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Government Senator, Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point in the Senate on April 21.

Property Tax Bills Passed by The Senate

Two pieces of legislation giving legal authority to the Government to impose the new rates of property taxes, as well as validate the collection of property taxes from April 1, 2013, were approved by the Senate on April 21. The...

Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at The Mico University College, Dr. Albert Benjamin, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

Education Offers Solution to Crime

Commissioner of the Revenue Protection Division, Major (Ret’d) Johanna Lewin (right), has the attention of (from left) Governance and Anti-Corruption Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng; Contractor General, Dirk Harrison; and Director General of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards. This was shortly after an interview with JIS News at the Office of the Contractor General on Friday (April 21), ahead of Jamaica’s hosting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference from April 24 to 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The conference is being hosted under the theme ‘The Anti-Corruption Agenda – Today, Tomorrow, the Region and Beyond’.

MOCA to Share Anti-Corruption Tools at Regional Conference

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking in the Senate. (FILE)

Senate Passes Arbitration Bill

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses journalists at a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

Jamaica Engages CARICOM and OAS to Promote Dialogue in Venezuela

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ministry to Take Control of Diaspora Mapping Project Database

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will take ownership of the database captured under the online Diaspora Mapping initiative, now that the project has ended. Funded by the International Organizaton for Migration (IOM), the project was undertaken in conjunction with the Ministry. It aimed to capture the location, interests and skills of members of the diaspora, while building...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (right), consults with JIPO’s Chairman, Peter Goldson, during yesterday’s (April 24) staging of a Copyright Seminar at JIPO’s New Kingston offices.

9 years ago Commerce

JIPO to Expedite 100 IP Registrations at Open House

Persons wishing to apply for Intellectual Property (IP) registration will benefit from expedited processing of documents at an Open House to be held at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in New Kingston today (April 25). The first 100 applicants will qualify for this “hot desk” service during the event, which is slated to run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30...

Governance and Anti-Corruption Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng, responds to questions during an interview with JIS News on April 21, ahead of Jamaica’s hosting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference from April 24 to 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The conference is being hosted under the theme ‘The Anti-Corruption Agenda – Today, Tomorrow, the Region and Beyond’.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Caribbean Commonwealth Countries Get Commitment in Fight Against Corruption

Commonwealth Caribbean countries have been given a commitment by the Governance and Anti-Corruption Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng, to continue the facilitation of anti-corruption messages and dialogues among the states. Speaking with JIS News on April 21, ahead of today’s (April 24) opening of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference, he...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), discusses aspects of plans for the Port Antonio Sewerage and Drainage project to Country Manager, VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Timothee Delebarre, at the contract-signing ceremony for the undertaking held recently at the Office of the Prime Minister, St. Andrew.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Awards Contract for Port Antonio Sewerage and Drainage Project

The Government has awarded a contract to VINCI Construction Grands Projets, based in France, to undertake works on the Port Antonio Sewerage and Drainage project (Stage 2). The contract, in the sum of $361,743.45, plus US$4,721,641.82, is being fully financed under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) Water Supply Improvement Programme. It will allow for the provision...

In this file photo, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), leads a mini march outside Gordon House, downtown Kingston, in June 2016, to promote the Government’s ‘Jamaica Moves’ (#JaMoves) national campaign.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Encourages Jamaicans to Get Involved in Physical Activity

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says persons who are engaged in some form of physical activity are less likely to be susceptible to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Dr. Tufton stated that evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), breast cancer and colon cancer. “Healthy...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Outlines Impact of NCDs on the Country

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been the greatest public health threat to Jamaica’s development for the past 50 years. Dr. Tufton was addressing a University Diabetes Outreach Conference at the Jewel Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on April 21. He pointed out that, globally, 36 million people die...

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Senator Proposes Property Tax Amnesty

Government Senator, Don Wehby, is proposing an amnesty for the collection of property tax arrears in order to allow time for persons to get regularised. “The Minister of Finance and the Public Service has stated that the Government has no intention of taking away anyone’s property because they are facing financial or other hardships. I support this position and believe...