Message From The Dr. Hon. Andrwew Wheatley Mp & Minister Of Science, Energy And Techology On On Data Privacy Day; Saturday, January 28 Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing Data Privacy Day, on Saturday, January 28, under the theme; Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust. Known in Europe as Data Protection Day, this worldwide observance has...

It is with deep sadness that I have learnt about last night’s tragic death of St. Ann based Senior Justice of the Peace 82-year-old Colin Corrodus. He’s the brother of Custos of St. James, Ewen Corrodus. Mr. Corrodus operated a retail business in Epworth in St. Ann’s Bay, and served the parish with great distinction. His murder in his own...

My fellow Jamaicans: Happy New Year! 2017 is the year when our country celebrates 55 years of nationhood. We stand today at a place, when the challenges and sacrifices of the recent years, have given us the confidence to achieve the goals of our national development plan. Believing We ‘Can’ Achieve We have every reason to believe, that the promise...

Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of the EU Delegation, Ms. Diana Acconcia and her team from the European Commission Mr. Percival Marie, Director General, CARIFORUM Directorate Representatives of the CARIFORUM Member States; Ladies and Gentlemen As CARIFORUM High Representative for the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), I welcome you all here to this 6th Technical Meeting of the CARIFORUM/EU Trade and...

I extend sincere congratulations to Donald J. Trump on being elected President of the United States of America. He joins a select group of men who have attained the distinction of becoming Leader of the Free World. This job carries with it an awesome responsibility, as the President of the United States has a major influence on global affairs. Donald...

The Jamaica Customs Agency takes note of the Sunday Observer article dated October 30, 2016 which raised concerns about the Customs Administrative Fee (CAF) and the Automated System for Customs Data, ASYCUDA World, which had incomplete and in some instances incorrect information. The article made note of the approved Cabinet Decision #29/13 which was implemented by the Agency. These included...

Mr. Speaker, the Banking Services Act permits a Deposit Taking Institution with the approval of the Supervisory Committee, to appoint an agent through which one or more of the banking services listed in that Act, will be offered. The objective is to allow a widening of banking access channels beyond existing Deposit Taking Institutions’ branch networks and electronic access channels...