The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is advising the public that its office, located at 78cef Hagley Park Road, Kingston 10, will be closed on Friday, December 15 to facilitate a staff event. Regular operations will resume on Monday, December 18, at 8:30 a.m. The BGLC apologises for any inconvenience resulting from the closure. The BGLC is the regulator...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to support a Yuletide telethon aimed at raising some $40 million on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) to fund three ongoing projects. The JSSE, a subsidiary of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is aiming to mobilise resources into the stock exchange for the funding of projects that are delivering socio-economic, environmental and cultural benefits for...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to take advantage of its online services. Speaking at a recent business development information session hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at the Courtleigh Auditorium, Deputy Commissioner General, TAJ, Dave Jeffery, informed that up to 80 per cent of the services offered by the agency can be...

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell (second left), engages with General Secretary, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Tifonie Powell Williams (second right), and Immediate Past President, JCSA, O'Neil Grant during the JCSA President’s luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston in St. Andrew on December 7.  At left is President of the Association, Techa Clarke-Griffiths. The President's luncheon serves as...

The Government’s layered approach to financing natural disaster risks has been hailed by the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) as a proactive and important development as the country continues to deal with climatic vulnerabilities. Chairman, Keith Duncan, during a press briefing today (December 5), said that the Government has been “very proactive” around the country’s Natural Disaster Risk Financial Strategy,...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has taken another step along its digital road map, with the introduction of its first non-cash location in the Cross Roads area. The cashless office located in the Regal Plaza, 15B Old Hope Road, Cross Roads becomes operational on Friday, December 1, 2023, and will operate the standard opening hours (Mon – Wed 8:30 a.m. –...

Chief Executive Officer, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union, Roxann Linton (right), addressing the Civil Service Week public forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on November 21. The event was held under the theme ‘Raising the Bar: Strengthening the Bond’.