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Principal Director in the Office of the Cabinet, Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD), Karlene McKenzie Spencer.
Principal Director in the Office of the Cabinet, Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD), Karlene McKenzie Spencer.

Ministries to Establish Customer Service Units

The Government will be establishing customer service or service excellence units in all ministries over the next two years. The move aligns with the recently launched Service Excellence Policy that will govern the standard of service delivery by the public...
Chief Product Officer, Lynk, John Matthew Sinclair, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (August 18). At left is Chief Growth Officer at Lynk, Denise Williams.
Chief Product Officer, Lynk, John Matthew Sinclair, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (August 18). At left is Chief Growth Officer at Lynk, Denise Williams.

Billions of Dollars in Transactions Using Lynk
Flyer for the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Healthy Wallet Expo< which will be held on August 19.
Flyer for the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Healthy Wallet Expo< which will be held on August 19.

Finance Ministry Stages Healthy Wallet Expo for Public Sector Workers
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, during Monday’s (August 15) banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, commemorating India’s 75th Independence Anniversary.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, during Monday’s (August 15) banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, commemorating India’s 75th Independence Anniversary.

Jamaica Thanks India
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, bumps fists with participants in the Budding Farmers Summer Grow Camp during a visit to the camp, which was held recently in Kingston. The camp catered to children aged three to 12 and introduced them to techniques of farming.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, bumps fists with participants in the Budding Farmers Summer Grow Camp during a visit to the camp, which was held recently in Kingston. The camp catered to children aged three to 12 and introduced them to techniques of farming.

Successful Summer Grow Camp Staged by Budding Farmers Jamaica

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, interacts with students of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Kaylee Ellis and Antoine Allen, at the opening of ESP’s sensation station in Kingston on May 31.
Social SecurityYouth

Special Needs Children Get Support Through Early Stimulation Programme

Hundreds of special needs children across the island benefited from support through the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) last year. The intervention included the provision of developmental assistance, stimulation and therapy, assistive aids and educational support. As contained in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2021, there were 888 referrals to the ESP last year, with Kingston and St. Andrew recording...
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Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie, addresses the recent presentation ceremony for the Blue Ribbon First Responders Training Programme at the University of Technology, Jamaica. Listening keenly is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Transport

Motorists Encouraged to Make Adjustments for New Traffic Regulations

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is encouraging motorists to begin making early adjustments to the requirements under the new Regulations of the Road Traffic Act 2018. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the JCF, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, said this would assist motorists to be adequately prepared for the new measures that...
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Dr. Basil Buchanan expresses appreciation to the Jamaica Association of Maryland for honouring him with the Marcus Garvey Award, during the association’s Independence gala held on Saturday (August 13) in Baltimore in the United States.
Diaspora

Jamaican-Born Former US State Senator Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

Jamaican-born Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who is a former Maryland State Senator, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Jamaica Association of Maryland. At a gala celebrating Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence held in Baltimore on Saturday (August 13), Mrs. Nathan-Pulliam was recognised for 20 years of service in the Maryland House of Delegates and five years in the...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons With Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Social Security

JCPD Reaches Out to Persons with Disabilities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) undertook a range of programmes and activities throughout 2021 as part of efforts to protect and fulfil the rights of persons with disabilities. For the review period, financial aid of approximately $7 million was provided to 272 clients (137 males) to facilitate medical assistance, employment support, special needs assistance, income generation and...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left, front row) and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre, front row), join the 2022 recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship during the awards ceremony held at King’s House in Kingston on Wednesday (August 17).
Finance & Public ServiceGovernor General

14 Public Sector Workers Awarded Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship

Fourteen public-sector workers have been awarded full scholarships to pursue advanced studies at institutions locally and abroad. They are the second cohort to benefit from the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship, which is implemented by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. The awards ceremony was held at King’s House on Wednesday (August 17), on the day when...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the cut in chicken price by $12.50 per kilo by Best Dressed Chicken.
AgricultureFisheries

Agriculture Minister Welcomes Chicken Price Cut

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the price cut by Best Dressed Chicken and is anticipating a domino effect across the sector. The company has reduced the cost of its Grade-A Whole Bird and Mixed parts by $12.50 per kilo, as of Thursday, August 18. Minister Charles Jr. said the price cut is coming at a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, lays a wreath at the shrine of Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Wednesday (August 17), to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the National Hero’s birth. Marcus Garvey, who is Jamaica’s first National Hero, was born in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on August 17, 1887. During his career, Garvey travelled extensively throughout many countries, observing the poor working and living conditions of black people. In 1914, he started the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Jamaica. He was conferred with the Order of the National Hero in 1969.
Tribute

PHOTOS: Floral Tribute for Marcus Garvey

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, lays a wreath at the shrine of Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Wednesday (August 17), to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the National Hero’s birth. Marcus Garvey, who is Jamaica’s first National Hero, was born in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on August 17, 1887. During...
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