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TAJ Rolls Out Online Payment Option for Driver’s Licence Renewal

As Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) continues its drive to expand its online service offerings and to promote contactless business transactions, as of July 27, 2020 an online payment option for the renewal of Driver’s Licence has been added to the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening of the Port Antonio Police Station and Portland Divisional Headquarters on Friday (July 24).

PM Reminds Jamaicans To Wear Masks, Maintain Social Distance

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaking with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the construction site for the $200-million state-of the-art Buff Bay Health Centre in Portland. Ground was broken for the project in June.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Buff Bay Health Centre Project Site

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the renovated Port Antonio Police Station and Portland Divisional Headquarters on Friday (July 24). Witnessing the occasion (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz.

Gov’t Committed To Safer, Healthier Working Environment For Police – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during a tour of the construction site for the new Buff Bay Police Station in Portland on Friday (July 24).

Buff Bay Police Station To Be Completed By Year End

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records Five New COVID-19 Cases

Five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Jamaica as at Sunday (July 26). This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases ever recorded in Jamaica to 842. Over the last 24-hour period, three more patients have been declared recovered and have been released from isolation. The total recoveries for the island now stands at 714 (84.9% recovery rate)....

A tour guide (left) at Dunn’s River Falls in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, provides guests with last minute instructions prior to their trekking up the falls.

6 years ago Tourism

Dunn’s River Falls Recording Uptick in Patronage since Reopening

The world renowned Dunn’s River Falls and theme park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, has been recording an uptick in patronage since being reopened to the public on July 21, following a four-month closure due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The popular 28-acre facility got the go-ahead from the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) on July 17 to...

President of Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Carmen Johnson (right), and NAJ Third Vice-President, Nancy Davis-Williams, are presented with personal protective equipment and other medical supplies by President of the Jamaica Chinese Friendship Association (JCFA), Irena Cousins (second left). The provisions include 200 infra-red thermometers and 200 facemasks for use by the nurses in the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Jamaica. The presentation was made during a brief ceremony at the NAJ’s head office in Kingston, on Friday (July 24). Looking on is JCFA Vice-President, Wilson Look Kin. The masks were donated by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in Beijing. The CPAFFC is the JCFA’s parent body. The donation was also made possible through the JCFA’s COVID-19 fund raising drive.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Nurses Association of Jamaica Receives Donation from Jamaica Chinese Friendship Association

President of Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Carmen Johnson (right), and NAJ Third Vice-President, Nancy Davis-Williams, are presented with personal protective equipment and other medical supplies by President of the Jamaica Chinese Friendship Association (JCFA), Irena Cousins (second left). The provisions include 200 infra-red thermometers and 200 facemasks for use by the nurses in the fight against the Coronavirus Disease...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

6 years ago Education

National Parenting Support Commission Hosting Back-to-School Information Sessions

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is hosting a series of high priority information sessions to assist parents and guardians with preparations for their children’s return to school for the 2020/21 academic year, which starts in September. The sessions, which are being facilitated via the Zoom digital platform, will enable facilitators and participants to explore the schooling modalities and blended...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses members of the Senate during Friday’s (July 24) sitting at Gordon House.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Senate Approves Extension of States of Public Emergency

The Senate approved five Emergency Powers Resolutions that will facilitate the extension of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) now in place until September 3, during its sitting at Gordon House on Friday (July 24). The Resolutions are: the Emergency Powers (No. 3), 2019, (Continuance) (No. 3) Resolution, 2020; the Emergency Powers, 2019, (Continuance) (No. 3) Resolution, 2020; the Emergency Powers...

Managing Director of HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer (right), along with Deputy Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) with responsibility for the administration of examinations, Sharon Burnett (centre), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the OEC to administer the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) examinations for the period November 2019 to November 2022. Witnessing the signing (at left) is Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe. The signing took place on July 23, at the OEC offices, 6 Manhattan Road, Kingston.

6 years ago Education

Overseas Examinations Commission To Administer NCTVET Exams

The HEART/NSTA Trust and the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Commission to administer the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) examinations up to November 2022. The signing ceremony, held on Thursday (July 23), at the OEC’s offices at 6 Manhattan Road, Kingston, formalised a partnership forged between the...

Commissioner of Revenue Appeals at the Revenue Appeals Division,Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, July 21.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think Tank

Revenue Appeals Division To Upgrade Case Management System

The Revenue Appeals Division is upgrading its case management system to bring about greater efficiency in the exchange of information and execution of the appeals process. The upgrading is among several initiatives aimed at improving service delivery as the Division marks its fifth anniversary in 2020. “Two key features of this upgrade will include the provision of an online portal,...