Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon (right), presents Stacy Ann Gordon with her diploma in Events Planning and Management, during a graduation ceremony held at the SDC’s St. Catherine Office on July 22.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 20) approved, by Resolution, the emoluments and the terms and conditions of service for the Information Commissioner to be appointed pursuant to the Data Protection Act, 2020. Piloting the Resolution, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that in November 2020, the Ministry sought and received the recommendation of the...

Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, has disclosed that a nine-member Merger Transition Committee has been appointed for the merger of both entities. In his update of the merger during the CAC and FTC virtual press briefing, held on Friday, July 16, Mr. White said the committee is critical to the...

Physical Certificates of Title are to be phased out and replaced with electronic Certificates of Title under an Electronic Land Titling Project to be undertaken by the National Land Agency (NLA). Cabinet has given approval for its implementation, which is to be carried out over a six-year period, beginning financial year 2021/22. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue to offer limited, non-cash services from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at its St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre located in Constant Spring, while restoration work resumes following delays caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa.   Operations will continue to take place from the lobby area, accommodating only non-cash transactions of credit cards, debit cards or cheques. Interim customer service activities that...

The new Civil Registration Number (CRN) developed by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is expected to improve planning for social security and welfare programmes. The CRN is a code now applied to the RGD’s Electronic Birth database as part of the process of linking vital life events – birth, marriage and death. Chief Executive Officer at the RGD, Charlton McFarlane,...

The National Water Commission is reporting that high turbidity levels and blockages have forced the suspension of operations at some of its facilities in Portland and St. Mary.   Facilities impacted include Windsor Forest, Norwich (Portland), White River, Palmetto Gove, Rock Spring (St. Mary).   This has caused a disruption in regular water supply to customers served by these systems. Customers are being advised that once conditions are...