Fifty retirees of the former Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries and  Industry, Investment  and Commerce were honoured on March 31, for their years of dedicated service. The ceremony,  which was held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in Kingston, saw  the  retirees being honoured  for one to 10 years  service,   11 to 24 years  and 25 years and over....

The   Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has won the general election, which was held on February 25. Preliminary results show that the JLP, led by Mr. Andrew Holness, has won 33 seats, while the People’s National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, won 30 seats.  In the 2011 general election the JLP won 21 seats,...

Several of the country’s long serving public sector workers, who were recently awarded for dedicated and quality service, are expressing pleasure at the recognition. “I feel honoured…that there is appreciation… for the hard work that has been done (by public servants)…in the government service,” says Director of the National Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson, “We are pulling forward in a positive...

A total of 399 public servants, representing 21 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), have been recognised for upwards of 20 years of service to the Government and country. They were presented with awards at the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, November 19, at King’s House. The event was part of this year’s activities by the...

Several attractive prizes are up for grabs in the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition, organized by the Office of the Cabinet through the Public Sector Modernization Division (PSMD). The seventh staging of the biennial event was launched recently at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston. Winners will be decided by public vote, and a panel of judges,...

Since her entry into the public service 19 years ago, Acting Director, Human Resource Development with responsibility for training, Accountant General’s Department (AGD), Yvette Alexia Harriott, has remained committed to making a meaningful impact on the sector and advancing the welfare of her colleagues, particularly those she supervises. Mrs. Harriott, who assumed the position in December 2012, commenced her civil...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is advising the public that the renunciation of Jamaican citizenship can only be done by submitting an application to that agency. “There is an official process through the Ministry of National Security and PICA, for facilitating all applications for the granting of citizenship as well as the renunciation of Jamaican citizenship,” Director of...

Twenty-five senior executives of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) have benefitted from training in protocol and professional etiquette. The two-day training course, which culminated on August 22, was aimed at equipping the participants to more effectively lead their teams to manage relations with the public, both at the passport office and at the island’s air and sea ports....

Residents of Parade Gardens, in downtown Kingston, are optimistic about the possibilities of opportunities that their new $39 million community centre can provide for the community. The centre’s construction was spearheaded by Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with support from the European Union (EU) under its Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP). Secretary of the Parade Gardens Community Development Committee, Melissa Thompson,...