Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday April 29, 2023, to kick off the 2023/24 financial year. The following Tax Offices will operate this Saturday between the hours of 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: • St. Andrew (Constant Spring) • Montego Bay (FCJ Building at 11-12 Almond Way, Montego Bay...

More individuals who qualify for the National Housing Trust (NHT) Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities are being encouraged to apply for this provision. Under the programme, NHT mortgagors with disabilities or who reside with and care for a family member having such, are eligible for a grant of $300,000. The initiative, which was launched in 2017, aims to greater...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, converses with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Linda McGuire, during her courtesy call at the PIOJ’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (April 19).

Residents of Sherlock Crescent in Kingston are already feeling the benefits of the recently established Sherlock Community Cultural Centre, which is serving as a vital resource facility, while promoting closer bonds among the citizens. The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, as part of its mandate to support national cultural and educational initiatives, provided $49 million for the...

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday (April 19), approved the Civil Service Establishment General Order 2023. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, explained that the Order outlines the reorganisation of ministries and departments and, consequently, the creation of new posts, the abolition of posts and the reclassification of grading and retitling of existing posts,...

The National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has approved and disbursed loans valued at some $1.89 billion to 293 beneficiaries in the small and medium-sized tourism enterprise (SMTE) sector. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure while opening the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18). The loans, arranged by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF),...

Students at 10 institutions are poised to benefit from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Secondary Schools Tour, which runs from April 18 to 28. The event, which kicked off on Tuesday (April 18) at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston, will provide the youngsters with a simplified breakdown of the Government’s 2023/24 budgetary allocations. They will...