Thirty public sector entities are now using MyHR+, the integrated payroll and human resource (HR) management information system being rolled out across the public sector by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU). This means that these ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) now have remote access to payroll and HR information. Additionally, 38,000 employees now have access to the system. Maria Thompson...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has revamped its Drought Management Committee to better equip the body to play a more proactive role in mitigating the impacts of drought on the country. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during a virtual briefing on Wednesday (July 8), to provide an update on the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the newly declared Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in August Town in Kingston reflects the continued commitment of the Government to bring peace, safety and security to the country, especially in areas that have been described as ‘hotspots’. “This Government has articulated both in its Plan Secure Jamaica and in the...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says Cabinet has approved the establishment of a National Oversight Committee for the Ministry’s Child Diversion Programme. Child diversion relates to the implementation of alternative interventions to formal court proceedings, to assist children deemed to have broken laws. Mr. Chuck advised that the Committee, for which approval was granted following a Cabinet submission on Monday...

Recent data from the National Epidemiology Unit indicate that the dengue outbreak in the country has officially ended. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/2021 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 7. Dr. Tufton said over the last four months, there have been below threshold numbers, with 37...

The Violence Interruption Programme (VIP) of the recently ended Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is estimated to have saved the country’s health system $70 million, due to its prevention of violent crimes. According to Programme Manager, CSJP, Orville Simmonds, the initiative, which was a partnership with the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), was one of the CSJP’s hallmark achievements. “We...

The Government has expended more than $3.5 billion for rehabilitation of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James and the creation of new infrastructure to support service provision to the citizens in that part of the island. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in...