Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz, was sworn in today (April 16), during the sitting of the House of Representatives. After taking the Oath of Office, the MP was welcomed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as well as other Members of Parliament on both sides of the House.   Mrs Vaz...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms as part of efforts to improve customer service delivery. The forms that have been modified are those used for re-registration, late entry of names, late registration of births and deaths and correction of error, whether births, deaths or marriages. The RGD’s Customer Care Manager, Trudy Edwards, told JIS...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the construction industry grew by 3.7 per cent in the last quarter of 2018, due to increased activities in the local sector. Director General, STATIN, Carol Coy, speaking at a press conference for the release of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, in Kingston on April 16,...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, has reported that Jamaica’s mining and quarrying industry grew by 30.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018, mainly due to the reopening of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart bauxite company in Nain, St. Elizabeth. She was speaking at STATIN’s press conference regarding the release of the March...

The St. James Municipal Corporation is on a collection drive to amass revenue of $70 million, which is needed for infrastructure development and for maintaining public facilities. Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, said the money is to be sourced from the business operators who now occupy lots on the five-hectare...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry will continue on the pathway of strengthening the linkages with other sectors of the economy, particularly the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. “We are seeing excellent results coming out of our linkages initiatives, particularly our Speed Networking events, which have received tremendous support from the hotel sector,” he told JIS News in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the ease of doing business plays a crucial role in the country’s economic development as well as boosts investor confidence. Delivering the keynote address at the ceremony to break ground for the 800-room luxury Amaterra Resort in Stewart Castle, Trelawny, on April 12, Mr. Holness said that it with this in mind...