Local businesses are being encouraged to increase their engagement with freelancers as a way to improve their output and to grow their business. Speaking on the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) weekly online series, ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, on September 1, Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Technologies, Melarka Williams, said the world has gone digital and that the COVID-19 pandemic...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors, John Byles, says Jamaica’s best hope for containing the spread of the coronavirus will depend on the collective behaviour of its citizens going forward. Mr. Byles, who was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, said the Government can...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) advises that its building located at 16 Oxford Road, Kingston 5 will be closed for deep cleaning and sanitisation due to a COVID-19 positive result. The PIOJ Building will reopen on Friday, September 4, 2020. The PIOJ has adopted the provisions within the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures)  (No11 ) (Amendment) (No3) Order for...

Employees who intend to vote in the upcoming General Election are entitled to three hours’ time-off from work on Election Day, September 3. The three hours’ time-off to vote is in addition to the usual lunch hour. It has come to the attention of the Electoral Office of Jamaica that several employees have indicated to staff that they will not...

The Justice Ministry will close its offices at 61 Constant Spring Road on Wednesday, September 2, and Thursday, September 3 to facilitate sanitization of the premises. This, in accordance with the guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Wellness amid two confirmed cases of the Coronavirus among staff members as well as reports to the Human and Resource Management Department...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise its customers that due to the country’s General Elections, all Tax Offices and TAJ business locations will be closed to the public at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday September 3, 2020. Additionally, staff will be allowed to leave at 2:00 p.m., thereby allowing TAJ personnel to exercise their right to vote. Regular business hours...

It is with regret that the Ministry of Health and Wellness reports the passing of three additional persons due to COVID-19. There have also been 224 new COVID-19 cases recorded as at Tuesday (September 1). The Ministry extends its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. The deceased are an 88-year-old male from Clarendon who died on August 28;...