The Ministry of Health and Wellness, on Tuesday (February 28), signed a US$5-million contract for the implementation of an Electronic Health Records (EHR) System in the public health sector. The system will be rolled out over the next 18 months in 13 health centres and hospitals across the island. United Kingdom (UK)-based firm, The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), is the entity...

The Government is looking to establish a performance management system for the new public-sector compensation regime, now being implemented across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement during Wednesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members commenced deliberations on...

At least three of the seven Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academies to be built in Jamaica will facilitate residential accommodation. Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey, disclosed the details during an interview with JIS News. “The aim is to have a mix. So, the schools are being proposed to be near urban centres...

The Constitutional Reform Committee, which will play a key role in ensuring Jamaica’s smooth transition to a Republic, has now been constituted. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, who made the disclosure during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, on March 1, said the work will begin today. “The committee has been...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has informed that it has compensated residents who were affected by flooding last year at its Ruthven Towers apartment complex, in New Kingston. The entity’s Managing Director, Martin Miller, told a Standing Finance Committee of the House, today (March 1) that the flood-damaged vehicles of 11 of the 14 persons who were directly affected, were...

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) has resumed the annual Public Sector Debate competition. The competition, which started in 2019, was halted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are pleased that we have been able to resume the debate competition for public sector workers who kept asking about it. The competition is an opportunity for employees to influence...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has trained more than 14,000 farmers in the last five years on best practices in livestock and crop production. Delivered through its extension service, training aims to improve sustainable production and to ensure that international protocols are maintained. Livestock Specialist at RADA, Maxine Brown, said that having one livestock officer in each parish has...