Another batch of 50 compactor trucks will be purchased in the 2023/24 fiscal year to improve garbage collection in the island. The Government has allocated $1.8 billion for the acquisition, which represents the second batch of trucks for the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and should bolster the operations and capabilities of the agency. Details of the project are...

Destination Jamaica has been endorsed as one for “all the world’s people to enjoy [its] friendship and hospitality” by Assistant Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr. Wenjian Zhang. In an interview with JIS News at the closing of the WMO Regional Conference (Regional Association IV), on February 9 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Dr. Zhang lauded the hospitality...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will be providing support to thousands of Income Tax filers, through its annual Special Taxpayer Assistance Programme (STAP), as the March 15 Income Tax filing due date draws closer. The Tax Authority is encouraging taxpayers to take advantage of the programme, being held island wide, to begin preparations to file their Annual Income Tax Returns for...

Approximately $670.8 million has been budgeted by the Government to build a new tax office in Christiana, Manchester, which will replace the existing facility. The sum is earmarked in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Tuesday (February 14). Tax Administration Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has encouraged the deepening of tourism and trade linkages between the Caribbean and the African continent. Addressing the opening ceremony for the Global Tourism Resilience Conference 2023, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on February 15, Mr. Holness argued that African and Caribbean tourism trade presents...

Producers of coffee and its by-products who are interested in showcasing and selling these at this year’s Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Marketplace, have until Monday, February 20 to register. The registration link is available on Instagram @jamaicacoffeefest and the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) page @tefjamaica. Applicants are being advised that limited space is available and only shortlisted persons will...

Some $88.776 million is to be spent on the construction of the Stony Hill Justice Centre. The project seeks to improve access to justice services by constructing a new facility that will bring restorative justice services, child diversion services and mediation close to communities. This is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of...