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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point as he delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Backlog Of COVID-19 Tests To Be Cleared By Month-End – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the backlog of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests will be cleared by the end of this month. “There is a significant backlog and we are not satisfied with that. The Minister of Health [and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at a recent digital town hall hosted by the Ministry.

Protocols For Community Bars And Taverns To Be Revisited

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shares a moment with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Downsound Records, producers of Reggae Sumfest, Joe Bogdanovich, at last year’s event in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay in 2019. (FILE - Garwin Davis Photo)

Virtual Reggae Sumfest A Major Boost For Jamaica – Minister Bartlett

Member of the Entertainment Advisory Board in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Kamal Bankay (left), makes a point during a recent digital town hall hosted by the Local Government and Community Development Ministry.

Entertainment Sector Urged To Comply With Protocols In Order To Move To Next Phase Of Reopening

Acting Director of Emergency Medical Services at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kurdell Espinosa Campbell, addresses a digital town hall, hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, on July 23.

Persons Seeking Shelter Will Be Screened

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

TAJ Encourages Persons To Use Online Option To Renew Driver’s Licence

Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, is encouraging persons to pay the renewal fee for private, general and motorcycle classification of licence online at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. As of July 27, an online payment option for the renewal of Driver’s Licence has been added to the suite of virtual services offered by the TAJ. “We are encouraging...

6 years ago MiningTransport

Mines And Geology Division Launches Mineral Information System

Mines and Geology Division (MGD) launches its Mineral Information System, a project born in collaboration with the ACP-EU UNDP Development Minerals Programme in 2018. This project involved the creation of a web map showcasing the development of minerals and quarrying activities throughout Jamaica and fits into the overall geospatial data management strategy of the division. MGD has the statutory responsibility...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

6 years ago EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Gov’t Provides Additional Funds To Schools For COVID-19 Preparations

The Government has provided all public education institutions with additional sums of between $500,000 and $1 million towards intensified preparations for the upcoming academic year, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

10 More Recoveries, Two New COVID-19 Cases

As at Tuesday (July 28), 10 more patients have recovered and have been released from isolation. This increase brings the cumulative number of recoveries to 724 (84.8% recovery rate). In the meantime, two new cases have been confirmed, bringing the island’s record of total confirmed cases to 855. The newly confirmed cases consist of two females aged 16 and 56...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis.

6 years ago Industry

JBDC Hosts Virtual Grant Proposal-Writing Workshop For Social Entrepreneurs

Social entrepreneurs will benefit from a virtual grant proposal-writing workshop being hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) from July 29 to 31. The three-day session, which will be held via the Zoom platform, will provide participants with understanding and insight of the dynamics of proposal writing from the donor’s perspective, help them learn how to construct strategic proposals...

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (centre) is joined by Justices of the Peace (JP) Maudlyn Wright (left) and Minerva Facey in putting together care packages at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God in Montego Bay, recently. The packages, which contain food items and masks, were distributed to needy citizens in communities throughout the parish as part of an ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme spearheaded by the Custos.

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirus

Hundreds Of St. James Residents Benefit From Custos’ COVID-19 Response Programme

Hundreds of families in St. James have benefited from the donation of more than 600 care packages and 2,000 face masks as part of an ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme being spearheaded by the Custos of the parish, Bishop Conrad Pitkin. The Custos told JIS News that the initiative, which began in April with the support of various partners, is...

Commissioner of Revenue Appeals at the Revenue Appeals Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think Tank

Tax Appeals Down

Appeals to the Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have trended down, says the Commissioner of Revenue Appeals, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers. “The is because of some interventions that we made at the time when we were reforming. This included an intervention with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to ensure that they ramp up the...