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CEO of the Jamaica Customs Agency and Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese, addressing a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of downtown Kingston at the Hotel Four Seasons on Monday, July 25. (File photo)

Jamaica Customs Agency Moves to Further Boost Revenue Collection

Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese, says the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is redoubling its efforts to improve revenue collection by implementing targeted strategies. These, he says, include revamping the JCA’s operations and boosting manpower to better position the...

Manager of Earl’s Fashions and Tailoring, Earl Williams (third left), makes a point at the first Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Link Up and Labrish’ discussion forum, held on July 20 in Montego Bay. Others (from left) are Festival Fashion Consultant and moderator, Weston Haughton; Fashion Designer, Andrea Lindo; Chief Executive Officer of Open Air Media and Promotion, Jackie Norman; Managing Artistic Director of Mahogany Entertainment Network, Brent Maxwell; and Manager of Showjam Promotions Company Limited, Patrick Alex Foster.

JCDC Stages ‘Link Up and Labrish’ Discussion Fora

Members of the Jamaican armed forces stand at attention while raising the National Flag at a Grand Gala event at the National Stadium in Kingston.

Guidelines on Use of the Jamaican Flag

Jamaica Customs to Launch Electronic Window

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

Toll-Free Line for Jamaica House Fellowship

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese (right), is presented with a gift by President of the Kiwanis Club of downtown Kingston, Hugh Meredith, during the service organisation’s meeting at Hotel Four Seasons on Monday, July 25. Major Reese, who is also the Commissioner of Customs, was the guest speaker.

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JCA Reports Significant ASYCUDA Stakeholder Compliance

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese, is reporting significant stakeholder compliance with the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World since its full implementation in April. ASYCUDA is a web-based system designed to transform the JCA to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents. Major Reese, who is the Commissioner of...

(Right) Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Amanda McKenzie is pictured here with students from the SRC’s Science and Technology at a previous Summer Camp, during their field trip to Hollywell.

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SRC Stages Summer Camp for Primary-School Students

Scores of students from Corporate Area primary schools are benefiting from a two-week science and technology summer camp being held at the Parade Gardens STEM Centre, downtown Kingston. The July 25 to August 5 non-residential camp, under the theme ‘Living in our Environment’, is being staged by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) in collaboration with the Grace and Staff Community...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon.

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Six Days of Family Entertainment at Independence Village

The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew will be transformed into an Independence Village from August 1 to 6. The venue will feature six days and nights of family entertainment with a focus on traditional folk forms. There will be stalls and vendors’ booths offering traditional and contemporary foods, art and craft, information and promotional items. Speaking at a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ‘enlists’ in the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s education revolution at the entity’s Leadership Summit held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 25.

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Compulsory Education A Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the Government’s objective to make education compulsory for children three to 18. “It is a little bit more advanced than saying that everyone must be in school. It is saying that everyone should be known to the State, registered in an officially recognised educational institution and meet a certain standard of...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the 5th Biennial General Meeting of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), held at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz on Saturday, July 23.

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Every School Must Have Functional PTA – Senator Reid

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry will be working with the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) to ensure that there is a functional PTA in every school. He informed that the establishment of PTAs is a recommendation of the National Task Force on Education and forms part of the Government’s educational policy....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks about this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on July 22, at the JIS head office in Kingston.

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Religion Important Element of Festival 2016

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has highlighted the importance of religion and the participation of religious bodies in activities marking the 2016 Independence celebrations. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Friday (July 22), Minister Grange said a range of activities will be staged that embrace the various religious beliefs held by Jamaicans. “What has happened...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is in light conversation with the General Manager of Half Moon Hotel in Rose Hall, Sandro Fabris and his wife, Doris, in the Jamaica Tourism Board (JTB) booth. The occasion was Saturday night’s (July 23) staging of Reggae Sumfest 2016 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay.

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Tourism Ministry Looking to Use Entertainment to Attract More Visitors

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry is looking to establish Jamaica as a major destination for entertainment. Speaking to JIS News during Reggae Sumfest’s ‘Reggae Night’ at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay on Saturday (July 23), Minister Bartlett said the aim is to promote the island as the premier location for guaranteed quality entertainment year-round....