The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) wishes to advise that a TROPICAL STORM WARNING remains in effect for Jamaica. Tropical Storm Elsa is moving away from Jamaica and the country will experience periods of heavy showers lingering across the island this evening into tonight. The ODPEM continues to monitor the condition across the island. All parish Emergency...

Ensure your name is on your child’s birth certificate As we celebrate and honour our fathers in our society, we are reminded of the critical role and functional importance for children to have their fathers present in their lives. This article brings into focus a critical area that more attention should be placed. Jamaica unlike some countries, does not mandate...

The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.2 per cent in May 2021 as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The increase in the inflation rate was impacted by a 3.4 per cent upward movement in the index for the ‘Housing Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels’ division. The index for the heaviest weighted division ‘Food...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public, that a decision has been taken to close its St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre (Constant Spring Tax Office), today, Monday June 7, 2021 until further notice. The closure has become necessary, as the Jamaica Fire Brigade conducts an investigation into a fire which was detected earlier today in a section of...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) wishes to advise its valued customers, that effective Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the design of vital records with amendments will change. All approved corrections will now be entered in the appropriate line (for e.g. Line 7 for Name of Child – ZADIE), while the incorrect information will be placed in the designed Amendment section and...

Online voting for the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition ends today (May 14) at 6:00 p.m. The competition is geared towards generating publicity around the standards, which are minimum service-level agreements between the OUR and the major utility companies to ensure value to customers. Public Education Specialist at the OUR, Elizabeth Bennett Marsh, told JIS News that...

Members of the Senate today (May 7) paid tribute to the late Ambassador, Hon. Anthony Johnson, who died on April 28 at the age of 82. Ambassador Johnson was a former Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament, Senator, diplomat, economist, lecturer and Ambassador to the United States. He was also High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, non-resident Ambassador to the...