Between April and August this year, the Agency recorded a 7% decline in walk-in customers, while online transactions rose by 21% compared to the same period last year.Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Aubyn Hill, provided the update at a press conference this morning.

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Dr. Holness and Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, departed the island this morning for New York to represent Jamaica.They are joining Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, who arrived in the U.S. at the weekend.

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The Jamaican man who was deported to Eswatini from the United States, has returned to his homeland. 

Foreign Affairs Minister, Kamina Johnson Smith made the confirmation last night.

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The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, last Monday, September 15.

He is Jamar Farquharson of Four Paths, Clarendon.

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Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie has urged the new councillors who secured victory in the recent local government by-elections not to become complacent.

He made the statement yesterday during a special sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) where three newly elected councillors were sworn in.

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One of the brothers who was listed as a person of interest in relation to the murder of veteran jockey O'niel Mullings yesterday, has now been listed as wanted in relation to the incident. 37-year-old Samuel Brown, otherwise known as “Shooter” or “Mark”, and his brother Shaun Brown, both labourers of Four Forty Drive, Kingston 11 were listed as persons of interest in relation to the incident this morning.

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As Jamaica’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) continue to demonstrate resilience, one financier says sustainable growth in the sector depends on more than access to capital and digital solutions.

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He has attributed this to the partnership between the Education Ministry and the police. He was speaking at yesterday's National Safe School Church Service in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine.

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As discussions continue around children's health and safety, a renewed call is being made for greater emphasis on conducting regular physical examinations for students.

The appeal, from the lobby group Hear the Children’s Cry (HTCC) follows the recent deaths of several students who collapsed at their schools.

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Two men are in custody following the discovery of a two-acre unlicensed ganja farm in Annotto Bay, St. Mary.

The bust was made during a targeted police operation last Thursday, September 18.

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