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...

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...

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...

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...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, enrolled and received his identification (ID) card, under the National Identification System (NIDS), on Friday (November 15). Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, were the first to receive their NIDS cards at the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA), located at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) in...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, presents the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association Award to Dr. Joseph Lindsay (centre), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Agriculture Education, Research and Development. Displaying the award citation is President of the Association, Everett Hyatt. The occasion was the CASE Evening...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government has initiated the recruitment of 20 attorneys for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to strengthen the preparation and timely completion of case files, in order to enhance greater efficiency within the justice system. “I don’t think they have really appointed all 20 as yet. But the idea of the 20 attorneys is...