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France, Spain face off for World Cup final spot
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Police say stronger laws, strict enforcement paying dividends in the fight against praedial larceny
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July 14 12:08 AM
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding businesspersons that the employers’ monthly statutory deductions for June 2026 (S01) a...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says scheduled maintenance will be carried out on the Revenue Administration Information System (...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding customers and members of the public to exercise caution when conducting business onlin...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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