Tariq Alli, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, has been appointed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as General Manager of the Caribbean Country Department and IDB Country Representative for Jamaica as of September 1st, 2022. Mr. Alli has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance spanning debt capital markets, deal origination, syndication, and structuring. He previously held several...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that their 3rd quarter Estimated Corporate Income Tax and Self-employed Statutory Payments are due on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Additionally, Employer’s Monthly Statutory Payroll Deductions (S01) for the month of August are due on September 14. These include: • Statutory Deductions (S01) for August • Estimated Corporate Income Tax (3rd quarter) •...

Monday, September 12 is Census Day, and it will serve as the reference point for the data being collected during Jamaica’s 15th Population and Housing Census over the ensuing three months. The census is a count of the country’s population and provides social and demographic data, details of the housing stock, information at the community level, and on hard-to-count individuals...

The Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) is inviting 5,000 participants from across the globe, to join its free 2022 National Customer Service Week and Excellence Conference. It will be held virtually from October 4 to 5, as part of activities marking National Customer Service Week, from October 2 to 8. The conference aims to promote customer service excellence within the...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is to spend $2 billion on textbooks this academic year, of which $1 billion is for primary schools and $1 billion for high schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 6. “I am particularly pleased of the greater investment in textbooks at...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation for its continued philanthropic support to the education of Jamaica’s children. “Education is critical to the development and evolution of any society. As a nation, with immense potential to harvest the social and developmental advantages, we must unlock the possibility that our children possess,...

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has recorded a historic 100th company listing. This milestone was achieved with One on One Educational Services Limited’s placement on the JSE’s junior market. The entity, which will trade using the symbol ‘One’ is the 46th entrant to this platform, which has increased the number of securities listings to 146. The formalities took place during...