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Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for United States (US) citizens on Friday following...
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak ra...
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PAHO signs agreement to strengthen disease elimination and cervical cancer prevention
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Madrid-bas...
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, with 95,000 newly displ...
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Health authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say they are “actively managing several suspected and probable cases” of var...
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College pipeline crisis
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College pipeline crisis
Tertiary institutions jostle for the 20% of CSEC students who make the grade
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
May 29 12:20 AM
College pipeline
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Garage blast claims one life
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Garage blast claims one life
Beryllium airlifts two victims overseas for treatment
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Garage blast claims one life
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Implementation of revised environmental protection levy delayed — TAJ
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Implementation of revised environmental protection levy delayed — TAJ
May 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that the implementation of the revised Environmental Protection Levy (EPL) from 0.5 p...
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TAJ extends licensing period for sweetened beverage manufacturers amid new sugary drink tax
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TAJ extends licensing period for sweetened beverage manufacturers amid new sugary drink tax
May 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising manufacturers of non-alcoholic sweetened beverages (NASB) that an extension has been...
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TAJ restores motor vehicle registration services islandwide
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TAJ restores motor vehicle registration services islandwide
May 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says the system issue which temporarily disrupted the processing of motor vehicle registration tr...
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Disruption in motor vehicle registration services islandwide, says TAJ
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Disruption in motor vehicle registration services islandwide, says TAJ
May 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motor vehicle registration-related transactions remain temporarily unavailable at all tax offices islandwide as well as online thr...
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TAJ says intermittent issues affecting eMVRC transactions
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TAJ says intermittent issues affecting eMVRC transactions
May 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says the system used to facilitate electronic motor vehicle registration certificate (eMVRC) trans...
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Increase in income tax threshold now in effect—TAJ
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Increase in income tax threshold now in effect—TAJ
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding employers and tax payers that the income tax threshold (tax-free amount) has incr...
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TAJ moves to enforcement phase in property tax operations in Portmore and Spanish Town
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TAJ moves to enforcement phase in property tax operations in Portmore and Spanish Town
April 10, 2026
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), in partnership with the Portmore and St Catherine municipal corporations, is advising the public that it has now adv...
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TAJ begins major upgrade of tax administration system
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TAJ begins major upgrade of tax administration system
March 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has commenced a major upgrade of its Revenue Administration Information System (RAIS), aimed at m...
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$1.08b  allocated to upgrade TAJ revenue system
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$1.08b allocated to upgrade TAJ revenue system
February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A sum of $1.08 billion has been allocated in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure for upgrading Tax Administration Jamaica’s (TAJ’...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24, 2025
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
December 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it continues to experience technical issues affecting the processing of same-day driver's lice...
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TAJ reopens key offices after Hurricane Melissa
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TAJ reopens key offices after Hurricane Melissa
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has reopened its May Pen, St Ann’s Bay and Santa Cruz tax offices, following Hurricane Melissa. A...
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TAJ announces extension of October GCT filing and payment
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TAJ announces extension of October GCT filing and payment
November 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising taxpayers that the due date for filing returns for consumption taxes for the month of S...
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All tax offices to close at 12 noon on Election Day
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All tax offices to close at 12 noon on Election Day
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says tax offices islandwide will be closed on General Election Day, September 3, at 12 noon. ...
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Businesses slapped with $20 million in fines for illegally collecting GCT – TAJ
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Businesses slapped with $20 million in fines for illegally collecting GCT – TAJ
July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three businesses were reportedly subjected to fines totalling $20 million after unlawfully collecting General Consumption Tax (GCT...
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Over 4,000 electronic motor vehicle registration certificates issued in first two days of rollout
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Over 4,000 electronic motor vehicle registration certificates issued in first two days of rollout
July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has reported a strong start to the rollout of its new electronic Motor Vehicle Registration Certi...
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TAJ rolls out new electronic vehicle registration certificate system
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TAJ rolls out new electronic vehicle registration certificate system
July 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding customers that the new electronic Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate (eMVRC) pro...
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TAJ to issue new electronic motor vehicle registration certificate effective July 21
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TAJ to issue new electronic motor vehicle registration certificate effective July 21
July 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is set to begin issuing new electronic motor vehicle registration certificates (eMVRC) effective ...
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Motorists to get electronic registration this month
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Motorists to get electronic registration this month
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Come July 21, motorists in Jamaica will be given electronic copies of their Motor Vehicle Registration Certificates called eMVRCs....
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TAJ to stop accepting some cheques
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TAJ to stop accepting some cheques
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will no longer accept cheques as a method of payment for taxes and other public monies except...
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Regular Saturday operations for select tax offices become effective this weekend
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Regular Saturday operations for select tax offices become effective this weekend
May 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it will operate select tax offices in several parishes on Saturdays, beginning May 3, 2025. ...
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Labour Ministry addresses Sabbath keepers’ concerns regarding TAJ Saturday operations
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Labour Ministry addresses Sabbath keepers’ concerns regarding TAJ Saturday operations
March 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has moved to ease the worries of members of the Seventh-day Adventists community who ha...
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Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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