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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, opens the debate on the Data Protection Act, 2020, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 13).

House Begins Debate On Data Protection Bill

Legislators on Wednesday (May 13) began debate on the Data Protection Act, 2020, which, when passed, will enshrine in law measures to protect the privacy and personal information of Jamaicans. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, who...

Members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation Junior Council pause for a photograph after a Junior Council meeting. The Junior Councillors have launched a campaign dubbed 'COVID-19: Building Resilient Students' to help youth cope with the closure of schools islandwide due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

KSAMC Junior Council Launches Campaign To Assist Students Impacted By COVID-19

Jamaica Reports First Day With No New COVID-19 Cases; Recoveries Up To 118

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while addressing the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 13). He also tabled the First Supplementary Estimates for 2020/2021.

Finance Minister Tables First Supplementary Estimates

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), points to a section of the architect's impression of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) redevelopment and expansion project at the Garmex Free Zone complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, during Wednesday's (May 13) ground breaking and tour at the worksite. Among those looking on are FCJ Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley (left); and Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, where the complex is located, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left).

Gov’t Striking Balance Between Health And Economy

Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Edge Solutions, Leighton Campbell.

6 years ago Commerce

Local Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Put In Online Component Of Business

Local entrepreneurs are being encouraged to actualise an online component of their business, to expand their scope and exposure. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) recent virtual session of the Biz Zone, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mobile Edge Solutions, Leighton Campbell, presented tips on how members of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can move into...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett addressing a virtual press conference on May 13.

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Five-Point Recovery Plan For Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced a five-point recovery plan for the country’s tourism sector that includes a “staggered reopening” of entities. “We do not see reopening as being a one-shop activity that immediately, everywhere will be opened. We think that reopening will be on a staggered basis as we build our own capacity to receive the large...

6 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

RGD Launches Electronic Burial Order System

Persons accessing Burial Orders through the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) can now do so through its new electronic Burial Order database. Development of the system comes as part of the RGD’s efforts at providing customers with a safe, quick and convenient way of doing business. Persons will now be able to register a death at any RGD location in the...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Dividends Postponement by Financial Holding Companies and Deposit-Taking Institutions

Since mid-March 2020, financial institutions have experienced an extraordinary need for liquidity in order to facilitate portfolio shifts by their customers and to build buffers against growing uncertainty. In response to liquidity needs Bank of Jamaica initiated several measures including the purchase of securities and the extension of short-term lending in order to relieve those pressures. In the context of...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Cristopher Tufton, speaks at the presentation of 20 hospital beds by Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on May 8, at the company’s distribution centre in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Adjust Practices And Lifestyles

Jamaicans are being encouraged to adjust practices and lifestyles to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The call comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who indicated that the virus will remain in the country for some time. Dr. Tufton was speaking at the presentation of 20 hospital beds by Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited to the...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

TAJ Adjusts Business Hours

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that effective Monday, May 18, 2020, all Tax Offices and the Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax Office will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm daily. TAJ business offices, including the Corporate Office, will close at 4:00 pm. The adjustment in the operating hours of TAJ offices...

6 years ago Justice

Closure Of Annotto Bay Outstation In St. Mary

The Annotto Bay Outstation in the St. Mary Parish Court will be closed to the public for the duration of the quarantine period announced by the Government on Thursday May 7, 2020. As a result of the closure, all matters which were previously scheduled for this outstation will be given new dates, after the quarantine period, and affected persons informed...