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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (seated centre), joins the Musgrave Medal Award recipients at the recent awards ceremony held at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, St. Andrew.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (seated centre), joins the Musgrave Medal Award recipients at the recent awards ceremony held at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, St. Andrew.

Minister Grange Hails Musgrave Medal Awardees

Minister of Culture Gender, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded the 2023 Musgrave Medal recipients as guardians of Jamaica’s heritage. “The contributions of our Musgrave awardees have not only enriched our cultural landscape but have also served...
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton (second right) and Acting Vice President, Investment and Linkages, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Gail Barrett (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the entities, while President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox (second left) and Senior Director, Business Partners and Support Services, JSEZA, Licia Grant, prepare to affix their signatures. The agreement, which was signed on Wednesday (April 3) at JAMPRO’s New Kingston offices, will enhance coordination of investment promotion and marketing, improve information sharing and support export and investor relations. This strengthened cooperation between JAMPRO and the JSEZA is important for the effective implementation of the special economic zone regime and Jamaica’s integration into global supply and value chains, in alignment with the vision of the island as a global logistics hub.
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton (second right) and Acting Vice President, Investment and Linkages, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Gail Barrett (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the entities, while President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox (second left) and Senior Director, Business Partners and Support Services, JSEZA, Licia Grant, prepare to affix their signatures. The agreement, which was signed on Wednesday (April 3) at JAMPRO’s New Kingston offices, will enhance coordination of investment promotion and marketing, improve information sharing and support export and investor relations. This strengthened cooperation between JAMPRO and the JSEZA is important for the effective implementation of the special economic zone regime and Jamaica’s integration into global supply and value chains, in alignment with the vision of the island as a global logistics hub.

PHOTOS: JAMPRO and JSEZA Sign MOU to Strengthen Cooperation
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), warmly greets members of Jamaica’s victorious CARIFTA Games team on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 2. The team claimed Jamaica’s 38th straight CARIFTA games title, winning a total of 84 medals at the games held in Grenada from March 30 to April 1.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), warmly greets members of Jamaica’s victorious CARIFTA Games team on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 2. The team claimed Jamaica’s 38th straight CARIFTA games title, winning a total of 84 medals at the games held in Grenada from March 30 to April 1.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Greets Triumphant CARIFTA Team
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Destination Trade and Investment the Focus at 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Logo.

300 Residents in St. James Benefit from USAID Community Empowerment Fair

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Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

2024/25 Property Tax Due

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising property owners that its system is now updated to reflect Property Tax liabilities for the 2024/25 period, which became due on April 1, 2024. This means that property owners have until April 30, 2024 to pay the unchanged tax amounts online and/or in line without the possibility of any penalty being applied, using a...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), bids farewell to a participant in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), during a ceremony held at the Overseas Employment Centre, East Street, Kingston, on January 3. At left is State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
LabourSocial Security

Gov’t to Focus on Enhancing Welfare of Jamaicans in Overseas Employment Programme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says a major focus for the Government under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), going forward, will be enhancing the rights and welfare of Jamaican participants. “First and foremost [we have] to ensure that the minimum standard is acceptable. Secondly, we have to expand opportunities. And so, that will come...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes (seated left); and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks (seated right), with members of the judiciary who were appointed to act in higher offices for the Easter Term, at today’s (April 3) swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House.
Justice

Judges Sworn in to Act in Higher Posts

Eight members of the judiciary were sworn in today (April 3), to act in higher offices for the Easter Term, by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. The judges, who will serve in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, took the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath, during a ceremony at King’s House. They...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), interacts with (from left): Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon; Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; President of the St. James Branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris; and Parish Manager for the St. James Division of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Ricardo Holt, as they tour the grounds of the 41st staging of the Montpelier Agricultural & Industrial Show, held at the Montpelier Show Ground on Easter Monday (April 1). At right is farmer, Susan Clarke.
Agriculture

More Farm Roads to Be Repaired in St. James

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining remains steadfast in its commitment to improve farm roads in St. James that are crucial to the efficient transportation of agricultural produce. Addressing the 41st staging of the Montpelier Agricultural & Industrial Show, held at the Montpelier Show Ground on April 1, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said that for the 2024/25 financial...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, shares a moment with (from left) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor, Emil Vermer; Professor, Harvard Business School, Laura Alfaro; University of Colorado Professor, Barry Eichengreen; Jamaican economist at Stanford University, Professor Peter Blair Henry; and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist, Serkan Arslanalp. Occasion was the Brookings Institute spring papers on economic activity, featuring Jamaica, in Washington DC on March 28.
Foreign Affairs

Economists Hail Jamaica’s Sustained Debt Reduction as “Exceptional”

Jamaica is being hailed as “exceptional” for achieving sustained reduction in the public-debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio (GDP) despite global financial crises, pandemics, and other emergencies. In a paper titled ‘Sustained Debt Reduction: The Jamaica Exception’, authors Serkan Arslanalp, Barry Eichengreen and Professor Peter Blair Henry, noted that the sharp, sustained reductions in public debt are outstanding “because public-debt-to-GDP ratios have been trending...
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Finance & Public Service

BOJ Issues ABM Service Standards for Deposit-Taking Institutions

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has issued new service-level standards as guidelines for the operation of Automated Banking Machines (ABMs) by deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) which are regulated by BOJ. The new standards were issued on April 2 and DTIs have a nine-month transition period to bring themselves into conformity with the guidelines, given the far-reaching nature of the service-level standards. Compliance...
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Minister of Education and Youth and St. Andrew Eastern Member of Parliament, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (centre), point to the Chambers Lane Wi-Fi sign during the launch of the service in the community on Wednesday (March 27). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Mona Division, Gary Gordon; Principal of Campion College, Grace Baston; and member of the Chambers Lane community, Tavares Charles. Introduction of the Chambers Lane Community Wi-Fi is part of efforts by the USF to close the information divide and ensure widespread internet access.
EducationTechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: Chambers Lane Wi-Fi Launch

Minister of Education and Youth and St. Andrew Eastern Member of Parliament, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (centre), point to the Chambers Lane Wi-Fi sign during the launch of the service in the community on Wednesday (March 27). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Mona Division, Gary Gordon;...
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