The first National Identification System (NIDS) enrolment centre has been completed and is expected to be handed over this week. It is located at the Central Sorting Office in Kingston and will be the first site to roll out the NIDS Pilot Programme at the end of the year. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon....

The ban imposed by the Broadcasting Commission on illicit content is not intended to restrain rights to freedom of speech but promote decency and moral standards. Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that the Government has a responsibility for the “spaces that we control… to set the standard...

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) wishing to take their businesses online can now benefit from funding through the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Jamaica’s ‘EXIM E-commerce Funder’. The $100-million loan fund, which is a partnership between the EXIM Bank and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), was launched in September to help businesses improve their digital footprint in...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to accept applications for the third cohort of the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP), with hopes of impacting 300 unattached youth across Jamaica. Interested persons have up to October 23 to secure a placement in the year-long Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training initiative. Applications and qualification documents must be submitted online through the USF’s...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will look to amend legislation to equalise the time for adverse possession of State-owned lands, which are not Crown lands, to 60 years. “Currently, not all State-owned land is Crown land, so under the Limitation (of Actions) Act, Crown Land is protected by 60 years before you can take adverse...

Two hundred and twenty-one outstanding Jamaicans will be recognised at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony, on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 17, on the lawns of King's House, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Heading the list of recipients is Monty Alexander, CD, who is one of 10 individuals to be conferred with the Order of Jamaica (OJ), for sterling contribution...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on a certification document awarded by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), at a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the ECC achieving the milestone of certifying 300 institutions across the island, at the entity’s location in Kingston on October 11. Others (from left) are Chairman, ECC, Trisha Williams-Singh; Principal, Bethel United...