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...

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...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) wishes to inform the public that the fire at the Riverton Disposal Facility has been extinguished. However, there remains a level of smoke nuisance in the surrounding areas. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon says cooling down operations are still underway. "This is usually the case with smoke, it takes a while...

The Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) Physical Inspection Reform Initiative, Contactless Clearance Process will remain optional, notwithstanding the previously announced April 02, 2024 mandatory implementation date. This adjustment is the result of an Interim Order made in the Supreme Court today (March 28) which directed that no changes be made to the current regime, pending the determination of certain matters that...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is announcing a special one-day Saturday opening on March 23, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the introduction of an e-ticketing system to better facilitate compliance and address long wait times at its Kingston & St. Andrew office. The special Saturday opening, which will be by appointment only, will offer customers an...

The Police are advising patrons who will be attending the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) Boys’ and Girls’ Championships, which will be held at the National Stadium from Tuesday, March 19 to Saturday, March 23, of the following restrictions. No firearms, knives, ice picks, machetes, fire crackers, aerosol sprays, large igloos, glass bottles, lighters, frozen water or drinks, drugs, alcohol...

The Public is being reminded that in order to minimise traffic congestions, the following changes and road closures will be in place effective Tuesday, March 18 to Saturday, March 23, to facilitate the smooth staging of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) Boys’ and Girls’ Championship at the National Stadium. BEFORE THE EVENT -Effective Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to Thursday, March...