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Assistant Manager, Business Advisory Services, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters.

Tax Talk for Registered Businesses

Owners and operators of registered businesses are being invited to participate in a virtual workshop dubbed ‘Tax Talk 2023’, being organised by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) in partnership with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). The event will be held...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the opening of the 18th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment and Capital Markets Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 24. The conference was held from January 24 to 26 under the theme 'Capital Markets Redefined: Achieving the Impossible'.

Emphasis on Resilience Expected to Safeguard Country Against Future Shocks

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), is presented with the Paul Harris Fellow commemorative certificate by President of the Rotary Club of Kingston, Karsten Johnson (right), during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (January 26). Sharing the moment is Past District Governor, Rotary Club of Kingston, Mike Fennell.

G-G Gets Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellowship

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), hands over the key to a new one-bedroom unit to 83-year-old George Simms, in Heywood Hall, St. Mary, recently. Mr. Simms is a recipient of the house under the Ministry’s Indigent Housing programme. Observing (from left) are Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Councillor, Hampstead Division, Mitsy Hudson-Hicks and Member of Parliament, St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy.

59 Units Completed Under Indigent Housing Programme

Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps perform during the ceremony for the official handover of musical instruments, procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston recently.

Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps Gets New Musical Instruments

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the House of Representatives on Thursday (January 26).

3 years ago Transport

Motorists Urged to Take Advantage of Reprieve to Settle Traffic Tickets

Motorists with outstanding traffic tickets are being implored to take advantage of the period of reprieve being provided by the Government, to settle those matters before the new Road Traffic Act and Regulations take effect on Wednesday (Feb.1). Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the call, during debate on the Road Traffic (Reprieve and Nullification of Prescribed...

Chief Protection Specialist, UNICEF Jamaica, Dr. Charlene Coore Desai, presents a plaque to Anthony Brown, who copped five subjects in the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, during the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) educational achievement awards ceremony, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on January 26. During the ceremony, 39 young persons in State care who attained four or more subjects in the 2022 sitting of the CSEC and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests were recognised for their performance.

3 years ago Education

CPFSA Spends More Than $40 Million Yearly to Educate Wards of the State

Each year, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) spends more than $40 million for tuition payments, educational grants and school supplies for children in State care. The money benefits wards of the State at the early-childhood level all the way through to the tertiary level. This was disclosed by Director, Children and Family Programmes, CPFSA, Warren Thompson, during...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with students from the Homestead Primary and Infant School during a visit to the institution in St. Catherine earlier this week. She also met with the members of the administrative staff privately to discuss matters of importance to the school.

3 years ago Education

Primary Schools Ready for PEP

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says primary schools are prepared to facilitate the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, which begin February 16. She noted that this year will be the first post-COVID sitting of the exam, following various interventions put in place to navigate the challenges and learning loss caused by the pandemic over the last three...

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Chairman, Julian Mair.

3 years ago Investment

JSE Chairman Optimistic About Continued Growth of Financial Sector

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Chairman, Julian Mair, says he is optimistic about the continued growth of the financial sector, particularly the securities industry, in light of Government-programmed changes to the regulatory framework consequent on recent developments. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Monday (January 23), announced that a Twin Peaks model of financial...

Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy.

3 years ago IndustryInvestment

Intellectual Property Being Positioned as Collateral for MSME Loan Access

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) operators will soon be able to use their Intellectual Property (IP) as collateral to access loans from financial institutions. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, during an interview with JIS News on Thursday (January 26). Ms. Bellamy said the Security Interests in Personal Property Act,...

Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Richard Byles (left, head of table) convenes a meeting of the FSC board and Executive Director-designate, Major Keron Burrell (right, head of table), with managers of the FSC, at the entity’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (January 26). Mr. Byles was appointed to chair the FSC’s new eight-member board effective January 23. The new Board’s responsibilities include overseeing the current interventions at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), including formalising Mr. Burrell’s appointment, establishing a mechanism to review the FSC’s approach to the SSL case to identify any gaps or constraints, and assessing the status of other licensees and determining whether there are concerns or potential concerns in respect of companies in the securities industry.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

PHOTOS: Richard Byles Convenes Meeting of FSC Board with Managers

Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Richard Byles (left, head of table) convenes a meeting of the FSC board and Executive Director-designate, Major Keron Burrell (right, head of table), with managers of the FSC, at the entity’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (January 26). Mr. Byles was appointed to chair the FSC’s new eight-member board effective January 23. The...

3 years ago Works / Construction

Multi-Million Dollar Road Repairs for Stettin to Highgate Hall main road in Southern Trelawny

A major repair effort is now underway along sections of the Stettin to Highgate Hall main road in Southern Trelawny. Through this undertaking, several retaining walls are being built, while others are being repaired along the corridor, which is one of the key North/South Links. The corridor serves several communities in the hills of Trelawny and links sections of Manchester,...