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TAJ Implements New Procedures for Direct Funds Transfer

As of January 11, 2021, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will begin the pilot phase of a Direct Funds Transfer Project, aimed at improving the process by which customers transfer funds to TAJ’s bank accounts for the payment of taxes and...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Negril Chapter's COVID-19 Ambassadors Programme at the Sandy Haven Resort, recently.

Negril Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Ensure Compliance With Enhanced COVID-19 Measures

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (centre), examines a chair made from bamboo by Superchard and Sons Furnishing Company, which is situated at the White Marl Complex, in St. Catherine, on January 8. Looking on (from left) are: Director of Special Projects, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose, and Managing Director of the entity, Superchard Singh.

Gov’t Pursuing Partnerships To Maximize The Bamboo Industry’s Potential

Forest Technician with the Forestry Department, Stephen Williams (left), oversees a tree planting exercise involving student volunteers from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Rotaract Club, among other participants, on Saturday (January 9). The volunteers (from second left) are: Roshan Gordon, Valeska Morrison, and Kimona Kenlock. The exercise was undertaken along a section of Highway 2000, in the vicinity of the Linstead Toll Plaza in St. Catherine.

PHOTOS: Volunteers Participate in Tree Planting Exercise along Highway 2000

(L-R), Marlene Porter, Manager of Agribusiness, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, President of JAMPRO, Kaci Fennell, Entrepreneur and Content Creator, Rupert Frith, Coffee Senior Compliance Officer, JACRA, and Norman Naar, VP of Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, enjoy a cup of coffee at Cannonball Cafe in Sovereign North, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Celebrates Blue Mountain Coffee

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), assists North Street Primary School student, Akeelah Frazer, to unwrap a new tablet computer that was presented to her at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, on Friday (January 8). The tablet is one of a number that were donated by medical entity, Imaging and Intervention Associates, for needy children in Western Kingston, for which Mr. McKenzie is the Member of Parliament. Sharing the moment is Kingston Technical High School student, Cassandra Gray (right).

5 years ago Education

Medical Entity Provides Tablet Computers For Children In West Kingston

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Friday (January 8), received tablet computers valued $500,000 for needy students living in west Kingston, for which he is the Member of Parliament. The devices, which were donated by Imaging and Intervention Associates, were presented to Mr. McKenzie at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston by the medical entity’s founding...

5 years ago Youth

Activities Ramped Up on Savage Pen Road in St. Andrew

Motorists who use Savage Pen Road, in St. Andrew, should expect delays on that roadway over the course of the next week. This as the activities have been ramped up and are now concentrated in the northern section of the thoroughfare which is narrow and does not allow for the passage of two vehicles. The roadway is the prospective alternative...

5 years ago Works / Construction

Woodglen Drive in Kingston to be Closed for Demolition Works

A section of Woodglen Drive in Kingston, close to its intersection with Hagley Park Road, will be closed on Sunday, January 10. The closure will commence at 7:00 a.m. and will continue until 6:00 p.m. Communication Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Natalee Bloomfield, says that the closure is to facilitate the demolition of a building that is now...

High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

5 years ago Diaspora

Elders, Prominent Jamaicans To Be Honoured On Indian Diaspora Day

Indian Diaspora Day 2021 will be celebrated on Saturday, January 9. The day also commemorates the late political and spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi’s return from South Africa on January 9, 1915. High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, told JIS News that several Indian nationals who have made Jamaica their home will be recognised for their contribution...

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes (left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Patrick Brooks (right), share a photo opportunity with judges who have been appointed to higher office, at a swearing-in ceremony held at King’s House in St. Andrew on Thursday (January 7).

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10 Judges Appointed To Higher Office

Ten judges were sworn into higher office on Thursday (January 7) by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King’s House. They are Vivene Harris, who was appointed to serve as a judge in the Court of Appeal effective January 11, and Carole Barnaby, who will serve as Puisne Judge from January 7. Also...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), accepts a tablet from Regional Executive of Huawei Technologies, Bo Zhou, during a ceremony for the handover of 500 devices on Thursday (December 7) at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston. The donation is in support of the Ministry

5 years ago EducationInformationTechnologyYouth

Huawei Donates 500 Tablets to Education Sector

Global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, Huawei Technologies Company Limited, has donated 500 tablets in support of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, in her remarks at the handover ceremony held on Thursday (December 7) at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, front row centre); Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding (seated, front row left); and Custos of St. James, and Co-Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Committee, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, representing Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, bow their heads in prayer during the annual service held at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St. Catherine, on January 6.

5 years ago National Security and PeacePrime Minister

Investment In “Heart-Ware” of Jamaicans Next Phase of Crime-Fighting – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be investing in the “heart-ware” of Jamaicans as part of the fight against crime and violence in the society. He noted that approximately $40 billion has been spent to strengthen the country’s security architecture over the last four years, including the acquisition of vehicles, boosting communication systems, and recruiting...