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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Annual Shelter Management Conference, held on August 25, at the Scouts Association of Jamaica headquarters in St. Andrew.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Annual Shelter Management Conference, held on August 25, at the Scouts Association of Jamaica headquarters in St. Andrew.

KSAMC to Make Arrangements for Removal of Garbage

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is finalising plans for a contractual arrangement with a private waste management operator to remove garbage in the Corporate Area. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said under the arrangement, the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing left) and Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (standing, right) observe, as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated left) and Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Dr. Amery Browne, sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance trade relations between both during a brief ceremony held on Tuesday (August 29), in the twin island Republic.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing left) and Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (standing, right) observe, as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated left) and Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Dr. Amery Browne, sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance trade relations between both during a brief ceremony held on Tuesday (August 29), in the twin island Republic.

Jamaica and TT Sign MoU to Strengthen Trade Ties
Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Treat the Homeless with Respect
Jamaica Library Service Board Chairman, Paul Lalor (left), presents National 15-20 Runner-Up in the 2021 National Reading Competition, Suwayne Cameron, with a trophy and books during the awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on August 26. Ms Cameron represented the Manchester Parish Library Network.
Jamaica Library Service Board Chairman, Paul Lalor (left), presents National 15-20 Runner-Up in the 2021 National Reading Competition, Suwayne Cameron, with a trophy and books during the awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on August 26. Ms Cameron represented the Manchester Parish Library Network.

2021 and 2022 National Reading Competition Champions Awarded
Celebrated Jamaican Actor, Director, Producer, and Playwright, Oliver Samuels.
Celebrated Jamaican Actor, Director, Producer, and Playwright, Oliver Samuels.

Oliver Samuels Starring in Comeback Series

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Sandown Palms housing development in Portmore, St. Catherine, on August 26.
Development

Government to Complete All Development Projects on the Books

The Government remains committed to completing all development projects that are on the books and not yet executed, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. “We have learnt from the errors which have held projects down for eight or 12 years, and we are not making the same mistakes in the new projects,” he said. The Prime Minister...
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Acting Director, Communication and Customer Service, Accountant General’s Department, Kelsea Chambers.
Finance & Public ServiceSocial Security

Pensioners to Benefit from Mobile Life Certificate Collection Drive

More than 2,000 Government pensioners islandwide are to benefit from the Accountant General’s Department’s (AGD) fifth mobile life certificate collection drive. From September 5 to17, the Department will visit 11 of the 14 parishes, giving individuals the opportunity to submit, collect and certify life certificates, and get customer service support on the spot. The tour is being done in partnership...
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Finance & Public Service

Consumption Taxes for July due Wednesday, August 31

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that Consumption Taxes for the month of July are due on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, to include GCT, SCT, TCT and GART. This is in keeping with the requirement for these taxpayers to make their monthly Consumption Tax Returns and payments on the last working day of the month, after the end...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Association of Education Officers’ annual general meeting at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny, on Friday (August 26).
EducationYouth

Gov’t Looking to Adequately Equip Education Officers for New School Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth is looking to adequately equip the nation’s education officers with the requisite resources to enable them to perform their duties efficiently during the 2022/23 academic year, which begins on Monday, September 5. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the Jamaica Association of Education Officers’ (JAEO) annual general meeting (AGM) at...
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