Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that their 2nd quarter Estimated Corporate Income Tax or Self-employed Statutory Payments are due on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Additionally, employer’s monthly Statutory Payroll Deductions (S01) for the month of May are due on June 14. Customers have the convenience of several channels to make these payments without having to visit a Tax Office to do so. Business persons are being encouraged to use TAJ’s online service option as it accommodates the filing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated Jamaica’s commitment to protecting the environment through the continuous strengthening of management policies that are designed to be comprehensive and sustainable. “Over the last few years, the Government has undertaken extensive work on progressively strengthening our environmental governance framework. We have finalised several key national environmental policies, including, for example, a...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that work continues towards the opening of two shelters for victims of gender-based violence, during the current financial year. She was making her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. The establishment of national shelters for women who need help to leave...

The flagship fundraising and awareness event of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Relay for Life, will be held virtually this year under the theme: ‘Hope From Yaad’. Jamaicans can tune in to the event, which will be held on July 31 between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. It will be streamed live on the JCS website at...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling on local suppliers to increase their production of goods and services to match the increasing demand from the industry. “If we aren’t able to supply on that demand, we’re going to have to import, which means that the dollars that we get into Jamaica from tourism will be leaked out back to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says preparations are in place for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), which will commence on June 28 She noted that the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) has reported that the “centres have been finalised, presiding examiners have been engaged and trained and deployment schedules...

The Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the Grade Six Ability Test component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) was successfully administered on May 26 in collaboration with school leaders. She said that all the scripts are now being checked and graded.  She noted that the release date and the weighting of the scores are...