Jamaica Customs has announced that members of the productive sector (including exporters) are to pay less for the Customs Administration Fee (CAF), following consultation with stakeholders. The examination fee for manufacturers importing raw materials and packaging materials will remain at J$25,000 for each container/shipment after which a 50 per cent discount is to be applied. […]
The annual Jamaica Wellness Tour made its first stop for the 2013-2014 calendar year last Saturday at the Jamaica Rifle Association, providing medical services to students and the elderly from the surrounding communities of Mountain View. The tour, which was launched over seven years ago, is a project of the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains […]
The Caribbean Maritime Institute will host a shipping industry awards ceremony and dinner as part of its celebratory plans for Maritime Awareness Week next month. The week is being celebrated from September 23 to 27. The CMI, which is known to host career seminars over a three-day period to expose students to careers in the […]
I extend congratulations to the Shipping Association of Jamaica and the Joint Industrial Council on the signing of a historic four-year contract for workers at the Port of Kingston. It is the first time that a four-year contract has been settled at the port, which is a remarkable achievement. I am fully aware of the […]
It is with a special sense of appreciation that I hail this historic four-year wage agreement between the Shipping Association of Jamaica and the unions representing the employees of the Port of Kingston. This new agreement is of significance for several reasons. The first is that its duration will provide the Port of Kingston with […]
I would like at the outset to commend the consistent effort on the part of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) to forge and maintain a healthy and enduring relationship with the unions and the stakeholders operating on the Port of Kingston. This is clearly the manifestation of mature leadership on the part of all involved. […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and unions representing its stevedores have signed a historic four-year wage agreement. This is the first time an agreement with such a long duration has been signed on the Port of Kingston. The agreement was negotiated during meetings of the Joint Industrial Council (JIC) for the Port of Kingston. […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is pleased to have, along with the unions representing its employees, successfully negotiated a historic four-year Heads of Agreement. This marks the first in the history of the Port of Kingston that such an agreement has been reached. It is the direct result of extensive negotiations on the part […]
The Unions and industry stakeholders who were party to the negotiations and the signing of the historic four-year wage agreement on the Port of Kingston should be honoured for the tremendous leadership shown. The delegates, union officers – Alvin Sinclair, vice-president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU); Elvis Lennon, BITU officer; Roosevelt Walker, senior […]
The Shipping Association of Jamaica and the Joint trade Unions should be congratulated, on the signing of this historic four-year wages and fringe benefits agreement. Even more significant is the fact that this agreement was reached by the parties without the intervention of any third-party conciliator. This agreement, in my view, is recognition by both […]
