Effective Monday, March 29, the Integrity Commission will not accept statutory declarations at its offices located at 45-47 Barbados Avenue, Kingston 5. The Commission, in a statement, said that in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it has established submission points within each public body for the submission of statutory declarations by all officers required to file such declarations. “In...

Cabinet has given approval for the acquisition of property at 26 Rose Street in Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland, at a cost of $38,500,000 for the continued operation of the Family Court. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during the post-Cabinet press briefing held virtually on March 24. She noted that in 2019, the property owners indicated...

The Government is providing $119 million to assist farmers with the transportation of 35,000 tonnes of sugar cane to the Worthy Park Factory in St. Catherine for the 2020/2021 crop year. Making the disclosure during Wednesday’s (March 24) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that support will benefit farmers from Clarendon, St....

Further to the announcement of extended curfew hours under the Disaster Risk Management Enforcement Measures, the Registrar General's Department wishes to advise its valued customers that all RGD offices will be closed to the public on March 26, April 1 and April 9 2021 respectively. The following services will be temporarily suspended as follows:- Next Day Service - March 25-26...

Further to the announcement of extended curfew hours under the Disaster Risk Management Enforcement Measures, the Registrar General's Department wishes to advise its valued customers that all RGD offices will be closed at 10:30am to the public on March 26th, April 1 and April 9, 2021 respectively. We apologise for any inconvenience that his may cause. Please be reminded that...

Public officials are being urged to submit their statutory declarations within their respective organisations. Previously, they were required to file declarations at the Integrity Commission’s office in New Kingston. However, the Commission has taken steps to decentralise the collection in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. All parliamentarians, members of the security forces, and public officials who are in receipt of...

A virtual ceremony to announce the new Poet Laureate of Jamaica will be held today, Wednesday, March 17 at 11:30 a.m. The Poet Laureate is generally selected from amongst a country’s most esteemed and accomplished poets. The event is being organised by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. It...