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Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Board, Cresfroid Brown.

Verify Legitimacy of Real Estate Professionals

Jamaicans are being urged to verify the legitimacy of real estate professionals before entering into business agreements. Acting Chief Operations Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Cresfroid Brown, in making the call said that far...

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston.

PHOTOS: World Poetry Day at Little Theatre

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at the podium) addressing a press conference to announce the members of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) at Jamaica House in St. Andrew on March 22. He is flanked by committee co-chairs Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left) and Ambassador Rocky Meade.

PM Announces Members of Constitutional Reform Committee

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, head table), addresses members of the newly appointed Constitutional Reform Committee at its first meeting, today (March 22) in the Banquet Hall at the Office of the Prime Minister.

PM Reiterates Government’s Commitment to Republic Status for Jamaica

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), holds one of the 18 patient monitors donated to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) by the CHASE Fund and Masonic Homes Limited. The handover ceremony was held on Tuesday (March 21), at the hospital in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven; Chairman of the hospital, Wayne Chai Chong and Chairman of Masonic Homes, Donald Reynolds.

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3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Month-end Saturday Business for Tax Offices

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday, March 25, 2023, which represents the last of month-end Saturday operations for the financial year 2022/23. The convenience of the Saturday opening times at the month-end has resulted in significant take-up by members of the public, as the Tax Offices record an uptick...

Certificates of Accreditation and Re-Accreditation were presented to the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Certification Division and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards Implementation Division, respectively, by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), during a Trinidad & Tobago Trade Mission breakfast meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, recently. Participating (from left) are Manager, Implementation Division, Gerard Maxwell; Chief Executive Officer at JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Chairman of the TTBS, Lawford Dupres; Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad & Tobago, Senator the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon; TTBS Executive Director, José Trejo and Manager, TTBS Certification Division, Rodney Ramnath.

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

JANAAC Presents Document to Certification Body in Trinidad and Tobago

The Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is the first certification body to be accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) to the ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Standard for Quality Management Systems. The certificate was presented to the Division at a special breakfast meeting that took place on a recent trade mission to Trinidad and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, closes the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 21).

3 years ago Budget 2023/2024

Jamaica on Track to Attain Lowest Debt Levels in 50 Years

Over the next two years, Jamaica is likely to attain debt levels lower than at any time in the last 50 years, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The Minister was closing the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 21). “We have to keep on the trajectory to...

South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lumka Yengeni (left), converses with Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) President, Steven Golding, during a press conference to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, on Tuesday (March 21). The event was held at the South African High Commission on Hilcrest Avenue in Kingston.

3 years ago Culture

Minister Grange Calls for Dynamic Agenda to End Racial Discrimination

A call is being made for a more dynamic agenda to end racial discrimination globally. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call on Tuesday (March 21), which was observed as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Ms. Grange noted that, “if the turbulences and confrontations today are any indication of where we...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the closing 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 21).

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Investing $12 Billion in Agriculture

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is making the largest capital investment ever made in agriculture, with more than $12 billion programmed across fiscal years 2022/23 and 2023/24. He indicated that the provision is earmarked to build out irrigation, pumps, piping, storage and farm road infrastructure in St. Catherine, Clarendon, and...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Thanks Civil Servants Accepting Restructured Compensation Package

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has thanked civil servants for accepting the Government’s restructured public-sector compensation package. Dr. Clarke, who closed the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 21), advised that 95 per cent of public officers have indicated acceptance of the offer, which sees them getting a...

Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority, Geoffrey Marshall.

3 years ago Water

Jamaica Commemorates World Water Day March 22

Jamaica will commemorate World Water Day on Wednesday (March 22), an annual observation initiated by the United Nations (UN). This year’s theme is ‘Accelerating Change – Water, Changing Behaviour and Lives’. It coincides with the UN’s sustainable development goal number six, which is to ensure access to water and sanitation for all. The objective is to achieve this by 2030....