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Members of the Jamaica Delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 32nd Assembly in London, England where Jamaica was elected to serve a seventh term on the IMO Council. They are (left to right) High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; Director of Legal Affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith; and Counsellor, Political and Economic Affairs, Jamaican High Commission, UK, Renee Lloyd.
Members of the Jamaica Delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 32nd Assembly in London, England where Jamaica was elected to serve a seventh term on the IMO Council. They are (left to right) High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; Director of Legal Affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith; and Counsellor, Political and Economic Affairs, Jamaican High Commission, UK, Renee Lloyd.

Jamaica Re-Elected To IMO Council

Jamaica has been re-elected for a seventh term to serve in Category C of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Council is the governing body of the IMO when the Assembly, which meets biennially, is not in...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), points to an image of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, in St. Catherine, which is slated for expansion under the Government’s multi-billion improvement project for the health sector. Occasion was a forum dubbed: ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities’, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, recently. Observing (from left) are: Consultant Project Architect, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), points to an image of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, in St. Catherine, which is slated for expansion under the Government’s multi-billion improvement project for the health sector. Occasion was a forum dubbed: ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities’, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, recently. Observing (from left) are: Consultant Project Architect, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Greater Portmore Health Centre Among Several To Be Expanded
Acting Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones.
Acting Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones.

Western Jamaica Residents Encouraged To Practise Proper Waste Disposal
St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis. (File Photo)
St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis. (File Photo)

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Persistent In Fight To Curtail Mosquito-Borne Diseases
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda.
Social Security

360,000 Beneficiaries To Receive One-Off $10,000 Grant December

Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans, who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and the Social Pension Programme will receive a one-off $10,000 grant this month. This is being facilitated through an allocation of $1.9 billion under the Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Jamaica Programme. Some pensioners under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS)...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett delivering remarks via video at the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) HIV Awareness Webinar held recently. .
Tourism

Tourism Workers Urged To Take Charge Of Health

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging workers in the industry to take charge of their health and that of those around them. He made the call in a video message at the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) HIV Awareness Webinar, held recently. The Minister noted that the webinar was held to increase awareness about HIV, AIDS, and other Sexually...
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Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.
Technology

Importers Urged To Ensure Wireless Devices Are Approved For Jamaica

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) is reminding importers of wireless devices using a signal, to verify that they are type-approved to function in the country. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Managing Director of the SMA, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, said that a Type-approval Certificate is issued for products meeting a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony to officially open the 444-suite Ocean Eden Bay Hotel near Falmouth, in Trelawny, on December 9.
Tourism

JCTI To Launch Platform To Connect Employers And Tourism Workers

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI), will launch a technology platform in early 2022, which will help to connect certified tourism workers with potential employers. “In early 2022, The JCTI will be rolling out the database of certified persons, which will enable certified job seekers to upload their resume to the online portal,...
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Finance & Public Service

Fourth Quarter Tax Payments due December 15

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that their 4th quarter Estimated Corporate Income Tax and Self-employed Statutory Payments are due on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. These include: Estimated Corporate Income Tax (4th quarter) Self Employed Statutory Payments (4th quarter) Stamp Duty (4th quarter) Trade Licence Withholding Tax  Additionally, employer’s monthly Statutory Payroll Deductions (S01) for the month of November are due on December 14.  Business persons are reminded that...
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