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TAJ Mobile Application Goes Live

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) in collaboration with eGov Jamaica Limited has developed the Tax Authority’s first mobile application – TAJ Mobile, adding yet another convenient and secure payment option to its suite of online services. TAJ Mobile facilitates tax payments online...

Information Technology (IT) Manager, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Andrew Evelyn, speaking at a JIS Think Tank.

CAC Encouraging Greater Use Of Its Mobile App

Head of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay (right), speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank. Also pictured is the Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Senior Superintendent of Police, Gary McKenzie.

JCF Provides Home Safety Tips

302 Travellers from the UK now in State Quarantine

Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with student at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Brad Pinnock, at the entrance of the Frazer’s Content community, in the parish, where a major beautification project is under way, at a cost of $6 million provided by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). The Minister visited the community on December20.

Major Beautification Project In Progress At Frazer’s Content

Operations Manager, Traffic Management Unit at the National Works Agency, Michael Saunderson, speaking at a press conference on national broadband connectivity, hosted by Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology on December 15, at the Ministry’s Kingston Office.

5 years ago Technology

Government Receives 650 Kilometres Of Fibre-Optic Cable

Government has received a donation of 650 kilometres of fibre-optic cable from local cable television providers and the island’s two major toll road operators, to help improve the nation’s broadband connectivity. The cable television operators include the island’s two largest cable providers and 34 smaller rural cable providers. “The fibre-optic cables will form part of the National Fibre Optic Communication...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health & Wellness (right), Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, in conversation with vendor, Stony Hill market, Hermine Walker, during a ‘Market Pop Up’ on December 19. The State Minister also presented a mask to her.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Hon. Juliet Cuthbert At Stony Hill Market

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left, seated), and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels (right, seated), listen to Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Hanover, Dr. Kaushal Singh (standing), as he addresses a special sitting of the Municipality on December 15, on the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Also listening are Councillors of the Municipality.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

MOH For Hanover Calls On Residents To Take Heed

Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Hanover, Dr. Kaushal Singh, says that while the parish’s COVID-19 cases remain the lowest in the country, there is still cause for concern in light of a recent surge. Dr. Singh, during a special sitting at the Hanover Municipal Corporation on December 15 to facilitate a visit from Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), has the full attention of Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); and Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, at the official opening of the newly renovated and rebranded Main Street Jamaica facility in Rose Hall, St. James, on December 16.

5 years ago Tourism

Rebranded Shopping Centre In Rose Hall

The elegant corridor of Rose Hall, St. James, on December 16 welcomed its newest attraction in the form of a multipurpose shopping centre that facilitates both shopping and dining, and is aptly named Main Street Jamaica. Formerly known as the Shoppes of Rose Hall, the rebranded and newly renovated facility, in addition to retaining much of its duty-free themed concept,...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Issues UK-related Travel Ban

Effective immediately, the Government of Jamaica will ban all flights coming into the island from the UK for a period of two weeks, ending January 4, 2021. However flights coming into country over the next 24 hours and outbound flights to the UK will be allowed up to midnight Tuesday, December 22. The country is expecting three flights from the...

5 years ago Youth

Rose Town Youth To Benefit From European Union Funded Block Making Project

Some fifteen (15) youth comprising males and females within the Rose Town Community are set to benefit from the opportunity of honing their skills through a block making training initiative. The block making training will be facilitated in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust and at the end of the training persons will be issued with the requisite certification. The project...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a press briefing at the Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) hemp facility in Jackson Town, Trelawny, on Friday (December 18).

5 years ago Industry

Industry Minister Tours OGH After First Shipment Of Cannabidiol Oil

Following the first shipment of cannabidiol (CBD) oil to Delaware in the United States by Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) in Trelawny, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, toured the facility on December 18. The Minister was accompanied by State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. The tour of the hemp facility in Jackson Town...