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Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Operations, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Selina Clarke Graham, addresses the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James recently.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Operations, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Selina Clarke Graham, addresses the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James recently.

JCA Outlines Guidelines for Importing Charitable Items

Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Operations, Selina Clarke Graham, says there are several guidelines that must be adhered to by persons seeking to import charitable goods and benefit from tax exemptions on these items once...
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (standing, centre), shares a photo opportunity with the first batch of certified driving instructors and members of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), at the certification ceremony held on Wednesday (June 19), at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue location in Kingston.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (standing, centre), shares a photo opportunity with the first batch of certified driving instructors and members of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), at the certification ceremony held on Wednesday (June 19), at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue location in Kingston.

34 Driving Instructors Certified by the ITA
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), commissions into service the Mitchell Town Pipeline Replacement and Tank Rehabilitation Project in Clarendon South Eastern earlier this year. Among the other participants is Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), students of schools in the constituency and National Water Commission (NWC) representatives.  
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), commissions into service the Mitchell Town Pipeline Replacement and Tank Rehabilitation Project in Clarendon South Eastern earlier this year. Among the other participants is Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), students of schools in the constituency and National Water Commission (NWC) representatives.  

$1.5b Earmarked for NWC’s Installation of 35,000 Water Meters This Year
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre), with (from left): Lawyer, Marlon Hill; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Youth Representative on the Constitutional Reform Committee, Sujae Boswell; and International Constitutional Law Expert and Member of the Constitutional Reform Committee, Professor Richard Albert, at the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference, on June 19,  at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre), with (from left): Lawyer, Marlon Hill; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Youth Representative on the Constitutional Reform Committee, Sujae Boswell; and International Constitutional Law Expert and Member of the Constitutional Reform Committee, Professor Richard Albert, at the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference, on June 19,  at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Enumerate to Take Part in Referendum
Customs officers conducting inspections of containers within the container yard.
Customs officers conducting inspections of containers within the container yard.

JCA Encourages Clients to Embrace the Contactless Clearance Process

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), applauds the official opening of Sagicor Group’s multibillion-dollar New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (June 19). Others celebrating the occasion include Custos of St. Catherine, Icylin M. Golding (second left); Councillor for the Westchester Division, Renair Benjamin (fourth left); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (fifth left); President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group, Christopher Zacca (fifth right); and other officials from Sagicor.
InvestmentPrime Minister

Multibillion-Dollar Brunswick Village a Signal of Investor Confidence – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is hailing the multibillion-dollar investment by Sagicor Group in the New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town as a signal of confidence in the economy. Delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the $6-billion mixed residential and commercial development on Wednesday (June 19), Mr. Holness said persons who have capital to invest...
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World Hydrography Day 2024 Poster.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

NLA Observing World Hydrography Day on June 21

The National Land Agency (NLA) will be highlighting the importance of hydrography, as the entity marks World Hydrography Day 2024 on Friday (June 21). Hydrography is a branch of applied sciences dealing with the understanding, measurement and mapping of seabed topography and coastal features. The Day will be observed under the theme ‘Hydrography: Information Enhancing Safety, Efficiency and Sustainability in...
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Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Online Registration Only for Data Controllers

Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, is reminding data controllers that the organisation is only accepting online registrations through the My OIC portal on its website. “We are trying to move towards the digital economy that Jamaica wants to create, and we aim to make this process as simple and as easy as possible to have our business functions automated and to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Thousands Expected to Benefit from Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition Programme

Thousands of Jamaicans who do not have formal certification are to benefit from a Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) programme being rolled out by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while remotely addressing Wednesday’s (June 19) post-Cabinet press briefing, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James....
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The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.
CultureDevelopmentEntertainmentJamaican DiasporaSport

Jamaican’s Short Story ‘OCOEE’ under Consideration for the Big Screen

Jamaica’s 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson, says his award-winning story, ‘Ocoee’, is under consideration for adaptation into a television series or film. Mr. McPherson made the announcement while speaking yesterday (June 18), on a panel discussing the topic, ‘Harnessing the Power of Jamaica’s Creative Industries and Sport for National Development’, at the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference,...
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Chief Technical Director, Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson
DevelopmentLabourSocial Security

JPC Looking to Partner with Researchers to Drive Productivity

Chief Technical Director, Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson, is calling on researchers to partner with the organisation to support the mission to make Jamaica a more productive society. She was addressing the productivity and innovation research seminar at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) offices in Kingston on June 19. Ms. Nelson said research is critical in unearthing unique issues...
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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) building in Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).
Transport

Gov’t to Establish Regulatory Framework for Ride-Sharing Service

The Government is moving to establish a regulatory framework to accommodate ride-hailing services in a manner that best serves the public interest. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during a press conference at the Ministry’s Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) location on Tuesday (June 18). He said that the framework to be developed will...
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