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Chairman of Jamaica National Cruise Council and Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis, fielding questions at the Reynolds’ Cruise Pier in Ocho Rios.

Visitor Harassment Curtailed

Chairman of Jamaica’s National Cruise Council (NCC), Michael Belnavis, says the problem of visitor harassment has been seriously curtailed in most of the resort towns where visitors can now freely walk the streets. According to Mr. Belnavis, the Courtesy Corps,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles
Jr. (left); Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter (centre); and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, examine riot gear donated by the
US Government to the Department of Correctional Services during a ceremony at 122
East Street in Kingston on February 8. — Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left); Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter (centre); and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, examine riot gear donated by the US Government to the Department of Correctional Services during a ceremony at 122 East Street in Kingston on February 8.

Riot Gear for Dept of Correctional Services

In this file photo Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), greets visitors attending the Accompong Maroon celebrations held on Friday (January 6) in St. Elizabeth.

Long-Term Sustainable Development of Tourism

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond
McKenzie, addresses the launch of the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. (FILE) — Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. (FILE)

Gov’t Will Not Interfere With Church Property Tax Exemptions – Minister Mckenzie

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the Throne Speech during the opening of the 2017-18 session of Parliament at Gordon House today (February 9). The Speech was delivered under the theme: ‘A Firm Foundation for Prosperity’. At left is the Governor- General’s Aide-de-Camp, Major Eldon Morgan.

Strong Legislative Agenda for 2017-18

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), cuts the ribbon to officially launch the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St.

Mary, on February 8. Others (from second left) are: Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor

Richard Creary; President of the Lay Magistrates Association in St. Mary, Maxine

Marsh; and Parish Manager, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), St. Mary, Cynthia
Gilmore.

9 years ago Local Government

Local Government Ministry Rolls Out Property Tax Units

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is employing the use of mobile units as it intensifies efforts to collect over $10 billion in outstanding property taxes. The initiative involves collaboration with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). The two units, which have already been deployed to St. Mary and Clarendon, are intended to make it more convenient for persons to...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Embassy in Washington Pays Tribute to First Female Master Blender

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has lauded Appleton Estate master blender, Joy Spence, for 20 years as creator of some of the world’s finest aged rums. Ms. Spence, who has been with the Caribbean's leading rum manufacturing company for the past 35 years, has the honour of being the first woman to hold the position...

Home constructed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Sandhill Vista housing development programme in Hellshire, St. Catherine, which were handed over to beneficiaries in 2015 (FILE)

9 years ago Housing

Final Report on NHT Strategic Review to be Completed in March

The final report on the strategic review of the National Housing Trust (NHT) is expected to be completed by March this year. This was announced by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, when he delivered the 2017-18 Throne Speech in Parliament on February 9. “This will form part of the strategic National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

9 years ago Justice

Notaries Public Act to be Amended

The Notaries Public Act is to be amended to allow Justices of the Peace to be appointed as Notaries Public. The proposed amendment is part of a list of legislation that the Government is working on in an effort to reform the Justice system. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure while speaking at the launch of the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 9) after tabling the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure.

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018Finance & Public Service

Government Presents Budget of $710 Billion for 2017-18

The Government has presented a budget of $710 billion for the fiscal year 2017-18, with $485 billion allocated for recurrent (housekeeping) expenses and $225 billion for capital (development) spending. Details of the projections are outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives, yesterday (February 19), by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), speaks with Ambassador of Ecuador in Cuba, Dr. Fabian Solano Moreno (right), and Honorary Consul for Ecuador, Celia Barreto de Hunter, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 8. The Minister addressed members of the Diplomatic Corps as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2017, which will last from February 5 to 10.

9 years ago Commerce

Agro Processing Industry to be Expanded

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is focusing on expanding the local agro processing industry, as part of its job creation strategy. In his address to members of the Diplomatic Corps on February 8 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Mr. Samuda spoke of the merits of the industry, which converts...

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chair, Keith Duncan, displays a copy of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee (P-STOC) report while addressing journalists during EPOC’s quarterly briefing at Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited’s (JMMB) head office in New Kingston on Thursday, February 9.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica on Track to Meet IMF Targets

Jamaica has met or is on track to meet all 12 quantitative performance indicators and structural benchmarks under the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) Precautionary Stand By Arrangement (PSBA) for the period ending December 2016. Key among these are the central Government primary surplus balance; grants and revenues; inflation; new property tax rates and bands; and formation of the Financial...