Taxpayers seeking to benefit from the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) Special Arrears Settlement Programme (SASP) can now take advantage of flexible payment arrangements to settle their outstanding taxes. The programme provides relief by waiving interest, penalties, and surcharges for taxpayers who clear their principal balances by March 31, 2025. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on February...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has collected $2 billion under their Special Arrears Settlement Programme (SASP), since its launch in January. The programme is specially designed to waive/remit Interest, Penalty and Surcharge (IPS) accrued, once outstanding principal taxes are paid by March 31, 2025. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is urging operators of unlicensed gaming machines and locations to take advantage of its compliance drive to regularise their operations without penalties. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on February 6, Director of Enforcement at the BGLC, Noel Bacquie, said that persons have...

The Government is to sign a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement that will establish a legal framework for the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) and United States (US) Customs and Border Protection Agency to exchange customs-related information. This Agreement will strengthen both countries’ capacities to safeguard its citizens, borders, national security and vital economic interests. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew...

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) and RISE Life Management Services are intensifying efforts to tackle underage gambling during Underage Gambling Prevention Week, now under way. The Week, being observed under the theme ‘Gambling Gambling…Dat a Nuh Fi You!’ will run until Saturday, February 8. In an interview with JIS News, Programme Manager, Programme for the Prevention, Treatment and...

After almost a decade of fiscal restructuring, Jamaica is on a path to achieving a debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of below 70 per cent by the end of the 2024/25 fiscal year. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing members of the diaspora during the recent ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’ virtual...

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, has hailed the new Public Sector Learning and Development Policy as a transformative framework that will reshape public service in Jamaica. “It is a script for change and will ensure that public-sector professionals are equipped with the skills, behaviours and values necessary to move Jamaica forward,” she said. “This policy empowers us to build a service-focused...