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Tax Offices to close to the Public

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that all of its operations will be closed to the public tomorrow Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., to facilitate a general staff meeting. This meeting will involve team members of all Tax...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses day one of the Meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force (SMTF) , which opened at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James, on February 6. The meeting concludes on February 8.

Government Wants a Digital Society

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the British Council’s Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility Project Closeout Ceremony, held on (February 3) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Progress Being Made in Developing Social Enterprise Legislation

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), is in conversation with World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Assistant Secretary General, Dr. Wenjian Zhang (left) while President of the Regional Association IV, WMO, Evan Thompson, looks on. Occasion was the WMO’s Regional Conference of the Regional Association IV, being held from February 6 to 9 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

MET Service Utilising Technology to Strengthen Forecasting

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry is hoping to move towards a paperless court system this year.

Justice Ministry Aims for Paperless Court System

Minister of Justice, Hon Delroy Chuck (right), is greeted by Pastor of the Ocho Rios Circuit of Baptist Churches, Reverend Johnathan O. Hemmings, at the National Service of Thanksgiving to kick-start Restorative Justice Week, held at the Salem Baptist Church, St. Ann, on Sunday (February 5). The week is being observed from February 5 to 11 under the theme ‘Stories of Restoration… Everyone Has a Say, the RJ Way’.

3 years ago Justice

Minister Calls on Church to Play Greater Role in Restorative Justice Programme

The church is being encouraged to become proactive in getting more Jamaicans to use restorative justice (RJ) to resolve conflicts and maintain peace within their communities. Making the call, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said despite the proven effectiveness of the alternative dispute resolution strategy, not enough cases are being referred to Restorative Justice Centres, 20 of which are located...

Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, Luis Almagro (centre), pays tributes to Jamaica’s late former Ambassador to the United States (US) and Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Richard Bernal, during a special sitting of the Permanent Council of the OAS at the Hall of the Americas in Washington DC on February 1. Seated (from left) are Chief of Staff to the OAS Secretary General, Gonzalo Koncke; and Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to the US and Chairman of the OAS Permanent Council, Anthony Phillips-Spencer.

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

OAS Pays Tribute to the Late Richard Bernal

Jamaica’s late former Ambassador to the United States (US) and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Professor Richard Bernal, has been hailed by the OAS as an economist, diplomat, regionalist, educator and a consummate negotiator. At a special sitting of the OAS Permanent Council held in the Hall of the Americas on February 1, Secretary General, Luis...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the award in the category of arts and culture to Justin Paul Williams during the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence 2022, which was held Saturday evening (Feb.4), on the lawns of Jamaica House.

3 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

19 Receive PM’s Youth Award for Excellence

Nineteen young Jamaicans, who have made outstanding contribution in various areas, were presented with the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence, during a ceremony held last evening (Feb. 4) on the lawns of Jamaica House. Awards were presented in the categories of academics, youth development, sports, journalism/e-journalism, nation-building, music, national leadership, innovation science/technology, arts and culture, agriculture and agro-processing,...

Principal of Discovery Bay High School, Dwayne Mulgarve (centre) is presented with the Principal of the Year prizes and awards by Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the LASCO Chin Foundation, Professor Rosalee Hamilton. The 2022/2023 LASCO/MOEY/JTC Principal and Teacher of the Year awards ceremony was held on Friday (Feb. 3), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

3 years ago Education

Outstanding Educators Crowned Teacher and Principal of The Year

For sterling service to Jamaica’s education sector, three outstanding educators have been named Teacher and Principal of the Year by the LASCO Chin Foundation, the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) and the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC). They are Jody Brown of Morant Bay Primary School, Teacher of the Year; Discovery Bay High School’s Dwayne Mulgrave, Principal of the Year;...

Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ), Cordel Green, addresses a forum hosted by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) on Thursday (Feb. 2) at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James.

3 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Broadcasting Commission Taking Steps to Increase Digital Literacy

Steps being taken by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) to establish a digital literacy skills framework for Jamaica, will equip citizens, particularly children, to make better decisions when using the internet. Executive Director of the BCJ, Cordel Green, said that the entity is working in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Mona School...

3 years ago Culture

Grange: Sanchez was wonderful

An excited crowd filled the amphitheatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in St Andrew, to sing along to the songs of Sanchez on Thursday (last night). The entertainer, considered one of the best Reggae singers, performed on the second day of Reggae Month. His show titled ‘Sanchez Live: One in a million you’ was presented by the Ministry of...

Director of Procurement at the Early Childhood Commission, Joleesa Courts, participates in a football game with boys at the Minna Carr Basic School in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, during Play Day activities on February 1.

3 years ago Youth

February is Play Month

February has been designated ‘Play Month’ by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). The Month, which has been endorsed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Office, is being observed under the theme ‘The Passion for Play’. According to Education Specialist with UNICEF Jamaica, Dr. Rebecca Tortello, Play Month is an extension of ‘Play Day Ja’. It is commemorated annually...