The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) welcomes objective audit scrutiny, oversight, and interrogation of its internal controls, processes and systems. This will allow for continuous improvement, compliance, and efficient service delivery to our stakeholders. Regarding the Special Audit of Bunkering Operations and Private Bonded Warehouses conducted by the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD), covering the period 2016-2021, the JCA wishes to provide...

More than 600 young persons, who successfully completed training under the Government’s Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) for the 2019/2020 period, were presented with certificates during a graduation ceremony held at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on November 16. They are the second cohort to be trained under the initiative, which is aimed at equipping unattached youth across the island...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s resilient corridors are hailed worldwide as being “safe and secure” for visitors. The resilient corridors, which encompass the majority of the island’s tourism regions, provide the opportunity for visitors to enjoy more of the country’s unique offerings, as many coronavirus (COVID-19)-compliant attractions, located along the areas, are authorised for visits by the...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 750 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered across member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that the number represents full vaccination of approximately half of the population in these states. She said that nearly 3.5 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines...

Commander of the Maritime, Air and Cyber Command (MACC), Brigadier Roderick Williams, says formation of the Second District Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard will significantly boost Jamaica’s maritime capabilities in the region. At an official ceremony in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on November 16, Brigadier Williams said the new naval unit, which was formed as part of the expansion...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says amendment of legislation for casino gaming has provided new opportunities for investors in the tourism sector as part of the Government’s strategic economic recovery agenda from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We put in new legislation to provide for gaming and casinos, and that has created a whole new opportunity for existing investors in...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 97 90,467 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 49 51,454 Males 48 39,010 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 89 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 1 4,879 Hanover 3 2,922 KSA 24 22,364 Manchester 5 5,946 Portland 5 2,508 St. Ann 7...