Jamaica will be embarking on a phased rollout of digital broadcasting technology, with initial focus on the main urban centres, beginning in January 2022. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 26), where she provided details about the Digital Switchover (DSO) transition. She said that broadcasters will...

Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, is assuring the public that personal data stored under the system will be secure. He said that persons will have control over the disclosure or release of their identity information. “Once you appear in a private-sector or a government entity, the first step of this process is that you must...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is poised to rebound “even stronger” from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2021. This, he said, by virtue of the “deep resilience” the country has exhibited to COVID-19, consequent on the Government’s risk-based management approach to the crisis while maintaining macroeconomic stability. Additionally, the Prime Minister said significant breakthroughs in COVID-19...

 

Hundreds of persons are expected to benefit from free medical camps scheduled to take place across the island on Sunday, January 31. The health camps, organised by the High Commission of India, are expected to run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be 14 camps in nine parishes – St. Mary, Kingston, Portland, St. Ann, St. James, Manchester,...

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) is on track to achieve its target of having 85 government entities using MyHR+ by February 2024. MyHR+ is the integrated payroll and human resource (HR) management information system being rolled out across the public sector, on a phased basis. It has two main modules – HR, which allows for the management and administration of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the new Conch Season will commence on April 1, with very strict rules to prevent illegal fishing. Addressing a virtual press briefing on January 27, the Minister said following the 2018 ban on the fishing of conch to allow for the replenishment of stock, results from a 2020 survey have shown...