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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Income Tax Relief Act Amendments to be Tabled Within Three Months

The Government is in the process of finalising amendments to the Income Tax Relief (Large Scale Projects and Pioneer Industries) Act, which will enable Jamaica to attract investments of US$1 billion or more. The legislation will provide a suite of...

Funds Provided for Court Improvements

Enterprise Team Recommends Award of Integrated Resort Development Licence

Close to 10,000 Contributors to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), in conversation with Member of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester (left), at the CMU’s inaugural Port Royal Lecture series, on Tuesday (February 28), at the institution’s campus, Palisadoes Park in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; and Executive Director, Centre for the Blue Economy and Innovation, CMU, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen.

Environmental Compliance Standards Critical in Tourism Sector – Minister

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information (FILE)

3 years ago NIDS

NIDS Public Education Campaign Rollout Likely During First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023/24

To support the planned rollout of the National Identification System (NIDS), the Government will be advancing a public education campaign that is likely to commence in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023/24. Speaking during Wednesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), displays the signed contract for the US$5-million Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, at the signing ceremony held at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 28). He is flanked by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) country representative, Tariq Alli (left) and Clinical Director at contracting firm The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), Dr. John Parry.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Contract Signed for Electronic Health Records System

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...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Performance Management System for New Compensation Regime

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...

Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

3 years ago Education

Three STEAM Academies to Facilitate Residential Accommodation

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...

3 years ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Constitutional Reform Committee Established

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...

3 years ago Housing

NHT Compensates Ruthven Towers Residents

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...

Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

3 years ago

Public Sector Debate Competition Resumes

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...