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...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is looking to facilitate the vaccination of at least 70 per cent of the collective population of Latin American and Caribbean member countries against the coronavirus (COVID-19) by mid-2022. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, who notes that more than 60 per cent of people in these states have been fully immunised, says PAHO’s Revolving Fund...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday January 29, 2022, and every last Saturday of the month for the remainder of the 2021/22 financial year, subject to any announcements by the government on Covid containment measures. The following Tax Offices will operate this Saturday between the hours of 10:00 am...

The Senate recently approved the Proceeds of Crime (Designated Non-Financial Institution) (Trust and Corporate Services Providers) Order, 2022. The Order provides for the designation of Trust and Corporate Services Providers as Designated Non-Financial Institutions. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who brought the Order before the Senate, said the...

First responders provide assistance to an individual at the scene of an emergency, during an earthquake and fire-simulation exercise at the Sovereign Village, Portmore recently. The drill, which was a partnership between the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Portmore Municipal Corporation, formed part of activities to increase community awareness, readiness and response to an earthquake...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives Letters of Credence from newly appointed Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Monday (January 24).