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Technical Specialist at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Donna Newman outlines new tax reform measures at a JIS Think Tank on June 2, 2014 at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

Government Entities Begin Filing GCT on Purchases

All Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are now required to file General Consumption Tax (GCT) on government purchases, effective June 1, 2014. This change forms part of the government’s ongoing tax reform programme and is a critical aspect of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) seated with Dr Khine Naung (left) and her husband and co-investor, Dr Soe Naung during the official opening ceremony for the Soe Htwe Medicare Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, June 1. Dr. Ferguson was the main speaker at the event. The two storey medical facility located on Montego Bay’s ‘hip strip’, consists of medical offices and a pharmacy, and represents a US$2 million investment from the Burmese-Jamaican, family physicians Drs. Soe Naung, and Khine Naung.

Montego Bay Welcomes Multi-Million Dollar Medical Facility

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

IMF Considerations Key in Health Sector Salary Talks – Dr. Ferguson

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), performs the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to officially commission a new $388 million (US$3.5 million) 1600 kilowatt solar energy plant at the Grand Palladium Hotel in Hanover on May 30. Also participating in the exercise, from left, are: Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno; Grand Palladium General Manager, José Morgan; Chief Executive Officer, Sofoa Group , which owns the Grand palladium, Juan Mayoral; and General Manager of Sofoa Jamaica, David Dijuan Moto.

Caribbean Tourism Ministers Invited to Seminar in Spain

Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey.

Support Children in State Care – CDA

Executive Director of JADCO, Carey Brown explains the terms of the contract between JADCO and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.

12 years ago Sport

JADCO to Receive Technical Support from Canadian Anti-Doping Body

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will receive guidance and technical support from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), as the Commission continues to bring its operations fully up to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards. The collaboration has resulted from the signing of a 15-month contract on May 15, which was a follow-up to an initial meeting between Minister...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (second left), in conversation with (from left): Head of the Weather Branch at the National Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson; Deputy Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund, Deidre Kieran and Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Month, held at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston, on June 2.

12 years ago Local Government

NWA Gets $50 Million for Drain Cleaning

The National Works Agency (NWA) has been allocated $50 million to implement mitigation measures for the 2014 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Communications Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, has informed that $20 million of the amount will be spent in the South Eastern parishes of Jamaica, such as St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew...

Radio Writer/ Producer/ Presenter at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ruth-ann Carr, addresses students of Kilsyth Primary School in Clarendon, at their recently held Students Empowerment Day. At left is a list of services continuously offered by the JIS, including Graphic Designing, Website Development, Online Advertising, Multimedia Services, and Photography.

12 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Kilsyth Primary Stages Student Empowerment Day

The Kilsyth Primary and Infant School in Grantham, Clarendon, held its Student Empowerment Day on May 22, as part of Child Month activities. The event saw the students learning different aspects of life, and about government organizations. Radio Writer/ Producer/ Presenter at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ruth-Ann Carr, who spoke to the students, encouraged them not to let their...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (File)

12 years ago Education

Men Urged to Play a Greater Role in the Lives of Their Children

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling on Jamaican men to play a greater role in the lives of their children. “Absentee fatherhood is pulling down Jamaica and it does not matter how much money we get, we will not be able to restore Jamaica, unless we restore family life to its proper order,” the Minister said. Rev. Thwaites,...

12 years ago Technology

Government Targeting Renewable Energy Installations in Hotels

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government will be targeting the installation of renewable energy solutions in the island’s hotels. Mr. Paulwell says this thrust comes against the background of the administration’s recognition of the need to source and provide alternative energy options to oil, on which Jamaica has become heavily dependent for power generation....

Fifth grader at John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, William Grant ( 2nd right), explains the concept of renewable energy to Principal, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (2nd left), during the Boys Exposition held at the school. Listening keenly are: William’s classmates, Rahmon Lewis (left), dressed as Avengers action superhero – Ironman; and Samaria Passley. The exposition formed part of the school’s 10th anniversary celebrations, between May 25 and 30.

12 years ago Education

John Rollins Primary Celebrates the Success of Its Boys

As part of activities commemorating its 10th anniversary, John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, staged its inaugural Boys Exposition, which focused on the institution’s male students. Aptly dubbed – ‘The Boys’ – the exposition, held on May 27, showcased a multi-dimensional presentation of work that the male students have been producing since the start of the school year,...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left); and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (right), engage Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Zaila McCalla, in discussion during the Justice Reform Implementation Unit’s (JRIU) first Criminal Case Management (CCM) stakeholders’ consultation at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on May 27.

12 years ago Justice

Justice Reform Unit Staging Criminal Case Management Consultations

The Justice Reform Implementation Unit (JRIU) has embarked on a series of consultations with members of the legal fraternity, as part of plans to fully implement Criminal Case Management (CCM) in the country’s courts. The consultations will entail: sharing of proposals for Criminal Case Management improvements, as recommended by the courts and their technical legal advisors; informing lawyers on the...