Jamaica and Nigeria create history as Air Peace lands on Caribbean island
The arrival of Air Peace marked the first non-stop flight to the island and is aimed at exploring the possibility of direct round-trip commercial airlift between the two destinations
READY FOR TAKE OFF: An Air Peace jet
SOME 150 passengers were part of aviation history as Air Peace made its historic direct flight from Lagos to the Sangster International Airport in the western city of Montego Bay, Jamaica earlier this week.
The arrival of Air Peace, marked the first non-stop flight to the island from Nigeria and is aimed at exploring the possibility of direct round-trip commercial airlift between the two destinations.
Jamaica welcomes historic flight from Nigeria jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, who piloted the Bill in the Upper House, noted that the tax credit will be particularly beneficial for MSMEs that have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operators of tax-compliant micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) will, in short order, begin to benefit from a special income tax credit of $375,000.
This follows the passage of the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020, by the Senate on Friday (Dec. 17), to facilitate the move. The Bill was approved by the House of Representatives on December 15, the same day it was tabled by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke.
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Senator Floyd Morris made this call while delivering the keynote address at a virtual lecture and panel discussion to mark Human Rights Day 2020.
The newly elected member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Senator Dr Floyd Morris is calling on the Government of Jamaica to speed up implementation of the Disabilities Act (2014) to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) are protected.
While acknowledging that work is ongoing to complete the relevant regulations and codes of practice to guide implementation of the law, he said a consistent and aggressive public education programme must precede its roll-out to help Jamaicans accept and understand that persons with disabilities have the same fundamental rights as other citizens.