Students and patrons are being advised to abide by the security protocols that will be enforced for this year’s staging of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/ Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships. The games, which involve Jamaican high school students competing in track and field activities at the National Stadium, begin today (April 5) and end Saturday, April 9....

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) will be pursuing several internationally compliant reforms during fiscal year 2022/23, which aim to minimise the potential occurrence and impact of financial crises. They include establishing newer protection schemes for deposit and non-deposit taking financial institutions, financial consumer protection, and financial inclusion strategies. Pursuit of these reforms is among several engagements the JDIC has...

Bank of Jamaica (‘the Bank’) is taking a lead role in co-ordinating Jamaica’s migration from the Swift Message Type (MT) standard to the ISO 20022 – ‘Universal Financial Industry Message Scheme’ format by end 2025. Adoption of the ISO 20022 standard should improve payment processing efficiency and promote interoperability among financial institutions, financial market infrastructures and end-users. This initiative is...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has given a new timeline for the completion of the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP), following delays caused by the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic and the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. According to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, the project, which was slated for completion in June 2023, is now...

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Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising all property owners that Property Tax payment for the 2022/2023 fiscal year, which remains unchanged, becomes due on April 1, 2022. The TAJ system has been updated to reflect the liabilities for the period and is now available for online payments. Persons will have until April 30, to make their payment without any penalty...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, says work will continue during 2022/23 to bolster the public health system’s resilience and delivery of quality care to Jamaicans. “The pandemic, as you all know, has reinforced… the need… for us to reflect, to learn but also, very importantly, to press ahead, in urgency, with our plans to enhance the...