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Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, speaking during a virtual town hall meeting on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, on Wednesday (January 13).

September Targeted To Commence NIDS Enrolments

Enrolments under the National Identification System (NIDS) are being targeted for commencement within eight months. NIDS Programme Director, Warren Vernon, indicated that “if we receive the legal framework by May, we will be in a position to start personalising the...

A National Works Agency (NWA) worker clears a section of the Lethe roadway in St. James after the area was heavily flooded last Saturday.

NWA Clearing Drains In St. James

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (at podium), addresses the official launch of the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance during a virtual ceremony hosted at the White Marl location of LASCO Distributors Limited in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (January 13).

Minister Vaz Welcomes Private Sector-Led Alliance To Drive Solar Energy In Jamaica

Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 (NIDS), Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing the first of six virtual town halls on the NIDS on January 13.

Public Invited To Submit Written Comments On NIDS By January 29

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left), receives two tablets from Assistant National Secretary, Universities and Colleges Apostolic Ministry, Joan Weir, to support chuldren affected by domestic violence, during a ceremony at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in Kingston on Wednesday (January 13). Benjamin Fraser (second right) and Rasheem Martin from the Universities and Colleges Apostolic Ministry look on. The organisation also donated $15,000 for the vulnerable children.

Universities And Colleges Apostolic Ministry Supports Children Affected By Domestic Violence

5 years ago Youth

CPFSA Better Equipped To Provide Psychosocial Support To At-Risk Wards Of The State

The capacity of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) to provide psychosocial support to at-risk children has been boosted with the certification of 24 of its social workers in clinical social work. The newly certified personnel, who are equipped to provide the necessary intervention to promote the mental and social well-being of more than 6,500 wards of the...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Islandwide Curfew, other Measures Extended until January 31

While the Ministry of Health & Wellness continues to assess the degree of spread of COVID-19 over the holiday season, the Government of Jamaica has announced an extension of the islandwide curfew and all other previously announced measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act, until Sunday, January 31, 2021. The islandwide curfew hours will therefore remain in place commencing at...

5 years ago Justice

Direct Deposit To Transform Payment System At The Courts

The Judiciary of Jamaica has introduced direct deposit payments as a more efficient and convenient way to collect maintenance, jury duty stipends and reimbursement of bail bonds from the relevant courts. Director of Court Administration, Mrs. Tricia Cameron-Anglin, described direct deposit as game-changing for the courts, adding that several cheques have become stale dated because of non-collection. This forms part...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. (JIS FIle Photo)

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

100 Per Cent Growth In Private Securities Market Between 2017 And 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica’s private securities market grew by approximately 100 per cent between 2017 and 2020, with the value of bond issuance transactions doubling from some $200 million to $400 million. He said that when compared to the banking sector, which recorded loan growth ranging between 16 and 35...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (JIS File Photo)

5 years ago Education

Minister Williams Hails CCCJ For Launching Online Education Platform

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) for launching its Distance and Online Education Platform, noting that the facility will enable more young people to access post-secondary education. “Community colleges have been a vital part of our post-secondary and higher education system for more than four decades, providing...

Minister of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during Tuesday’s (January 12) sitting of the House of Representatives.

5 years ago Education

Additional Learning Support For Students

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be providing additional special learning interventions for students. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 12), portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said pupils will be provided with fully funded access to EduFocal and One on One Educational Services in preparation for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and other external examinations....

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on January 12.

5 years ago Education

Amber HEART Academy To Launch Today

The HEART NSTA/Trust and the Amber Group Limited will launch a new school for coding on Thursday (January 14) in response to the growing demand for the skill set among information and communications technology (ICT) professionals. Speaking in the House of Representatives on January 12, Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the Amber HEART Academy will significantly...