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Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, outlines details of the National Identification System (NIDS) during the Kiwanis Club of Spanish Town bi-monthly meeting at Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on February 9.
Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, outlines details of the National Identification System (NIDS) during the Kiwanis Club of Spanish Town bi-monthly meeting at Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on February 9.

Significant Safeguards For NIDS

Head of Data Management for eGov Jamaica, Walt Brown, says significant safeguards will be instituted to secure information obtained for the National Identification System (NIDS). “We are going around ensuring that the major stakeholder systems will have the requisite infrastructure and...
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the debate on the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017, during Friday’s (February 9) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. In the background is Government Senator, Aubyn Hill.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the debate on the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017, during Friday’s (February 9) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. In the background is Government Senator, Aubyn Hill.

Senate Passes Legislation To Absolve Certain National Heroes From Criminal Liability
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

Government Committed To Expanding Restorative Justice
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, speaks at the media launch of the ‘Outsource2Jamaica: Symposium and Expo’ on February 8 at the Montego Bay Free Zone Limited in Freeport, St. James.
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, speaks at the media launch of the ‘Outsource2Jamaica: Symposium and Expo’ on February 8 at the Montego Bay Free Zone Limited in Freeport, St. James.

Head of BPIAJ Highlights Employment Potential of BPO Sector
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Tashri Thompson, a student of the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he arrives at the school on February 8 to participate in the launch of a coin drive dubbed ‘Education Makes Cents’. Also pictured (from left) are:student, Mykalia Peak; Chairman of the school Board, Abdon Campbell (partially hidden); and principal of the school, Collington Powell.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Tashri Thompson, a student of the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he arrives at the school on February 8 to participate in the launch of a coin drive dubbed ‘Education Makes Cents’. Also pictured (from left) are:student, Mykalia Peak; Chairman of the school Board, Abdon Campbell (partially hidden); and principal of the school, Collington Powell.

Youth Minister Appeals to Jamaicans to Protect Children

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Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart.
Office of the Prime Minister

Children to Get National ID card at Age Six

Under the National Identification System (NIDS) children will be registered at birth and given a National Identification Number (NIN) and an identification card at age six. Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, noted that all children six years old and above will be required to have a national identification card. The first card will...
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Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resource Management at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Ministry’s head office on February 7.
Finance & Public Service

SERP Should Improve Efficiency in Public Sector

Implementation of the Special Early Retirement Programme (SERP) forms part of the Government’s strategic move towards improved public service delivery, says Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 7, Mr. Jones said while the programme, being implemented through the Public Sector Transformation Implementation...
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Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, emphasises a point at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on February 7.
Finance & Public Service

SERP Will Require MDAS to Practise Effective Manpower Planning

Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, says implementation of the Special Early Retirement Programme (SERP) will require that government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) practise effective manpower planning in reorganising job functions. The SERP, being implemented through the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is a voluntary separation initiative that allows public-sector employees,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
CultureEntertainmentGender AffairsSport

Minister Grange Urges Increased Partnership with UWI to Facilitate Research

Public- and private-sector entities are being urged to increased partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to facilitate research and innovation for economic and national development. Minister of Culture Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call as she addressed the opening of the UWI’s Research Days 2018 at the institution on February 7. “Universities are...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), is briefed on the functions of equipment used at the farm of Vijay Smith in Chovey, St. Mary, by Farm Manager, Anthony Marshall (second left), during a tour of the property on Wednesday (February 7). Others (from left) are Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Mary Parish Manager, Jasmine Hyde, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, where Chovey is located, Dr. Norman Dunn.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Minister to Seek Additional Funding to Repair Farm Roads

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says he will be seeking additional funding in the 2018/19 Budget to repair more cane and farm roads, as well as to acquire equipment for small farmers. Speaking with journalists during a tour of several farms and farm roads in St. Mary on Wednesday (February 7), Mr. Samuda advised that he...
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Deputy President of the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.
Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Aubyn Hill Upbeat About High Revenue Intake

Deputy President of the Upper House, Senator Aubyn Hill, has welcomed the news that Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is on course to exceed the $283.4 billion in collections projected for 2017/18. The agency reported recently that it has collected $207.7 billion in taxes for the April to December 2017 period, which represents $12 billion more than the target of $195.7...
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