Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says amendments have been made to the Agricultural Produce Act, which will be submitted to Cabinet shortly. The Act is part of strategies being used to combat the “scourge of praedial larceny”. Making the announcement at a virtual town hall meeting on praedial larceny on...

More Jamaicans are scheduled to arrive on flights from Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados on Saturday (June 13) as the Government works with Caribbean countries and regional airlines to bring nationals home. “We have now scheduled flights to bring Jamaicans home, not just students but all nationals who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions and had flights cancelled...

Administrators at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann have hailed the return of students and the reopening of the institution as a success and a lesson in what can be accomplished by sheer tenacity and teamwork. Speaking to JIS News on June 10, the administrators noted that all the health and safety guidelines that have been recommended...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the industry is ready to receive the estimated 6,000 visitors who are expected to arrive in the island between June 15 and 30 as the Government begins phased reopening of the country’s borders. “On June 15, we will have seven flights that will come in. Between June 15 and 30 we expect 70...

All 3,289 Jamaican nationals who returned to the island between April 20 and June 10 under the protocol for controlled re-entry have been tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, gave the update during a digital press conference from the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ New Kingston offices on Thursday (June 11). She said those tested...

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...