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Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, Hon. Delroy Chuck, emphasises a point during the second virtual town hall meeting on the Act, on January 14.The legislation makes provisions for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica.
Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, Hon. Delroy Chuck, emphasises a point during the second virtual town hall meeting on the Act, on January 14.The legislation makes provisions for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica.

Big Fine For Persons Who Illegally Use NIDS Information

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says persons who breach the provisions of the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, and unlawfully access or misuse information provided for the national identification system (NIDS), could be fined up to $3 million....
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Government To Be More Responsive To Citizens
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, presents Owen Johnson with a copy of his land title, while Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. observes. Occasion was the handover of land tittles to 33 persons at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on Friday (January 15).
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, presents Owen Johnson with a copy of his land title, while Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. observes. Occasion was the handover of land tittles to 33 persons at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on Friday (January 15).

Prime Minister Presents Land Titles To 33 Persons
Specialist in Consumer Affairs at the Office of Utilities Regulation, Collette Goode.
Specialist in Consumer Affairs at the Office of Utilities Regulation, Collette Goode.

OUR To Review Guaranteed Standards For JPS And NWC
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, on Thursday (January 14).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, on Thursday (January 14).

$7 Million Earmarked For Cleanup Activities In St. James

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Health & Wellness

JANAAC Awards First Testing And Calibrating Lab Accreditation To St. Lucia Standards Body

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) created history Friday (January 15) by awarding its first testing and calibrating laboratory accreditation certificate to the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS). The award validates the SLBS’ technical competence and conformity to the management system requirements of the ISO/IEC 1700254:2017 standards for testing and calibrating laboratories. The award was presented to the...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School, in St. Catherine, Calvin Harris, highlight one of the new signs erected at the new 10-classroom block that was opened on January 14.
Education

Education Minister Says Expansion Of Marlie Mount Primary Pivotal To Learning

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says expansion of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is pivotal to the success of the students. Ground was broken yesterday (January 14) by the Minister for the expansion of the institution's Infant Department. Already, a 10-classroom block has been constructed with funds from the Jamaica Social...
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Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest.
Finance & Public Service

JSE Undertakes Several Initiatives To Ensure Sustainability

Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street Forrest, says the entity has undertaken several initiatives and programmed several others, in its quest to ensure the sustainability of its operations. Speaking during the digital launch of the JSE’s Private Market platform on Monday (January 11), Mrs. Street Forrest said successful engagements pursued in recent years include migrating the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses Stakeholder and Validation Consultation Session on the fisheries sector, on Thursday (January 14), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston
Fisheries

Project To Grow Fisheries Sector

During the upcoming fiscal year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will pump millions of dollars into building out a fish hatchery in Jamaica, in an effort to grow the fisheries sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has given his commitment to spearhead this buildout, primarily through the ‘Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector Project’....
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. (File photo)
Industry

State Minister Highlights Significance Of National Quality Policy

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says a national framework for the development of a sustainable standards-led market-driven economy is vital, supported by a culture of high value, to achieve global competitiveness and consumer protection. “This vision will be realised through the achievement of National Quality Policy goals,” he said, at...
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Works / Construction

Savage Pen Road in St. Andrew to be closed for Paving Works

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that effective Sunday, January 17, the Savage Pen Road in St. Andrew will be closed to vehicular traffic. The roadway will be closed between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. The closure is necessary to facilitate paving activities associated with the rehabilitation that is now underway at that location. The roadway...
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Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon. (JIS File Photo)
NIDS

Biometric Data For NIDS Database Will Be Encrypted

Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, says that biometric data for the national identification database will be encrypted to prevent unauthorised access. “Your fingerprint and facial image will be encrypted, so that a regular person just can’t access it like that unless you have the resources or the authority to decrypt the information,” he said. “Additionally,...
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