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Director of Research at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Racquel White.
Director of Research at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Racquel White.

CAC Urges Consumers to Shop Smart This Yuletide Season

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging consumers to shop smart this holiday season. “Consumers should not face too much difficulty with their grocery budgets this year, as the overall increases for basic items remain manageable,” Director of Research at...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the congregation at the Church of the Open Bible, Washington Boulevard, Kingston, during Sunday’s (November 17) service to launch Civil Service Week 2024.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the congregation at the Church of the Open Bible, Washington Boulevard, Kingston, during Sunday’s (November 17) service to launch Civil Service Week 2024.

PHOTOS: Civil Service Week Church Service
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Rev. Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the Press Association of Jamaica’s (PAJ) 2024 National Journalism Week Church Service on Sunday (November 17). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle. National Journalism Week is being observed from November 17-25 under the theme: ‘Media Power: Shaping Democracy or Serving Hidden Agendas?’
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Rev. Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the Press Association of Jamaica’s (PAJ) 2024 National Journalism Week Church Service on Sunday (November 17). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle. National Journalism Week is being observed from November 17-25 under the theme: ‘Media Power: Shaping Democracy or Serving Hidden Agendas?’

PHOTOS: PAJ Journalism Week Church Service
District Officer and Fire Investigator for the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Western Region, Oniel Clarke, speaking during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on November 15.
District Officer and Fire Investigator for the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Western Region, Oniel Clarke, speaking during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on November 15.

JFB Recommends Fire Mitigation Measures For Markets
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the 20th Civil Servant of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (November 15).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the 20th Civil Servant of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (November 15).

Minister Hails Civil Servants as ‘Backbone’ of the Society

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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, engages with clients during Friday’s (November 15) Adopt-a-Clinic ceremony at the Sandy Bay Health Centre in Hanover.
Health & Wellness

50th Health Centre Adopted Under Gov’t Partnership Initiative

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reached a significant milestone in its Adopt-a-Clinic Programme. The Sandy Bay Health Centre in Hanover became the 50th facility to be adopted, following a ceremony on Friday (November 15) formalising the arrangement. Philanthropists, James and Manuela Goren, have adopted the facility through their Stella and Dolphi Goren Foundation, which has committed $3 million...
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Members of the new cohort of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Junior Council participate in Friday’s (November 15) mock sitting at the KSAMC’s offices in downtown Kingston.
CommunityLocal GovernmentYouth

Robust Discussions Mark KSAMC Junior Council Meeting

Members of this year’s new cohort of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Junior Council engaged in robust discussions on several topical issues during the body’s mock sitting on Friday (November 15) at the KSAMC’s offices in downtown Kingston. The members, comprising students from technical, junior and traditional high schools across the Corporate Area, proposed a resolution calling...
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Computer Services Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), André Allen, receives his 2024/25 Civil Servant of the Year Award in the Managerial Category, from Assistant General Manager, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHCCU), Michelle Tracey (left), and Acting Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Lois Walters, during the presentation ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (November 15).
Civil Servants of the YearFinance & Public Service

Civil Servant of the Year Humbled and Inspired by Award

Civil Servant of the Year for 2024/25 in the Managerial Category, André Allen, has described the award as humbling and inspiring. Speaking during Friday’s (November 15) presentation ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Mr. Allen, who is the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Computer Services Manager, said he and his fellow awardees were “representatives of the collective...
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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Mayor Underscores Importance of Observing Local Gov’t and Community Month

Kingston’s Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby, says Local Government and Community Month’s observance serves as a reminder of the key role that municipal authorities play in the lives of residents. “It is an opportunity to showcase the ongoing work and progress made at the municipal level which impacts everything, from infrastructure to community development,” he notes. Local Government and Community Month...
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Andre Allen (right), Manager for Computer Services, Jamaica Information Service copped the Civil Servant of the Year Award in the Managerial Category, Barbara Williams Riley (2nd right), Field Supervisor, Statistical Institute of Jamaica copped the Mid Managerial Award and Jeron Bonsfeather (2nd left), Psychiatric Nursing Aide, Ministry of Health and Wellness won in the Technical Support Category. Veronica Miller Richards (left), Regional Health Records Administrator, Ministry of Health and Wellness copped the People’s Choice Award during the FHCCU/CSW Civil Servants of the Year and People’s Choice Awards at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Friday, November 15, 2024.
Civil Servants of the YearPress Release

2024 Top Civil Servants of the Year Set to Innovate, Elevate, Celebrate

Three (3) exceptional civil servants were awarded for their outstanding contribution to the public sector during the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHCCU) Civil Servants of the Year and People’s Choice Awards held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Friday, November 15, 2024. Andre Allen, Manager for Computer Services at the Jamaica Information...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses Friday’s (November 15) legislative policy development workshop at the S Hotel in New Kingston. The event exposed Policy Officers, Legal Officers, and Chief Technical Directors/Principal Directors/Senior Directors in all Ministries to best practices and guidelines regarding the preparation of legislative policy and drafting instructions, and the role of the Ministry’s Legal Reform Department in the policy development process.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

PHOTOS: Legislative Policy Development Workshop

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses Friday’s (November 15) legislative policy development workshop at the S Hotel in New Kingston. The event exposed Policy Officers, Legal Officers, and Chief Technical Directors/Principal Directors/Senior Directors in all Ministries to best practices and guidelines regarding the preparation of legislative policy and drafting instructions, and the role of the...
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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), in discussion with Chairman, National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA), Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin. The occasion was Friday’s (November 15) official launch of the NIRA, located at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) in Kingston, where the Governor General enrolled and received his national identification card. 
NIDS

300 Persons to Begin Receiving NIDS Cards on November 18

Three hundred persons who were enrolled in the National Identification System (NIDS) pilot project will begin receiving their cards on Monday, November 18. “Thereafter, there are other persons who have indicated, [and] we have in the system, that they would like to have their national identification card, and they will be next,” said Chairman of the National Identification Registration Authority...
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