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Principal Director (Acting) of the National Spatial Data Management Branch, Simone Lloyd.
Principal Director (Acting) of the National Spatial Data Management Branch, Simone Lloyd.

NLA and NSDMB Continue to Strengthen Relationship

The National Land Agency (NLA) and the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) continue to strengthen their mutually beneficial relationship through the provision of geospatial support to one another. Principal Director (Acting), NSDMB, Simone Lloyd, told JIS News that the...
Civil servants will take centre stage as Civil Service Week 2023 will highlight outstanding members of the public service. The week is being celebrated from November 19 t 25, under the theme, ‘Raising the Bar: Strengthening the Bond’.
Civil servants will take centre stage as Civil Service Week 2023 will highlight outstanding members of the public service. The week is being celebrated from November 19 t 25, under the theme, ‘Raising the Bar: Strengthening the Bond’.

Civil Servants Take Centre Stage November 19-25
Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Appointed CEO of JSEZA
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is encouraging the public to participate in activities during Police Week. Police Week, which is being observed from November 18 to 24, 2023, is being staged under the theme ‘Celebrating 156 years of Advancement in People, Quality and Technology’.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is encouraging the public to participate in activities during Police Week. Police Week, which is being observed from November 18 to 24, 2023, is being staged under the theme ‘Celebrating 156 years of Advancement in People, Quality and Technology’.

Emphasis on Service During Police Week
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the handover of keys to beneficiaries of housing units at Hummingbird Meadows and Monymusk Country Estate, held at the Hummingbird Meadows Scheme in Clarendon on (November 10).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the handover of keys to beneficiaries of housing units at Hummingbird Meadows and Monymusk Country Estate, held at the Hummingbird Meadows Scheme in Clarendon on (November 10).

Preliminary Works Under Way for Chateau Road Rehabilitation

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the keynote address during Wednesday’s (November 15) launch of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme Launched

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has launched a Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme (CPEP) that will regularise and standardise the assessment of the performance of individuals and entities who work on public-sector procurements and projects. Under the programme, procuring entities – ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) – will be the assessors and scorers for the contractors and consultants whom...
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Infected mosquito biting skin.
Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Launches Public Education Campaign to Combat Dengue

The St. Elizabeth Health Department has initiated a comprehensive public education initiative, dubbed the Dengue High-Intensity Intervention In-Towns (Dengue H.I.I.T) campaign, aimed at combatting the spread of dengue. Chief Public Health Inspector, Nelesha Brown-Wint, told the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on November 9 that the campaign takes the form of a roadshow and is to run...
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Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Annaliese Aiken Min.
CommunityScienceTechnology

SRC Offering Meat Processing for Holidays

Jamaicans looking to enjoy holiday favourites such as picnic ham and smoked chicken are being encouraged to take advantage of the meat processing services offered by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Persons have up to December 8 to submit cuts of red meat and poultry to the entity’s smoked meat facility located at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew. “We are closing...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a recent sitting of the Senate.
Water

Pilot Begins for Distribution of 3,000 Black Tanks to Promote Water Harvesting

The pilot phase of the Government’s Rural Water Household Resilient Programme has commenced, whereby 3,000 black tanks will be distributed to promote water harvesting in communities. Under the pilot, which is expected to be completed by the end of December, the 400-gallon tanks with supporting infrastructure for rainwater harvesting are being distributed in the constituencies that were hardest hit by...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), during a visit to the Douglas Castle community in St. Ann recently. Sharing in the discussion is Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre). Douglas Castle is among four communities in the parish slated to benefit under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP).
Energy

200 St. Ann Households to Get Electricity

Two hundred households in four communities in St. Ann are to be wired for electricity under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP). The areas are Douglas Castle, Eight Mile, Fowler Town, and a fourth community to be named. Being carried out by the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, in partnership with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), the initiative...
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Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Annaliese Aiken Min.
AgricultureScienceTechnology

Pig and Chicken Farmers Encouraged to Use Services of SRC to Expand Businesses

Chicken and pig farmers across Jamaica are being encouraged to consider using the services of the smoked meat facility at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) to expand their businesses. Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the SRC, Annaliese Aiken Min, said now is the best time for farmers to invest in this area, with the holidays approaching. “This...
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Principal Director (Acting) of the National Spatial Data Management Branch, Simone Lloyd, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Technology

Country Continues to Use Geospatial Technologies to Drive Development

As Jamaica and the rest of the world prepare to celebrate Geographic Information System (GIS) Day on November 15, the country continues to use geospatial technologies and information to drive development. Principal Director (Acting) at the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Simone Lloyd, told JIS News that for more than 30 years geospatial technologies and information have been used...
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