The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has reported a major increase in agricultural produce for the last quarter of 2021. Preliminary estimates for domestic crop production for the October to December quarter of 2021 show an increase of 18.2 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 2020, moving from 161,639.6 tonnes to 190,990 tonnes. Significant contributors to the increased production...

March 15, 2022 is the annual Income Tax due date and Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging taxpayers to begin preparations to file their Income Tax Returns which is less than two months out. Income Tax Filers are being reminded that they are required to file their Annual Income Tax Return for the year 2021 and to declare their Estimated...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) for their rainwater-harvesting project, which was recently implemented at the Springfield Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth. After a tour of the institution recently, Mr. McKenzie told journalists that “water harvesting has been a feature of the Ministry since 2016 and RWSL...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents student of Excelsior Primary and Infant School, Kingston, Devaunte Baccas with a tablet during the handover of the devices by the Optimist Club of Kingston on February 3. Sharing in the moment are (from left): patron of Optimist Club of Kingston, Wife of the Governor- General, Her Excellency the Most...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security (MNS), Courtney Williams, says the Ministry is working tirelessly on the implementation of new legislation aimed at ridding Jamaica of major crime and violence. He indicated that key among the crime-fighting legislation is the Corrections (Amendment) Act that was passed in December 2021. “Some critical pillars of the amendment are that it...

Jamaica received approximately 649,350 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility on Monday (February 7). The vaccines, the first donation of two tranches from the Government of the French Republic, arrived via charter flight at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Ambassador of the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is reporting that the recent heavy rains in sections of the island did considerable damage to crops, and said farmers will be assisted by his Ministry. He said while several parishes outside of the eastern part of the island experienced increased rainfall, the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland,...