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Swaby says JLP mayors  avoiding holding of ALGA-J AGM to elect new chairman for political gain
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KINGSTON, Jamaica- Mayor of Kingston and St Andrew, Andrew Swaby has accused the chairman of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaic...
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Seiveright, Tavares-Finson withdraw application to represent JLP in St Andrew North Central
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Seiveright, Tavares-Finson withdraw application to represent JLP in St Andrew North Central
May 18 05:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Government senator Delano Seiveright and Christian Tavares-Finson have both withdrawn their application to be selected as the Jamai...
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Turn yourselves in!
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May 18 04:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Following a recent surge in violent incidents across communities within the St Andrew South Division, the police are appealing to s...
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CPI for April down 0.4 per sent says STATIN
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CPI for April down 0.4 per sent says STATIN
May 18 03:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  - The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2025 declined by 0.4 per cent when compared to March 2025 as released on Fri...
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42 Haitians picked up in Portland
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42 Haitians picked up in Portland
May 18 03:51 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica- Approximately 42 Haitians, including a pregnant female, were picked up by members of the security force Sunday morning after arrivi...
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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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Sabbath keepers raise concerns regarding Saturday opening of selected TAJ offices
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Sabbath keepers raise concerns regarding Saturday opening of selected TAJ offices
March 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Public affairs and religious liberty director of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Nigel Coke, has raised co...
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TAJ to introduce regular Saturday operations
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TAJ to introduce regular Saturday operations
March 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will be introducing Saturday operations at select tax offices in every parish across the island. ...
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More than 4,000 uncollected payments for Reverse Income Tax Credit
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More than 4,000 uncollected payments for Reverse Income Tax Credit
February 21, 2025
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says there are currently 4,171 uncollected payments being held by remittance agencies for Reverse Income Tax Credit (...
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TAJ establishes programme to help taxpayers settle outstanding sums
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TAJ establishes programme to help taxpayers settle outstanding sums
February 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica--Taxpayers seeking to benefit from the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) Special Arrears Settlement Programme (SASP) can now take adv...
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TAJ launches Special Arrears Settlement Programme
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TAJ launches Special Arrears Settlement Programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is announcing the launch of a Special Arrears Settlement Programme designed to waive/remit Intere...
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Delays to be expected for some RITC disbursements — TAJ
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Delays to be expected for some RITC disbursements — TAJ
December 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Some successful applicants for the Government’s Reverse Income Tax Credit (RITC) may experience delays with receiving the disburse...
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$4.3b in reverse income tax credit to be disbursed in November
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$4.3b in reverse income tax credit to be disbursed in November
November 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that 216,207 applicants will receive disbursements totalling over $4.3 billion in th...
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Over 200,000 eligible individuals successfully apply for reverse income tax credit in one week
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Over 200,000 eligible individuals successfully apply for reverse income tax credit in one week
October 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that over 219,431 eligible taxpayers have successfully submitted their applicati...
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Motor vehicle registration renewal now available online
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Motor vehicle registration renewal now available online
September 30, 2024
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is officially reporting the full implementation of the first phase of online motor vehicle registration renewal. In a...
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FID reviewing IC report to determine need for further probe
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FID reviewing IC report to determine need for further probe
September 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID) says it will undertake a comprehensive analysis of the Integrity Commission’s (IC) rep...
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WATCH: Golding suggests PM misled country over illicit enrichment probe
September 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition leader Mark Golding has suggested that Prime Minister Andrew Holness misled the country when he told the media last yea...
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Holness hits back at Integrity Commission findings, says he has broken no law
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Holness hits back at Integrity Commission findings, says he has broken no law
September 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has “strongly rejected” the  recommendations of the Integrity Commission (IC) that the Financial Inv...
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Integrity Commission wants FID, TAJ to probe aspects of PM’s financial affairs
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Integrity Commission wants FID, TAJ to probe aspects of PM’s financial affairs
September 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Integrity Commission (IC) has recommended that both the Financial Investigation Division (FID) and Tax Administration Jamaica ...
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$20,000 reverse tax credit won’t help with non-compliance, says Robinson
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March 14, 2024
The intent of the Government’s decision to grant a $20,000 one-off payment in the form of a reverse tax credit will not be realised, according to Oppo...
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