Latest

Gov’t Assisting Most Vulnerable

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is committed to assisting the most vulnerable persons who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. He said that up to the end of March, more than $9...

The new Portmore Mall Transport Centre located at Dawkins Drive.

Taxi Drivers To Terminate At Portmore Mall Transport Centre

Logo for Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO).

New Act To Enable International Protection For Industrial Designers

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses online webinar to recognise World Intellectual Property Day, on Monday (April 26).

Creatives Must Take Necessary Steps to Protect IP – Dr. Dunn

Jamaica Tourist Board Appoints Lou Hammond Group As New PR Agency Of Record

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right) chairs a meeting with (from left) His Excellency, Ivan Eskildsen, Minister of Tourism for Panama; His Excellency, Humberto Hernandez-Haddad, Mexico

5 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Leads Multi-Destination Tourism Discussions at WTTC Global Summit

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett today convened a high level meeting with regional tourism ministers in Cancun Mexico, to discuss the finalization of arrangements for the implementation of a multi-destination tourism framework and agreement to bolster arrivals. Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Panama and Cuba were key players in the discussions and are hoping to finalise this agreement, the first of...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

GCT Returns for March Due Friday April 30

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

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, addresses a recent Jamaica information Service (JIS)

5 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

Study to Look At Tourism Management of COVID-19 Pandemic

The Ministry of Tourism will be commissioning a study on how Jamaica’s tourism sector has managed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston, portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that the study will be spearheaded by Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management...

Advisor, Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health at the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Michelle A. Harris,

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Association For the Deaf to Host Webinar April 28

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 28, starting at 6:00 p.m. This is in observance of International Noise Awareness Day. The webinar will be held under the theme ‘Noise-induced Hearing Loss is Permanent but it is Preventable’. Business Development Director, JAD, Denise Badroe,...

Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb in conversation during a successful meeting held today at the World Travel & Tourism Council

5 years ago Foreign AffairsTourism

Minister Bartlett Discusses Investment Opportunities with Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Minister

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett today participated in a very successful meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, to discuss investment opportunities and other possible areas of collaboration between both nations. During their meeting, the Ministers discussed the possibility of Jamaica benefiting from the US$100 million development fund the Government of Saudi Arabia has established...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks to the media at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (April 26), after the arrival of 55,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Reminds Persons to Still Observe Protocols After First Jab

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is reminding persons who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine that they must continue to observe protocols to prevent catching the coronavirus (COVID-19). “Having the vaccine doesn’t mean you won’t get COVID-19. It is how your body responds to that,” Dr. Tufton said. “Within the window (time...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), reads the label on a shipment with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Monday (April 26). With the Minister is the PAHO/WHO Country Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Bernadette Theodore Gandi.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Weighs in on Vaccine Passport

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says it is early days to determine whether there will be a need for persons travelling to have vaccine passports, to confirm if they have received the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Responding to a question at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (April 26) after the arrival of another 55,000...