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Gov’t Strengthening Public-Sector Employees’ Competencies
The Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD) in the Office of the Cabinet is working on strengthening the competencies of government employees to promote service excellence. Since the launch of the Government’s Service Excellence Policy in July 2022, the PSMD has...
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Gov’t Taking Steps to Address Antimicrobial Resistance
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, is taking steps to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a critical measure in safeguarding the country’s food security. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said that the Veterinary Services Division, through its surveillance, monitoring and laboratory services, is ensuring that the country’s food supply is free from antibiotic residue, pesticides, hormones, and environmental contaminants...
PHOTOS: National Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework Consultaton Workshop
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Templer (centre), converses with (from left), Chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, during a National Consultation Workshop on the ‘Development of a Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan for Jamaica’, held at the Terra Noval All-Suite...
PHOTOS: University Hospital Gets Intensive Care Bed
Acting Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Fitzgerald Mitchell (left), along with (from second left), Nurse Manager, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Recovery Room, UHWI, Marsha Downer-Campbell; Representative from Medical Link Limited, Paula Walker; Board Chairman, UHWI, Wayne Chai Chong; Chief Executive Officer, Medical Link Limited, Lainsworth Walker, and Head of the ICU UHWI, Dr. Kelvin...
Over 70 Per Cent of Bank Notes in Circulation are Polymer – BOJ
The total number of polymer currency notes in circulation, since being launched in June this year, has reached over 70 per cent, according to the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Speaking during the Central Bank’s quarterly monetary policy press conference on Wednesday (November 22), Deputy Governor, Natalie Haynes, informed that as of November 10, “all banknotes being issued by the BOJ...
Trauma Counselling Team Sent to Petersfield High School
A trauma counselling team and education officers have been dispatched to the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, following the deaths of two students in a motorbike accident early Tuesday morning (November 21). They will provide support for members of the bereaved family and school community in the aftermath of the tragic incident. Addressing today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at...
Importance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Underscored
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging parents to encourage their children to pursue careers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). She said the view that TVET is only pursued by students who did not succeed on the traditional...