Chronixx is the new face of Adidas for the brand’s new SPEZIAL Spring Summer ’17 collection. The singer was also featured on Vogue magazine. The reggae singer recently shot a short film for the sports wear brand in Jamaica giving fans an insight into the world of roots and culture. “The film explores the…
Finance Minister Says Gov’t Plans to Discontinue Taking Funds from NHT
By Douglas McIntosh + Story Highlights Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government plans to discontinue withdrawing funds from the National Housing Trust (NHT) to finance the Budget. “It would have been fiscally irresponsible for us to seek to virtually double the tax package in order to cease taking (drawdowns)…
The Estuary, St James
Welcome to The Estuary. These beautiful detached one bedroom units will be located in Friendship, St James, 5 kilometers south of Montego Bay, and in close proximity to the communities of Irwin Estate and WICHON’s “The Meadows of Irwin”. With a lot size of 2,800 sq. ft. (min.)/(260 sq. m), these 380 sq. ft. units have social…
Alkaline Confirmed For Reggae Sumfest 2017
Dancehall artiste Alkaline will return to the Reggae Sumfest stage this Summer after a three year hiatus, Josef Bogdanovich confirms. Bogdanovich says the ‘Champion Boy’ deejay was added to the Music Festival’s 2017 lineup after his huge fan base demanded he was booked for the event. Alkaline will headline Dancehall Night alongside the ‘Queen of…
Property Tax Rates change come April 1, 2017
—KINGSTON, Jamaica — Come April 1, the property tax rate is to be reduced to 0.8 per cent with a cap at 1.3 per cent down from the current range of 1.5 per cent to two per cent. According to Finance Minister Audley Shaw, the reduced rate will see over 272, 000 property owners benefitting…
GK headquarters project to hire 150 locals
The site where the new GK Headquarters will be developed at Harbour Street, Kingston, is ready for construction to begin. The new headquarters for food and financial services conglomerate GraceKennedy Limited (GK) will provide 180 mostly local jobs during its construction, which has been hired out to a Chinese contractor. China Sinopharm International Corporation (CSIC)…