The National Housing Trust, (NHT), wishes to remind our customers that applications for contributions refund are ONLY accessible online. The NHT no longer accepts refund applications in-person at any of our locations as we continue to prioritise the safety of our staff and customers. Contributors may apply for their refunds via our website; www.nht.gov.jm, and also via our mobile app, ‘NHT Online’, which...

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague, says a drive is on to get more Jamaicans trained locally for the airline industry, especially pilots. Speaking while on a tour of the Tinson Pen-based Aeronautical School of the West Indies (ASWI) in St. Andrew on Wednesday (December 29), the Minister said some 3,000 persons from Jamaica are in South Florida,...

For November 2021, the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 1.4 per cent and an upward movement of 0.8 per cent was recorded in the index for the Manufacturing industry as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The increase in the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry was influenced mainly by an upward...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 365 93,591 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 202 53,231 Males 263 40,357 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 months to 88 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES   Clarendon 5 4,958 Hanover 0 3,091 KSA 293 23,358 Manchester 4 6,020 Portland 6 2,538 St. Ann 0 7,031 St. Catherine...

The Registrar General’s Department wishes to advise its valued customers that All RGD offices will be closed at 12 noon to the public on December 31, 2021. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Normal operations will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022. Please be reminded that applications for birth, death and marriage certificate may be submitted online...

Corporation Committed to Public Safety The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) advises that there will be no staging of its signature New Year’s Eve events, Fireworks on the Waterfront and Fireworks on the Bay. The annual Fireworks on the Waterfront and Fireworks on the Bay, hosted respectively by the UDC and its subsidiary, St. Ann Development Company (SADCo), have become a...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 276 93,226 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 142 53,029 Males 134 40,193 Under Investigation 0 4 AGE RANGE 22 days to 92 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 4 4,953 Hanover 18 3,091 Kingston & St. Andrew 86 23,064 Manchester 5 6,016...