AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHealthcare Industrial Relations: JMDA warns Jamaicans to brace for delays after it says no overtime ruling by Friday, Oct. 2 could mean only emergency services from 8am Oct. 2 to 8am Oct. 3, as it presses the IDT over a doctors’ overtime pay dispute and a reported $31b retroactive gap. Public Finance & Policy: Tax Administration Jamaica says the revised Environmental Protection Levy is now in effect, lifting the rate from 0.5% to 0.85% for Oct–Dec, with details for domestic and imported goods. Crime & Safety: Jamaica recorded its lowest third-quarter murder total in 30 years (122 killings) and September’s lowest monthly figure so far this year (35), with National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang urging sustained gains. Tourism Competitiveness: Jamaica climbed four places to 78th in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index, with Minister Edmund Bartlett calling it validation of resilience-focused tourism efforts. Education & Governance: JCSA backs doctors in the IDT overtime/incentive dispute, while Fi We Children renews calls for anti-bullying legislation after a viral Kingston College stairwell incident. Sports & Community: Reggae Boyz face El Salvador away tonight in Nations League after a setback to Honduras; and Masicka announces Forever1NE in Portmore for Dec. 19.
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