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(From left) Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Lt Cdr (Ret’d) Paul Wright is articulate while making a point during discussions with the organisation’s Senior Director, Suppliers Registration and Licensing Branch, Mr Leevon Phillips. Since May 3, the PPC’s Suppliers Registration and Licensing Branch has received 92 applications through its new Supplier Registration System (SRS). The SRS is an Internet-based application portal which allows for more convenience and speed in the submission and tracking of applications by members of the public who are seeking to provide goods, services and infrastructural works to public sector entities. The SRS which is 99 per cent paperless also guarantees a significantly shorter processing time for applications.
(From left) Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Lt Cdr (Ret’d) Paul Wright is articulate while making a point during discussions with the organisation’s Senior Director, Suppliers Registration and Licensing Branch, Mr Leevon Phillips. Since May 3, the PPC’s Suppliers Registration and Licensing Branch has received 92 applications through its new Supplier Registration System (SRS). The SRS is an Internet-based application portal which allows for more convenience and speed in the submission and tracking of applications by members of the public who are seeking to provide goods, services and infrastructural works to public sector entities. The SRS which is 99 per cent paperless also guarantees a significantly shorter processing time for applications.

Public Procurement Commission Plays Pivotal Role in Nation Building

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is playing a critical role in nation building by monitoring the way that government/public sector entities spend taxpayers’ money in obtaining goods, services and infrastructural works. Pointing to the salient role in which the Commission...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) and Wife of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right) unveil a plaque at the official opening of new bathroom facilities at Hall’s Delight Primary School on June 10. Sharing in the moment are Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (left) and Principal, Hall
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) and Wife of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right) unveil a plaque at the official opening of new bathroom facilities at Hall’s Delight Primary School on June 10. Sharing in the moment are Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (left) and Principal, Hall's Delight Primary School, Denise Dunchie.

Hall’s Delight And Westphalia Primary Schools Get Modern Sanitary Facilities
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks during a digital Diaspora Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday (June 16), which formed part of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The Town Hall Meeting was hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks during a digital Diaspora Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday (June 16), which formed part of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The Town Hall Meeting was hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Jamaica To Benefit From Initial 25 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Donated By US
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the House of Representatives on June 15.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the House of Representatives on June 15.

Jamaica To Set Up Tourism Incubator

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Commissioner of Revenue Appeals at the Revenue Appeals Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers.
Finance & Public Service

Revenue Appeals Division On Target To Meet Goal

The Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is on target to meet its case turnaround time goal in 2022. This information was shared by the Commissioner of Revenue Appeals, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers, during the premiere of the RAD’s 5th Anniversary Documentary on June 16. Along with the reduction in case backlog, the RAD...
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Mobile units that are used in the Transport Authority’s Strategic Compliance Initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’.
Transport

Transport Authority Reaches Out Through ‘Petra’s Tent’

The Transport Authority (TA) kicked off its strategic compliance initiative for the month of June, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’, on Wednesday, June 16 in downtown Kingston. In an interview with JIS News, Corporate Communications Manager at the TA, Petra-Kene Williams, explained that Petra’s Tent was born out of the Authority’s desire to increase compliance in specific areas across the island. “The...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.
DiasporaGovernor General

Six Jamaicans In The Diaspora Receive G-G Achievement Awards

Six Jamaicans living overseas have been bestowed with the 2021 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country and the diaspora. They are Amani Simpson and Bishop Llewellyn Graham from the United Kingdom (UK), Dave D’Oyen and Dr. Sylvanus Thompson from Canada, and Cassandra Campbell and Dr. Trudy Hall from the United States (US). The...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the 109th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Labour Conference, today (June 16).
Labour

ILO Conference Focuses On Impact Of COVID-19 And The Response

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting the 109th session of its annual International Labour Conference from June 16 to 18. The focus will be on the response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 and the action required to build a better future of work. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, who is representing Jamaica, congratulated the...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Coronavirus

Vaccines To Be Donated By G7 Nations Should Ease Supply Challenges

The pledge to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations has sparked renewed confidence and hope at the prospect of overcoming the supply challenges being experienced by many territories, says Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (June...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith,​ addresses the opening of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium on Wednesday (June 16).
Diaspora

Gov’t Committed To Building Robust Diaspora Engagement Strategy

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to building a robust diaspora engagement strategy. The strategy, she said, is geared towards deepening and strengthening the relationship with members of the Jamaican diaspora, wherever they reside. Senator Johnson Smith, who was speaking at Wednesday's (June 16) opening of the two-day...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), consults with Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, just before the start of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium on Wednesday (June 16).
Diaspora

Global Jamaica Diaspora Councils Operationalised

The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council have been operationalised following the establishment of working groups and the preparation of a programme to guide their work. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, made the disclosure while addressing the opening of the Ministry’s virtual Jamaica...
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