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Jamaica’s Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Diedre Mills, stands next to the memorial statue in honour of Jamaican-born Mary Seacole, which was unveiled in the gardens of the St. Thomas Hospital on June 30.

Mary Seacole Statue Unveiled in London

A memorial statue for Jamaican-born Mary Seacole, believed to be the United Kingdom’s (UK) first in honour of a named black woman, was unveiled in London on June 30. Mary Seacole cared for wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War...

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

Prime Minister Attends CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Guyana

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness signs the condolence book for former Trinidad and Tobago's (T&T) Prime Minister, Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning. This took place at the Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commission in Kingston on Sunday, July 3. Mr. Manning died on Friday, July 1. He was 69.

PM Signs Condolence Book for Former T&T Prime Minister

CMI to Offer Summer Camp Skills Training Programme

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing delegates attending the closing ceremony for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V1) Sub-Regional Follow-up Caribbean Meeting, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay on Friday, July 1. The two-day conference, which ran from June 30 to July 1, was held under the theme - ‘Enhancing Lifelong Learning Opportunities for Youth and Adults in the Caribbean’.

Adult Education Deemed Pivotal to Advancing Caribbean Development

Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (centre), shares a light moment with Project Coordinator for the ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ Campaign, Felicia Wong (3rd right), following the unveiling of a mascot made from plastic bags during the agency’s launch of its public education initiative to encourage the utilization of re-usable bags. The launch took place at NEPA’s Caledonia Avenue offices in St. Andrew on Friday, July 1. Sharing the moment, from left, are: Marketing Assistant at Progressive Grocers, Nicky Lee; Programme Officer, Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), Christopher Corbin; Managing Director, Lee’s Food Fair Group, Patrick Lee; Manager, Everybody’s Pharmacy, Dr. Ernestine Watson; and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Community Relations Manager, Rachel Reid.

10 years ago Environment

NEPA Launches Major Public Education Initiative

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has launched a public education initiative aimed at encouraging the utilization of re-usable bags instead of the single-use plastic versions. The launch, which took place at the agency’s Caledonia Avenue offices in St. Andrew on Friday, July 1, is NEPA’s main activity to mark International Plastic Bag Free Day by the European Environmental...

Attorney General and West Central St. James Member of Parliament, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd left), listen as Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (2nd right), addresses residents of New Ramble in St. James during a tour on Saturday, July 2. Nine residents were shot, three fatally, during a brazen attack by gunmen on Friday, July 1. Also listening is Deputy Commissioner of Police George Quallo who heads the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Territorial Operations Portfolio.

10 years ago Justice

Attorney General Pledges Support to Curb St. James Crime Wave

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has pledged to work with residents and other stakeholders to stem the upsurge of crime in New Ramble and other communities in St. James. She gave this commitment during Saturday’s (July 2) tour by high-level Government and Police officials of the West Central St. James community where nine persons were shot by gunmen, three...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), exchanges agreements for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) loan provision with World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova, during Friday’s (July 1) signing at the Ministry in Kingston.

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World Bank Provides $3.7B for Disaster and Climate Risk Management

The Government has received $3.79 billion (US$30 million) from the World Bank to further boost disaster and climate risk management in Jamaica. The loan will support the administration’s ongoing programme to reduce the incidence of environmental hazards over a six-year period under the Bank’s Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP). The DVRP, which will be implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment...

Chief Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica, Meris Haughton (right), explains the implementation of the new income tax threshold, which takes effect on July 1. At left is Senior Technical Specialist, Monica Walker.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Income Tax Refund for Some PAYE Workers

Pay As You Earn (PAYE) workers whose income now exceed the previous tax threshold of $592,800, but who earn up to $796,536 are to receive a refund from their employers. Chief Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, encouraged employers to make the necessary adjustment during the course of the year. She noted that this is in keeping...

Senior Technical Specialist at Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ), Monica Walker, responds to queries at a JIS Think Tank on July 1.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Income Tax Changes For Self-Employed Persons

Self-employed persons are being reminded that the calculation of their personal income tax will change as at July 1. Senior Technical Specialist at Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ), Monica Walker, said 25 per cent income tax will be applied to earnings from July to December 2016 between the effective threshold of $796, 537 up to $6 million. Thirty per cent...

Senior Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood (2nd right), responds to a question regarding the Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP), during a forum hosted by the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) at the Mona hockey field in St. Andrew on Thursday, June 30. Listening (from left) are Director of the Ministry’s Sport Division, Suzette Ison; Guardian Life Group representative, Aldith Grant; and Garfield Grant from Allied Insurance Brokers Limited.

10 years ago Sport

1,300 Athletes Registered For Gov’t Insurance Plan

Nearly 1,300 of the country’s sportsmen and women have already signed up for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP), which is being implemented at just under $60 million per annum. The athletes are drawn from 28 of the over 40 sports associations whose members comprise junior and senior athletes, who represent Jamaica in international competitions. The plan, implementation of which...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mrs. Colette Roberts-Risden (2nd left), assists President of the Inter-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Israel Leito (left), to cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new health centre located at Geffrard Place, in Kingston, donated by the Good Samaritan Inn (GSI), on June 30. At centre is former Acting Custos of St. Andrew, Lieutenant Commander John McFarlane.

10 years ago Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Welcomes Health Centre Donated By GSI

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has welcomed the new health centre located at Geffrard Place, in Kingston, donated to the public by the Good Samaritan Inn (GSI). The Prime Minister described the gesture as “commendable”, as the facility will be offering services such as dental care for children and adults, antenatal and postnatal care, and other medical services....