The Government of Jamaica has reinstated the Bauxite Production Levy on Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II coming out of an agreement with Concord Resources Limited. This follows the acquisition of New Day Aluminium (Jamaica) Limited’s 49 per cent of shares in the company by Concord Resources Limited. “It should be noted that both parties are against the continuation of the...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reminding consumers of their responsibilities under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The Act speaks to the promotion and protection of consumer interests in relation to the supply of goods and the provision of services to ensure protection of life, health and safety of consumers and others. In her address at the CAC’s virtual Consumer...

Jamaica’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Plan, which outlines the country’s strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate the effects of climate change, has been officially launched. The plan was launched by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (September 29). Mr. Charles Jr., who is...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 251 83,737 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 141 47,621 Males 110 36,113 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 59 days to 91 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 21 4,442 Hanover 1 2,724 KSA 63 20,747 Manchester 25 5,661 Portland 1 2,287 St. Ann 2 6,200...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has entered into a partnership with the Digicel Foundation to retrofit five schools for the accommodation of persons with disabilities. Under the project, the schools that are designated as emergency shelters will be equipped with ramps with rails, wheelchair access to bathrooms with necessary accessories, and shelter signage. The institutions are...

Door-stop delivery services are becoming increasingly popular as persons spend more time within the safety and comfort of their homes due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Enter Road Jockey, a Montego Bay-based company, whose investors have employed the use of cutting-edge technology to facilitate food deliveries to clients from restaurants across Jamaica. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think...

Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Audrey Marks, is calling for greater cooperation among the Labour Ministers in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to achieve productive employment and economic recovery throughout the region. Addressing the closing ceremony of the 21st  Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) at the OAS headquarters in Washington...