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Early Closure of Tax Offices on Election Day

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising its customers that due to the country’s Local Government Elections on Monday, February 26, 2024, all Tax Offices and the Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax office will close to the public at 12:00 p.m....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

$35.9M Allocated to Continue Soil Fertility Mapping Project Implementation in 2024/25

$1.3B Earmarked to Continue Jamaica’s Emergency Communication System Upgrade

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Grace-Ann Stewart McFarlane, speaking during a Social Justice (SO-JUST) project event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 20).

Vulnerable Groups’ Access to Justice Services Being Increased

United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili addresses the Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference, held recently in Montego Bay.

World Tourism Secretary-General Pledges to Help Strengthen Regional Sector

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, at the launch of the ‘Regional Climate Finance Programme: Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme for the Caribbean’, today (February 20), at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston.

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Jamaica to Benefit From UK Investment in Climate Change Programmes in Caribbean

Jamaica has welcomed the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) investment of £1.7 million in the Caribbean on Climate Change programmes as a major boost to protect critical economic infrastructure. Speaking at the launch of the ‘Regional Climate Finance Programme: Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme for the Caribbean’, today (February 20), at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, Minister...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (third right), is surrounded by members of the David “Wagga” Hunt Foundation at the organisation’s 10th annual fundraising gala in Washington DC on February 17. They are (from left) Garth Pottinger, Loxley O’Connor, Lloyd Anderson, Chairman of the Foundation, Christopher Hunt, and Arnold “Dullo” McDonald.

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David “Wagga” Hunt Foundation Has Provided Over $31 Million in Scholarships

Over the past 15 years, the Washington-based David “Wagga” Hunt Foundation has disbursed some 46 scholarships valuing over J$31million to students at Calabar High School and Kingston College (KC). The achievement was lauded by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at the Foundation’s 10th annual fundraising gala held in Washington DC on February 17. “I commend...

Jamaican-American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke presents Ziggy Marley with a copy of the resolution to recognise the life and legacy of his late father, Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley. The presentation was made at a special screening of the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ movie at the Motion Pictures Association in Washington DC on February 13.

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Congresswoman Clarke Introduces Bill to Recognise Bob Marley’s Legacy

Jamaican-American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has introduced a Bill in the United States House of Representatives, asking the Congress to recognise the life and legacy of legendary reggae artist Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Nesta Marley. A copy of the resolution was presented to Ziggy Marley, son of the late reggae icon, by Congresswoman Clarke at a special screening of the ‘Bob Marley: One...

Technical officers from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, conduct a field simulation activity as part of the recent hot pepper quarantine pest identification and field-simulation exercise.

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Local Stakeholders Trained to Combat Hot Pepper Pests

Sixty-five local stakeholders in the agriculture sector have benefited from training to better identify and tackle pests affecting hot pepper. The hot pepper quarantine pest identification and field simulation exercise was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Improving the Phytosanitary, Food Safety & Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain...

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Work Continues on the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital

Construction of the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, will continue during the new financial year, from an allocation of more than $800 million. Details of the project are outlined in the 2024/2025 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 15 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the second day of the Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Saturday (February 17).

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Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre Rebranded

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) has been rebranded the Global Tourism Resilience Centre (GTRC). This was announced by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during the second day of the Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Saturday (February 17). The Centre, which is headquartered at the University of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the opening of the Ministry’s second Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (February 16).

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Country Continues to Thrive After Covid-19 Challenges – Tourism Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the island continues to thrive after recovering from the several challenges brought on by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Very few countries can [say] that. This is one of the reasons why I speak with pride, because our little Jamaica has not only recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic but we are also...