One hundred and sixteen farmworkers left the island today (June 12), for the United States, under the Seasonal Work Programme between Jamaica and the United States. The batch, who all returning workers, will be dispatched to the Gebbers Farm in Washington, where they will be reaping apples. The send-off ceremony was held at the Ministry of Labour’s Overseas Employment Services...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that the following taxes are due on Monday, June 15, 2020:  Estimated Income Tax (2nd quarter)  Self Employed Statutory Payments (2nd quarter)  Statutory Deductions (S01) for the month of May – must be filed ONLINE using the enhanced form. In the case of the statutory deductions, employees are normally...

Exceptional and far reaching measures have been taken to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the Greater Portmore Wastewater Treatment site in St. Catherine and interfering with crocodiles at the facility. The NWC implemented the measures to safeguard public safety and protect the crocodiles in their natural habitat. The installation of approximately 600 meters of perimeter fencing is now under way...

Mandatory coronavirus (COVID-19) testing will be conducted on tourists when the country reopens to non-nationals on Monday, June 15. The confirmation came from Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness ‘Every One Counts’ COVID Conversations Digital Town Hall, held on Thursday (June 11). Minister Bartlett said testing of the visitors arriving from source markets,...

Horse racing will resume at Caymanas Park on Saturday, June 20, following consultation with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, during his contribution to the debate on the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for 2020/21 during the sitting of the House of Representatives on...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for society to view road traffic deaths as a global pandemic in the same way as the coronavirus (COVID-19). She made the appeal as she addressed the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers’ Association (JGRA) Virtual Road Safety Launch on Wednesday (June 10). In highlighting the scale of the problem, Mrs. Williams...

I am deeply saddened to learn of the deadly turn of events which resulted in the death of at least two (2) members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the serious wounding of two others while on operation early this morning. The killing of law enforcement officers is an immeasurable tragedy and we will not rest until the perpetrators...