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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, centre), addresses a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on the National Identification System (NIDS) on January 20. With the Minister are other Members of the Joint Select Committee who are taking part in town hall meetings to explain the National Identification & Registration Act, 2020, and to get responses from members of the public.

Justice Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Support NIDS

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has called on Jamaicans to support the National Identification System (NIDS), as it will prevent identity theft from affecting hard-working Jamaicans whose information fall into the hands of criminals through cyberspace. While responding to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses yesterday’s (January 20) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Chovey Road In St. Mary To Be Repaired

Chairman and Consultant Cardiologist of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Andrene Chung, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 20.

Heart Foundation Implores Persons Not To Stay Away From Doctors’ Appointments

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Tax Day less than Two Months Away

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Announcement Of The Closure Of The Cays

Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis.

5 years ago Local Government

Earthquake And Tsunami Sensitisation Exercise Held In Black River

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, through its Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee, recently carried out an earthquake and tsunami sensitisation exercise in the town of Black River. The initiative, which formed part of national earthquake awareness activities by the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), was held in and around the parish capital as well as...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at Wednesday

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Cabinet Approves $21 Million Towards Legal Fees Of Five JCF Members

Cabinet has given approval for the contribution of $21 million towards the legal fees of five members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during Wednesday’s (Jan. 20) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. She said that Cabinet also approved the establishment of an interim...

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), looks at the assortment of technological items donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to benefit children in juvenile facilities. The handover ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (January 20). Others (from left) are: Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (retired), Gary Rowe.

5 years ago TechnologyYouth

UNICEF Donates Technological Equipment To Juvenile Facilities

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica has donated technological equipment valued at approximately $1.9 million to the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) Juvenile Services Unit, which will enable the wards to continue to access critical services virtually. The items provided include four laptops, five tablets, six desktop computers, six Wi-Fi modems, 36 USB headsets and 35 webcams. The donation was...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, outlining details of STATIN’s October 2020 Labour Force Survey during Wednesday’s (January 20) quarterly digital briefing.

5 years ago Labour

Labour Force At 1,155,800 As At October 2020

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the number of persons comprising the employed labour force, as at October 2020, totalled 1,155,800. This is 92,600 or 7.4 per cent lower than the 1,248,400 recorded for the corresponding period the previous year, according to STATIN’s October 2020 Labour Force Survey. The latest employed labour force out-turn largely contributed to...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaks at STATIN’s quarterly digital briefing on Wednesday (January 20).

5 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

Inflation Of 6.4% For Calendar 2020

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the rate of inflation for December 2020 was 1.3 per cent, while the out-turn for the calendar year was 6.4 per cent. The calendar year out-turn is 1.4 percentage points higher than the figure for the period up to October. Speaking at STATIN’s quarterly digital briefing on Wednesday (January 20), Director...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday

5 years ago InformationTechnology

$104.2 Million Contract Awarded For Delivery Of ICT Equipment Under Alternative Pathway Programme

A $104.2 million contract has been awarded to Cheetah Toys and More LLC for the supply and delivery of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment under the Alternative Pathway for Secondary Education Programme, following approval by Cabinet. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided details during Wednesday’s (Jan. 20) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 19.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Now Compliant Or Largely Compliant With 27 FATF 40 Recommendations

Jamaica is now compliant or largely compliant with 27 of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 40 recommendations. The Financial Action Task Force is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. “[This is] a substantial improvement over compliance or partial compliance with only 17 out of 40 FATF Recommendations in our mutual evaluation which was undertaken in 2015 and...