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Statement by the Jamaica Customs Agency On the Special Audit of Bunkering Operations and Private Bonded Warehouses Conducted by the Auditor General’s Department Covering the Period 2016-2021

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...

Young people who completed the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) applaud during the graduation ceremony held on November 16 at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston.

Over 600 Young People Graduate From Technology Advancement Programme

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses ‘Travel Talk’, a German Market Growth Strategy Workshop for Jamaica at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (November 17). The workshop was organised to engage in meaningful discussions and devise a growth strategy for this crucial European market.

Resilient Corridors Hailed Worldwide As Safe And Secure For Visitors

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

750 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In Latin America And Caribbean

Members of the new Second District Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard at an official ceremony in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, commemorating the formation of the new naval unit.

New Naval Unit Formed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

4 years ago Tourism

Amendment Of Casino Gaming Act Provides New Opportunities For Investors – PM

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...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on November 16.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

$1.3 Billion For Digital Transformation Of The Health Sector

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to spend an estimated $1.3 billion towards the digital transformation of the health sector. This work is being done under the Health Systems Strengthening Programme of the Ministry, for which a contract was signed recently with Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a...

Executives of five Business Service Intermediaries (BSIs) under the DBJ’s IGNITE III programme pose with Executives of the Development Bank of Jamaica

Left – Right: Nigel Cooper, Incubator Manager, Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) Utech, Paula Hagley, Manager, Business Development & Special Projects, Jamaica Manufacturers & Exporters Association (JMEA), Christopher Brown, General Manager, Project Management Office, Development Bank of Jamaica, Opal Levy, Director, Sisters’ Ink Jamaica, Milverton Reynolds, Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica, Valerie Viera, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Adrian Nelson, Legal Officer, DBJ, LuShana Cheddesingh, Technical Coordinator, Direct Business Support, DBJ and Carlinton Burrell, Executive Director, Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre.

4 years ago DevelopmentIndustry

DBJ Signs Agreement with Business Service Intermediaries 20 MSEs to benefit from 12-month capacity building programme

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) today (Tuesday, November 16th) signed Agreement with five business service intermediaries (BSIs) to build the capacity of twenty Micro and Small Businesses (MSEs) over the next 12 months, and represents the third Cohort of the Bank’s IGNITE programme. The BSIs are: Caribbean Innovation Climate Centre (CCIC), Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Jamaica Manufacturers &...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams, presenting her remarks at the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission’s Registration Conferral Ceremony held today (November 17).

4 years ago Education

Eleven Tertiary Institutions Receive Certification From J-TEC

Eleven tertiary institutions were registered with the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) and received certification during a Registration Conferral Ceremony held in Kingston today (November 17). The certified institutions are: in St James - the International Postgraduate Medical College; in Manchester - Church Teachers’ College; in St Ann - Moneague College; Sigma College of Nursing and Applied Sciences and Brown’s...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with portfolio responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw. (File Photo)

4 years ago Industry

Jamaica In V-Shaped Economic Recovery – Shaw

With Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 14.20 percent recorded in the second quarter of 2021, the country is now in a V-shaped economic recovery. The disclosure was made by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with portfolio responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw during his address on day one of the Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO) ‘Explore Do Business...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

IMF Predicts Strong Rebound For Jamaica’s Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting that Jamaica’s economy will rebound from the fallout caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to record growth of 8.25 per cent for the fiscal year 2021/22, moderating to 3.5 per cent in 2022/23. In a statement on Wednesday (November 17), following an IMF 2021 Staff Article IV Mission Consultation for Jamaica, the...