Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the parish’s Aedes index has been reduced to 10 per cent as activities intensify to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the dengue virus. The lowering of the Aedes index means that the number of breeding sites found in relation to the number of premises inspected has declined. “Our...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be providing grants of up to $400,000 to entrepreneurs in six communities in the parishes of St. James, Clarendon, Kingston and St. Andrew. Eligible entrepreneurs must be from the communities of Salt Spring and Anchovy in St. James; Treadlight in Clarendon; and August Town, Greenwich Town and Denham Town, in Kingston and St....

The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency wishes to advise the public that its Head Offices located at 25 Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10, will be closed on Friday September 11, 2020. The closure is in response to the report of a confirmed COVID-19 case of a staff member. The office is being closed to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitisation of...

The Jamaica Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (ONRTIP) launched its Online Resource Library on Wednesday (September 9). The library seeks to provide anti-trafficking stakeholders with relevant and practical knowledge about human trafficking, as well as provide access to relevant research and data derived from local and international sources. It is a free, open-access library, which is...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) wishes to advise the public that its Kingston office at 1 Grenada Way, will be closed today – Thursday, 10 September 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The closure is to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitization. The public will be advised of the reopening date. Customers are encouraged to utilize the Agency’s online registration platform to...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has collaborated with National Commercial Bank (NCB) to introduce NCB’s online bill payment, known as Paysmart, as an option for several tax types. Initially, this means NCB personal/retail customers are now able to add Tax Administration Jamaica as a payee on their eBanking platform. The additional payment option, that became available on August 31, 2020, represents...

Regrettably, the Ministry of Health & Wellness confirms two new COVID-19-related deaths. The deceased are an 80 year old female and a 12 year old male, who both had comorbidities and are both from Manchester. The Ministry extends its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. The total number of deaths now stand at 38 (1.1%), while four more...