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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmond Bartlett, says the country’s first Artisan Village at Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, is slated to be operational by July. Work on the $750-million project was delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Following a tour of the facility on Wednesday (January 27), Minister Bartlett said that the construction phase has been “substantially...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has hailed retiring Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, for more than four decades of service to Jamaica. “After serving Jamaica, and the Foreign Service in particular, for nearly 45 years, we are sad to say farewell to our Permanent Secretary. “We commend her unwavering commitment to public...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is surrounded by placard-bearing Community Health Aides in the Mandeville town square on Wednesday, January 27, as he took the ‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ message to the residents, following the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Manchester.

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging citizens to eat all the fresh fruits and vegetables that are now in season, to boost their immune system, thereby providing a buffer against the coronavirus (COVID-19). He was speaking to vendors and shoppers inside the Mandeville Market in Manchester, during one in his series of ‘Market Pop-Ups’, on...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting private-sector stakeholders to partner with the Government to supply farmers with access to essential machinery and equipment. He noted that while the Ministry has purchased backhoes and will add six tractors to its fleet, “the pace at which we want to move agriculture will require more equipment and machinery. I...