KINGSTON, June 14 (JIS):

            Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is making the establishment of the National Identification System (NIDS) a priority.

            He said the system will have a “positive transformational effect” on the country and serve to improve the lives of Jamaicans.

            “It will support the ease of doing business by impacting positively on security-related programmes, while promoting financial and social inclusion, as well as compliance with tax laws,” he noted.

KINGSTON, June 13 (JIS):

The Ministry of National Security and the security forces are actively devising strategies to address the increase in the levels of crime affecting the island over the last few weeks.

          This was stated by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 13).

          Mr. Montague said there has been an increase in police operations islandwide, but more so in the parishes of Hanover and Clarendon.

KINGSTON, June 13 (JIS):                                            BY: DOUGLAS McINTOSH

Companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market are reaping dividends from the accompanying Government tax incentive, which is also generating benefits for the country.

The regime sees the firms benefiting from a 10-year tax break. For the first five years, entities are exempt from paying corporate income tax, but are required to pay 50 per cent of their statutory obligations for the remaining period.

World Ocean Day

8^th June 2017

Jamaica joins the international community in celebrating World Ocean Day 2017.  Not only do oceans connect us globally, but they house vast resources which support people, communities and countries; providing life and livelihoods.  The Ocean’s health is fundamental to the preservation of life on the planet.