Some 1.3 kilometres of zinc fencing is to be removed and new concrete barriers constructed in August Town, which is currently under a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Following surveys done in May, the areas to benefit from the project are Cemetery Road, Africa Gardens, Bedward Gardens, June Road, Barrett Drive, August Town main road, and Bryce Hill main road....

The Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited has been instructed to form a lease management unit that will better manage arrangements made for the lease of agricultural lands in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a press conference at SCJ Holdings Limited in St. Catherine on Friday (June 25),...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has issued 42 export authorisations to 10 entities from across the world since 2018. These entities are from Africa, North America, the Caribbean, Europe and Oceania. The Authority created an Interim Export/Import Policy that has allowed licencees to export cannabis and its extracts since 2018, due to an absence of export regulations, which is at...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission has completed the process of selecting the finalists for the Jamaica Festival Song Competition for 2021. The selection panel, led by Chief Judge Donovan Germain, has selected 12 finalists, instead of the customary 10, for the professional competition which is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a water-retention pond will be constructed to hold 10 million gallons of irrigation water for farmers in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development. Approximately 1,300 acres of land is being reserved in the development for small and medium-sized farmers. The Prime Minister was addressing a press conference at SCJ Holdings Limited in St....

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that GCT Returns for the month of May are due on Wednesday June 30, 2021. This is in keeping with the requirement for registered GCT taxpayers file their monthly GCT Returns, and make payments on the last working day of the month, after the end of the taxable period. Therefore, GCT Returns...

Jamaica has provided greater protection for persons working in the hospitality division of passenger ships, such as bartenders, stewards and nail technicians, under the Shipping (Amendment) Act. The legislation, which has been passed in both Houses of Parliament, has been amended to expand the definition of seafarers to include these categories of workers. The changes were made against the background...