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Deputy Commissioner General, Operations, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Dave Jeffery, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Friday (February 7).

$2 Billion Collected to Date Under TAJ Special Arrears Settlement Programme

By: LISA ROWE, February 9, 2025

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has collected $2 billion under their Special Arrears Settlement Programme (SASP), since its launch in January. The programme is specially designed to waive/remit Interest, Penalty and...

Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency's head office today (January 23).

JFB Reports Decrease In Number of Emergency Calls

By: Shanna K. Salmon, January 24, 2025

Director for Strategic Planning and Projects at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Vaughn Barnaby, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Farmers Receptive To JaSPICE Project

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, November 13, 2024

Health & Wellness 5 months ago JAHEP Observes Health Education Week October 20-25
By: Peta- Gay Hodges, October 18, 2024
2019/20 State of the Nation Debate 6 months ago MAJ Undertaking Phased Buildout Of Jamaica’s Maritime Cluster
By: PETA-GAY HODGES, September 21, 2024
Health & Wellness 1 year ago Stewardship Programmes a Potential Gamechanger for Hospital Antibiotic Use
By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, February 27, 2024

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Acting Director in the Child Diversion Branch of the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 15.

2 years ago JIS Think TankYouth

Child Diversion Programme Impacts Participant

A beneficiary of the Child Diversion Programme has shared that it has changed his life, because before the programme, “he was just seeing darkness”. As recounted by Acting Director in...

By: Twila Wheelan, August 17, 2023

Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 8.

2 years ago JIS Think Tank

JANAAC to Add Fourth Standard to Scope of Services

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is in the process of adding a fourth standard to its scope of services. “This fourth standard is for the accreditation of calibration...

By: SHERIKA HALL, June 12, 2023

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (June 8).

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestmentJIS Think Tank

JANAAC ‘CEO Breakfast’ Resumes on June 9

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) ‘CEO Breakfast’ will resume on Friday (June 9). The event is slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, starting at 8:00...

By: Sherika Hall, June 8, 2023

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (May 11) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

2 years ago CultureJIS Think TankLabour Day 2023

Volunteers Invited for National Labour Day Project

Corporate and public-sector entities and civil society groups are being encouraged to participate in the National Labour Day Project on Highway 2000. Volunteers are being asked to register with the...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 12, 2023

Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) St. James Chapter President, Suzette Ramdanie-Linton, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James on Tuesday (May 9).

2 years ago JIS Think TankLabour Day 2023

Marching Band Festival Slated for Montego Bay on Labour Day

More than 500 talented young musicians from across Jamaica will descend on the City of Montego Bay, St. James, on Labour Day (May 23) to create a symphony of sound...

By: Okoye Henry, May 10, 2023

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Acting) at the Companies Office of Jamaica, Heather Sutherland, outlines the achievements of the agency over the 2022/2023 financial year during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestmentJIS Think Tank

COJ Business Mobile Goes to Eastern Jamaica This Month

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is taking its Business Mobile to the eastern parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary and Portland this month. The service facilitates customers outside of...

By: Sherika Hall, May 3, 2023

Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Shellie Leon, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Tuesday (April 25).

2 years ago CommerceJIS Think Tank

COJ Empowered to Verify Businesses’ Membership and Beneficial Ownership Information

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) now has the power to verify businesses’ membership and beneficial ownership information, as outlined in recent amendments to the Companies Act that took effect...

By: SHERIKA HALL, April 27, 2023

Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emeleo Ebanks, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

2 years ago JIS Think TankLocal Government

Dial 112 to Contact JFB During Major Disaster If Cell Signal is Lost

Citizens are being advised that the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) may still be contacted during a major disaster, even if cell phone signals have been disrupted. This was revealed by...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, April 27, 2023