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Bank of Jamaica Ceases Exchange of Non-US Dollar Coins at its Banking Counter
Bank of Jamaica (the Bank) wishes to advise that effective 1 July 2024, it will no longer exchange coins of the Canadian Dollar (CAD), Great Britain Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR) at its banking counter. As a part of its...
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NWC to lift water supply restriction for customers served by Constant Spring system
With storage levels improving at the Hermitage Dam, customers served by the National Water Commission’s Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant will now be able to enjoy 24-hour water supply, starting Saturday, June 8. As at June 7, 2024, storage levels at the Hermitage Dam in St Andrew stood at 90.3% or 355.4 million gallons. This rise in inflows from an...
Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Heroes Circle Office
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is advising members of the public that its office at 14 National Heroes Circle will remain closed until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to facilitate a national ceremony. All our other offices will remain open during this period. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience caused and thanks our valued clients and...
Jamaica Further Engages Emirates Airline to Tap into Their Network in the Caribbean from the Middle East
Following fruitful discussions with Senior Executives of Emirates Airline, Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says plans are underway to leverage the airline’s routes and networks into the Caribbean and Latin America. Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, is one of the world’s largest airlines that connects its customers to a network of over 150 destinations. Based on the airline’s current...
Defence Board Promotes Chief of Defence Staff and Other Senior Officers
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, has been promoted to Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General) and three Colonels have been promoted to Brigadier, effective May 10 2024, following approval from the Defence Board. Rear Admiral Wemyss Gorman was appointed CDS on January 21 2022. Her career spans 32 years at various command levels. As CDS, she has...
Jamaica Recognises Palestine as a State
The Government of Jamaica has taken the decision to recognize the State of Palestine. The decision was confirmed by Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, following deliberations of the Cabinet on Monday (April 22). Minister Johnson Smith advised that, “Jamaica continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to...
Appointment of Acting Director of Public Prosecutions
We are pleased to announce that Miss Claudette A. Thompson, Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, has been approved by the Governor General of Jamaica, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt. J, upon the recommendation of the Public Service Commission to act as Director of...
Jamaica, International Financial Institutions, Donors Collaborate on Establishing a Programmatic Approach to Finance Climate Needs
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ), the Development Bank of Jamaica, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank Group, European Investment Bank as part of Team Europe, USAID, and the United Kingdom, are discussing a framework to establish a ‘Blue Green Facility’ –a blended financing structure–of up to USD 500 million over five years, which would...