Several cross-sector partnerships, aimed at driving food production and supporting economic growth, will be spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries this year. “Agriculture and Fisheries will be the backbone of sustainable growth and development in our country. This year, we are going to be doing exciting projects,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. He was speaking during...

Jamaican-born Elsie Foster is the new Mayor of the Borough of Highland Park in Middlesex County, New Jersey. She was elected during a special Borough Council meeting on January 24, 2023. Ms. Foster, who is the Council President and had been Acting Mayor since the start of the year, will serve as Mayor until the end of 2023. She replaces...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, places a floral arrangement on the grave of late reggae icon Dennis Brown, to mark the 66th anniversary of the birth of the ‘Crown Prince of Reggae’. The floral tribute was held on Wednesday, February 1, National Heroes Park, Kingston. The ceremony coincides with the...

Jamaica’s athletes continue to benefit significantly from the local authorities’ focus on ensuring fairness in competitions, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has said. This, she noted, has been achieved through legislation and public education, while addressing a recent news conference at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston, which was attended by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)...

Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine has received several desktop computers from the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), for outstanding participation in the 2022 series of Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops. Speaking at the presentation of the computers held at JADCO’s offices on Ballater Avenue in St. Andrew, on February 1, Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that on Sunday, February 5, 2023, a section of the Fairfield to Point corridor, between the Estuary Housing Development and the Hurlock community, will again be closed to vehicular traffic. This closure will be in effect between the hours of 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region,...

The annual Income Tax due date is March 15, 2023, and Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging taxpayers to begin preparations to file their Income Tax Returns, over the coming weeks leading up to Tax Day. Income Tax Filers are being reminded that filing of their Annual Income Tax Return for the year 2022 and declaring their Estimated Income and...