The Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will launch its web portal this year. Deputy Commissioner at the Revenue Appeals Division, Andrea Kelly, made the announcement during an interview on the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service flagship programme, ‘Finance Matters’. "Taxpayers can file their appeal cases via our web portal, and...

In an effort to better prepare students for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, the Curriculum Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) will be providing the usual support. This is aimed at building the capacity of teachers and empowering students as they prepare for their exit examinations. In a bulletin issued by the MoEY, it was stated...

There is no cut-off date for the renewal of voter identification (ID) cards, says the Deputy Director of Elections, with responsibility for Field Operations, Earl Simpson. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Simpson shared that every elector should get the opportunity to renew their card and urged electors to follow the guidelines established at Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) locations islandwide....

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Minister of Transport and Mining and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), participate in the handover of tablets to students of Christiana High School by First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC), at the entity’s Manchester Branch office on Friday (January 21). Branch Manager, Sharna Hutchinson...

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) bedside registration programme will be expanded. He said 60 computers will shortly be donated to the agency for the programme. An application system is being developed for a mid-year rollout that will enable personnel at the RGD, when they visit hospitals,...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will be celebrating Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence with a slew of activities throughout the year to mark the milestone. Dubbed ‘MFAFT@60 – Reigniting a Nation: Global Excellence, Our Mission’, the celebration will also recognise the establishment of the Foreign Ministry in 1962. “Our intention is to use existing and new opportunities...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says work on a new kitchen at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea is almost 75 per cent completed. The kitchen, being constructed at a cost of approximately $12 million, will replace the old facility, which was closed by the Public Health Department. Mr. McKenzie, who toured the project site on...