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(FILE) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) presents members of the Airbnb executive leadership team with Usain Bolt-branded t-shirts following a strategic meeting at Airbnb Headquarters in San Francisco, California in August 2017. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Ministry of Tourism’s Senior Advisor/ Strategist, Delano Seiveright; Airbnb’s Global Head of Strategic Safety Initiatives, Clark Stevens; Airbnb’s Head of Global Policy and Communications, Chris Lehane; Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Los Angeles, Lorna Mae Johnson; Airbnb’s then Regional Director of Public Policy for Central America and the Caribbean, Shawn Sullivan; and Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Carlos Muñoz.

No Tax on Airbnb Operators – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the Government has no intention of imposing a tax on persons who are renting out their homes or providing space for travellers who have booked through Airbnb. “I have heard the false...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, third left) and Major Haughton James (front row, third right), with Officers and Warrant Officers of the Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education’s Junior Officers’ Course 1901, when they visited King’s House on July 4.

PHOTOS: G-G and the Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); and Director of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), Dr. Judith Mowatt, tour the newly constructed Annex at the Institute in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3.

Autopsy Suite to be Constructed

Deputy Commissioner of Operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Dave Jeffery, presents the first-place trophy for the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) essay competition to Immaculate Conception High School student, Gabrielle Hoo, who collects on behalf of the winner, Jaidah-Leigh Wyatt, at the awards ceremony, held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium on July 3.

Competition Winner Recommends Mobile App for TAJ

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams addressing the launch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Women in Engineering Affinity Group, at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Papine Campus in St. Andrew on July 3.

More Women Encouraged to Pursue STEM Careers

Fitness instructor, Raymond White (second right), engages employees of 24-7 Intouch and representatives of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) in a workout session. Occasion was the launch of the company’s corporate wellness programme on Wednesday (July 3), at its Freeport location, Montego Bay.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

24-7 Intouch Launches Wellness Programme

Global customer care and technology company, 24-7 Intouch, has collaborated with the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to implement a corporate wellness programme for members of staff. The launch took place on Wednesday (July 3), at the entity’s Freeport location in Montego Bay. The initiative is designed to educate and empower employees to make smarter wellness choices that can ultimately...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), speaks at a press conference, held at the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3. With the Minister is Director of IFSLM, Dr Judith Mowatt.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Security Ministry to Acquire Software for DNA Database

The Ministry of National Security is to acquire software and associated equipment for a DNA database, at a cost of US$450,000, this financial year. This was announced by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, during a tour of the Institute of Forensic Science & Legal Medicine (IFSLM) in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3. Dr. Chang said the various...

Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James, Neil Barrett, addresses residents at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held recently, at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham.

7 years ago Local Government

St. James Residents Urged to Develop Family Disaster Plan

Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James branch, Neil Barrett, is urging residents to develop a family disaster plan in case of natural disaster and other emergencies. Mr. Barrett, who was speaking at a recent community meeting at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham, said that a disaster plan is necessary, as it helps families to function...

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister greets His Excellency Antonio Guterrez, United Nations Secretary General ahead of bilateral talks in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Updates UN Secretary-General on Climate Initiative

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning (July 4) held bilateral talks with His Excellency Antonio Guterrez, United Nations Secretary-General. The meeting was held in the margins of the 40th Regular meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia. Prime Minister Holness updated the UN Secretary-General on the plans to deal with the Secretary-General’s Climate...

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association (NPAJ), Dr. Lennon Richards (right), speaks with Top Female and Male Students of the Year, at the Kitson Town Primary School in St. Catherine, Nicollette Spencer and Chesnut Coombs, at the institution

7 years ago EducationYouth

Parents Encouraged to Enforce Dress Code for Students

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association (NPAJ), Dr. Lennon Richards, is calling on parents to enforce the dress code that schools have established for students. Delivering the keynote address at the St. Catherine-based Kitson Town Primary School’s annual school-leaving exercise on July 2, at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, he also cautioned against skin bleaching, emphasising its attendant health and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the fundraising dinner of the East Central St. James Education Fund at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Hotel & Spa in Rose Hall.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Seeing Record Level of Economic Activity – Dr. Clarke

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the country is experiencing an unprecedented level of economic activity, with 17 consecutive quarters of growth, and unemployment now at the lowest rate in the nation’s history. “We have never had unemployment this low where more people are employed today than those who are unemployed,” the Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

7 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Jamaica and Cayman to Strengthen Trade – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is moving to improve trade relations with the Cayman Islands. The Prime Minister made the comments while speaking to the Jamaican diaspora in Cayman last weekend. During his visit, Prime Minister Holness also held bilateral talks with the Premier of the Cayman Islands Hon. Alden McLaughlin and Government officials. The Prime Minister said it...