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Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre) greets residents outside of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) office in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, during her tour of the parish on Sunday (December 22).

Hundreds Turn Out to Cheer Miss World

Hundreds of residents lined the streets of St. Thomas on Sunday (December 22) to get a glimpse of the reigning Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, on her tour of the parish. The first stop was in Yallahs where people were...

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, performs a song at the cultural tribute in her honour held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Saturday (Dec. 21). Looking on in the background (from left) are: co-franchise owner, Miss Jamaica World, Weston Haughton; Miss Singh’s parents, Bradshaw Singh and Jahrine Bailey; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.

PHOTOS: Cultural Tribute for Miss World at Emancipation Park

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), is in discussion with Chairman, Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company Limited, Merline C. Daley, at the company’s staff awards ceremony held at Ms. Daley’s residence in St. Andrew on Thursday (Dec. 19).

Jamaicans Urged to Utilise State-Owned Tyre Retreading Company

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre); and Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers (right), present a box with a trophy to ‘We Transform’ Ambassador and Mentor, Jeffrey “Agent Sasco” Campbell, at the Ministry in Kingston, on December 18.

Agent Sasco Recognized for Mentoring Troubled Juveniles

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).

Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), extends season’s greetings to West Kingston resident, Daphne Weller, during the annual West Kingston senior citizens Christmas treat at the Tivoli Gardens community centre on Friday (December 20). Ms. Weller was among over 1,000 residents, including shut-ins, who were feted and presented with care packages, in the spirit of the Yuletide season. Mr. McKenzie is the Member of Parliament for Kingston Western.

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PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Hosts West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Christmas Treat

Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell (centre), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday (Dec. 18 ). He is flanked by Head of the Constabulary Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay (left), and Superintendent Courtney Coubrie of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch.

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Police Warns Party Promoters Against Raising Sound Levels

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning organizers of entertainment events against using the extension of the cut-off time for parties and other activities to raise sound levels. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell, said that an event can be shut down if amplified...

JCF3: Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell (centre), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday (Dec. 18 ). He is flanked by Head of the Constabulary Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay (left), and Superintendent Courtney Coubrie of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Offers Free Service to Transport Cash

Business operators are being reminded to call on the assistance of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) when transporting large quantities of cash during the busy yuletide season. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday (Dec. 18), Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell, noted that business transactions are...

Toni-Ann Singh, arrived in the island Friday evening (Dec.20) for a four-day visit organised by the Government.

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PHOTOS: Miss World Toni-Ann Singh Arrives in Jamaica

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre); Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left) and Senior Vice President, Customer Services, Jamaica Public Service, Ramsay McDonald, stand in front of the Christmas tree, at the lighting ceremony on Thursday (December 19) at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Tree-Lighting Ceremony St. William Grant Park

Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton.

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Mandatory E-Filing Of Individual Income Tax Returns January 2

Come January 2, 2020, persons filing individual income tax returns will be required to do so online as Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) implements the next phase of its mandatory e-filing of taxes. Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, made the disclosure in a recent interview with JIS News. “What we are trying to do is...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), cuts the ribbon to open the rehabilitated Marl Road community roadway, in Balaclava, St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (December 19). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (right) and Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Evon Redman. The road was repaired as part of the Ministry’s National Farm Road Programme.

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250 Roadways Rehabilitated Under National Farm Road Programme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says that 250 roads islandwide have been improved under the Government’s National Farm Road Programme. He was speaking at the official opening of the rehabilitated roadways in the Marl Road and Castleton communities, in Balaclava, St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (December 19). “We have spent over...