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Gov’t Exploring Public-Private Partnerships for Delivery of Healthcare – Dr.Tufton

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is exploring public-private partnership models to assist in the delivery of quality, affordable public health services. “We believe that in the years to come, more of that partnership will have...
Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, converses with Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Phillips, at the official launch of Quality Education Circle (QEC) 3 , during a ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School Auditorium in St. Andrew on February 8.
Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, converses with Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Phillips, at the official launch of Quality Education Circle (QEC) 3 , during a ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School Auditorium in St. Andrew on February 8.

Quality Education Circle Launched for East Central St. Andrew Schools
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Education Minister Wants Deeper Partnership with UWI
Senior Vice-President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Elva Williams-Richards, addresses the media launch of the inaugural Outsource2Jamaica Expo & Symposium on February 8 in Freeport, Montego Bay. The event will be held from April 11 to 13 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.
Senior Vice-President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Elva Williams-Richards, addresses the media launch of the inaugural Outsource2Jamaica Expo & Symposium on February 8 in Freeport, Montego Bay. The event will be held from April 11 to 13 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Port Authority Targets 7,000 New BPO Jobs by Year End
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, speaks at the media launch of the ‘Outsource2Jamaica: Symposium and Expo’ on February 8 at the Montego Bay Free Zone Limited in Freeport, St. James.
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, speaks at the media launch of the ‘Outsource2Jamaica: Symposium and Expo’ on February 8 at the Montego Bay Free Zone Limited in Freeport, St. James.

Head of BPIAJ Highlights Employment Potential of BPO Sector

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Gender Affairs

Focus on Foster Care February 11-17

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will observe National Foster Care Week from February 11 to 17, under the theme ‘Inspire Hope, Foster a Child’. For the past 12 years, the CPFSA, formerly the Child Development Agency (CDA), has been observing the Week to bring focus on foster care, which falls under the agency’s Living in Family Environments...
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Housing

HAJ Managing Director Tells Public Accounts Committee That the Agency Has Been Turned Around

Managing Director of the Housing Agency of Jamaica Gary Howell in responding to questions from the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament recently, stated that under the leadership of the current Board of Directors and a new management team, dramatic changes have been made to turn around the Agency’s operations, resulting in a return to profitability last fiscal year. These changes...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Tashri Thompson, a student of the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he arrives at the school on February 8 to participate in the launch of a coin drive dubbed ‘Education Makes Cents’. Also pictured (from left) are:student, Mykalia Peak; Chairman of the school Board, Abdon Campbell (partially hidden); and principal of the school, Collington Powell.
EducationInformationYouth

Youth Minister Appeals to Jamaicans to Protect Children

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has reiterated the call for Jamaicans to better protect children against all harm, especially the danger of fires. This comes against the background of a series of fire-related incidents, the latest of which claimed the life of seven-year-old Amelia Williams on February 8. “It concerns us that we have...
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Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart.
Office of the Prime Minister

Children to Get National ID card at Age Six

Under the National Identification System (NIDS) children will be registered at birth and given a National Identification Number (NIN) and an identification card at age six. Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, noted that all children six years old and above will be required to have a national identification card. The first card will...
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Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resource Management at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Ministry’s head office on February 7.
Finance & Public Service

SERP Should Improve Efficiency in Public Sector

Implementation of the Special Early Retirement Programme (SERP) forms part of the Government’s strategic move towards improved public service delivery, says Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 7, Mr. Jones said while the programme, being implemented through the Public Sector Transformation Implementation...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), converses with Devon Plunkett Sr. (left), a farmer of Albion Mountain, St. Mary, during a tour of his farm on Wednesday (February 8). At centre is Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, where Albion Mountain is located, Dr. Morais Guy.
AgricultureCommerce

Major Investors to Cultivate Onions

The Government is in discussions with two major investors for the planting of over 2,000 acres of onions as part of a project to boost supplies for the domestic and export markets. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says one of the investors has “almost committed” to financing between 400 and 500 acres of land in St....
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Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, emphasises a point at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on February 7.
Finance & Public Service

SERP Will Require MDAS to Practise Effective Manpower Planning

Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, says implementation of the Special Early Retirement Programme (SERP) will require that government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) practise effective manpower planning in reorganising job functions. The SERP, being implemented through the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is a voluntary separation initiative that allows public-sector employees,...
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