is aimed at developing a new format for rollout of the HEART/NSTA Trust-administered programme during the 2021/22 fiscal year in response...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the estimated gross earnings from the tourism industry for fiscal year 2021/2022 are projected at US$1.87 billion, with corresponding visitor arrivals of 1.6 million. He was addressing Wednesday’s (March 3) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee, which is reviewing the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure. “Visitor arrivals are projected as follows – stopover, 1.043...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been advised that Jamaica is now to receive its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, March 8 – a few days later than the March 4 arrival date earlier announced. The shipment of 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine has been made possible, courtesy of the generosity of the Government of...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says 28.7 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are slated for delivery to member countries through to May under the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (March 3), Dr. Etienne said regional countries participating in COVAX and their global...