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...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging well thinking Jamaicans to provide the security forces with information about persons who engage in criminal activities. “If Jamaica is to move forward, every single decent individual who sees corruption, indiscipline, crime, gunmen, [and] scammers must have the courage, be brave, be a good Jamaican citizen to expose the lawless and the...

Tourism stakeholders converged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (March 31), for the industry’s seventh annual speed networking event. The engagement was hosted by the Tourism Linkages Network (TLN), in collaboration with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), and...

Jamaica’s climate and disaster resilience capacities have been strengthened with the development of a Bush Fire Warning Index and Management System. The digital platform, initiated by the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service) in tandem with the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is expected to improve stakeholder capability to monitor developments relating to bush fires. It will utilise rainfall, temperature, soil type...