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Cross Roads Tax Office will not be open Monday, November 1

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that the Cross Roads Tax Office will not be open to the public Monday, November 1, 2021. The decision was taken following an assessment of a malfunctioning air conditioning unit which caused...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) greets Pastor Odean White of Church on the Rock, at the National Youth Month Church Service held on October 31.

November Is Youth Month

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors, (JAPHI), Karen Brown, addresses a recently held JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.

Reports Made About Non-Compliant Food Establishments Taken Seriously-JAPHI

Postmaster General, Lincoln Allen, points to a list of the services offered by Jamaica Post at the organisation’s 350 Anniversary Stamp launch, held at the Post and Telecommunications Department in Kingston, on October 29.

Plans In Place To Transform Postal Service

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke (centre), and Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) President and Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) General Secretary, Helene Davis Whyte (fourth left), display the signed the 2021/22 Heads of Agreement for wage increases for public sector workers represented by JCTU member unions. The signing was held at the Ministry offices in Kingston, on Friday (October 29). Others (from left) are Union of Schools, Agricultural and Allied Workers (USAAW) General Secretary, Keith Comrie; University and Allied Workers (UAWU) Vice President, Clifton Grant; National Workers Union (NWU) General Secretary, Granville Valentine; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Hon. Marsha Smith; Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison; Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) President, Kavan Gayle; and Trade Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, Barrington Dawes .

Gov’t Confident About Implementing Public Sector Compensation Review

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the JIS Montego Bay Regional Office, in St. James, recently.

5 years ago Industry

JAPHI Warns Non-Compliant Food Establishments

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, is warning non-compliant food establishments on the island that if they continue to operate unlawfully, they can be shut down and even prosecuted. “We have seen in the media where persons have purchased food from establishments and would have appeared to have succumbed to food poisoning related to...

Acting Sergeant assigned to the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Fire Prevention in St Elizabeth, Dwight Campbell (second left), along with Acting District Officer of the JFB in St. Elizabeth, Owen Ranglin (left), instruct staff of the St Elizabeth Probation Office on fire safety tips, during an emergency drill in Santa Cruz on Friday, October 29.

5 years ago Fire Safety

Businesses Participate in Fire Safety Week

Businesses and communities in St. Elizabeth are better equipped in fire safety and prevention protocols after participating in several activities, during the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week. The week was observed from October 24 to 30 under the theme ‘Empowering Citizens to Create Fire Safe Communities’. The JFB carried out several fire drills in Black...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Dr. Ennis Emphasises Importance of Learning from The COVID-19 Pandemic

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis is emphasizing the importance of learning from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the recent virtual staging of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) 75th Annual Educational Conference, Dr. Ennis said more advocates are needed to ensure that if another pandemic arises, it...

A group of tourists after their arrival to Jamaica on the Carnival Sunrise cruise ship in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

5 years ago Tourism

Return Of Cruise Shipping, A Strong Vote of Confidence in Brand Jamaica – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that the scheduled return of cruise shipping across the island’s ports in mid-November, is a strong vote of confidence by major international stakeholders in brand Jamaica. “Our tourism industry is quickly recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arrivals figures are climbing, airlift for the winter season is looking good, and the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke (right), and (from left, seated) Financial Secretary in the Finance Ministry, Darlene Morrison, and Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) President, Helene Davis Whyte, sign the 2021/22 Heads of Agreement for wage increases for public sector workers represented by JCTU member unions. The signing was held at the Ministry in Kingston, on Friday (October 29). Overseeing the proceedings is the Ministry’s Principal Director for Employee Relations, Lorna Phillips.

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Keen on Implementing Public Sector Compensation Review

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is keen on implementing the public sector compensation review, beginning April 1, 2022. The review is intended to overhaul the structure of salaries and other emoluments in the public service to make it more equitable. Dr. Clarke noted that it was in the interest of...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Covid-19 Intervention Programme Making An Impact In Westmoreland

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, says that the COVID-19 intervention programme which targeted taxi operators in the parish, is still making an impact a year later after its implementation. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Miller said that research undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Wellness showed that persons who are in conveyance,...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left) and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon Juliet Holness (3rd right) cut the ribbon symbolizing the official reopening of the Gordon Town main road in St. Andrew, on October 29. Others from left are: Project Manager, National Works Agency (NWA), Caswell Whyte; Senior Director, Project Implementation, NWA, Varden Downer; Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Services, Keon Hinds; and Councillor for the Gordon Town Division, Neville Whittaker.

5 years ago Transport

Gordon Town Main Road Officially Reopened

The Gordon Town main road in East Rural St. Andrew, which was severely damaged by heavy rains, was officially reopened on Friday (October 29) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “We have resurfaced the road up to basic standards, and it has been properly marked and properly graded, so the people who live and traverse through this area,...