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Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third right), celebrates the launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in Whithorn, Westmoreland, on August 11. Also celebrating (from left) are Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Officer, Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Salmon; Principal, Whithorn Early Childhood Institution, Tracey-Ann Forbes; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Central, George Wright; Councillor, Cornwall Mountain Division, Dawnette Foster-Allen; Principal, Ferris Primary School, Tracie Campbell; and Dean of Discipline, Petersfield High School, Junior Clarke.
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third right), celebrates the launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in Whithorn, Westmoreland, on August 11. Also celebrating (from left) are Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Officer, Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Salmon; Principal, Whithorn Early Childhood Institution, Tracey-Ann Forbes; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Central, George Wright; Councillor, Cornwall Mountain Division, Dawnette Foster-Allen; Principal, Ferris Primary School, Tracie Campbell; and Dean of Discipline, Petersfield High School, Junior Clarke.

Free Wi-Fi for Residents of Whithorn in Westmoreland

Residents of Whithorn in Westmoreland Central now have access to a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot that was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Community Wi-Fi Programme. The system, which was officially launched in the community on Thursday...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), displays a specimen of the National Identification Card during a tour of the enrolment centre at the Central Sorting Office on South Camp Road in Kingston on Thursday (August 11). Looking on is Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), displays a specimen of the National Identification Card during a tour of the enrolment centre at the Central Sorting Office on South Camp Road in Kingston on Thursday (August 11). Looking on is Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon.

NIDS Regulations Being Finalised for Public Feedback
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RGD’S Genealogical Research Rebrands As Outtamany Search
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, addressing the launch of the ‘Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity of Farmers and Fisherfolk in Jamaica’ pilot project on Thursday (August 11) at the Denbigh 4-H Training and Production Centre, May Pen, Clarendon.
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, addressing the launch of the ‘Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity of Farmers and Fisherfolk in Jamaica’ pilot project on Thursday (August 11) at the Denbigh 4-H Training and Production Centre, May Pen, Clarendon.

600 Young Farmers and Fishers to Benefit from Pilot Project
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, observes as participant in the Blue Ribbon First Responders Training, Carlene Barrett (left), receives her certificate from Chief Operating Officer at British Caribbean Insurance Company, Michelle Anderson. The presentation ceremony was held at the University of Technology, Jamaica, on Thursday, August 11
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, observes as participant in the Blue Ribbon First Responders Training, Carlene Barrett (left), receives her certificate from Chief Operating Officer at British Caribbean Insurance Company, Michelle Anderson. The presentation ceremony was held at the University of Technology, Jamaica, on Thursday, August 11

Transport Sector Participants Trained As First Responders

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address during a handover ceremony for a three-bedroom house to a family in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on August 11. This was done under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme.
Housing

Social Contract to be Introduced In HOPE Programme

A Social Contract, which will see beneficiaries and their families agreeing to be law-abiding and positive citizens in their communities, will be introduced under the Housing, Opportunity, Production, and Employment (HOPE) Programme. The contract will also ensure that after the beneficiary has died, the family will continue to benefit from the house. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provided...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), listens to Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, as he gives an overview of what will be the first pilot enrolment site, to be completed by the end of August. Minister Green participated in a tour of the facility at the Central Sorting Office on South Camp Road on Thursday (August 11).
NIDSOffice of the Prime Minister

First NIDS Registration Centre Opening Soon

The first pilot enrolment site, where citizens will be able to register for the new National Identification System (NIDS), will be completed in approximately two weeks. The location is at the Central Sorting Office on South Camp Road in Kingston and is the first of five sites that will be activated across Kingston and St. Andrew by early October. Minister...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), converses with Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Anthony Shaw (left), during Thursday’s (August 11) launch of the entity’s Entertainment and Transport Sector Loan products, at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel. Sharing in the discussion are General Manager for DBJ’s Channels, Relationship and Marketing Division, Edison Galbraith (second left); and DBJ Manager for Investor Relations, Paul Chin.
EntertainmentFinance & Public ServiceTransport

$700-Million-Loan Support for Entertainment and Transport Operators

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), on Thursday (August 11), unveiled two loan facilities valued at $700 million, to benefit entertainment and transport industry stakeholders whose livelihoods have been impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A sum of $500 million is earmarked for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) under the Entertainment Restart Loan Facility, while $200...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to celebrate the official handover a new three-bedroom home to Delano Tucker (third right) and his family in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (August 11). The unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Joining in the occasion (from left) are daughter, Denisha Tucker; mother, Nattris Tucker; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Northeast, Kerensia Morrison; Chairperson, Oversight Committee for NSHP, Judith Robb Walters, and father, Desmond Tucker.
HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over Three-Bedroom Home to Delano Tucker and Family

The family of 17-year-old Delano Tucker, whose story of living in challenging conditions has touched the hearts of Jamaicans, now has a beautiful, new home built by the Government under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the keys to the three-bedroom dwelling in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, during a ceremony on...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, observe clean-up activities along a section of the Dyke Road in St. Catherine. The exercise, which got under way on Thursday (August 11), is part of the ‘Clean Jamaica’ campaign being undertaken by the Government.
Local Government

Major Clean-Up Exercise Along Dyke Road

A major clean-up exercise has begun along the Dyke Road in St. Catherine as part of the national ‘Clean Jamaica’ campaign being implemented by the Government of Jamaica. The exercise, which commenced on Thursday (August 11), is expected to last for one week and will see the removal of overgrown vegetation in the area. The work will focus on both...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre); Permanent Secretary, Courtney Williams (right), and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, on a tour of the New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre in Manchester, on August 10.
National Security

Correctional Centres Being Assessed

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, says visits to correctional centres in several parishes are aimed at making proper assessments of their current condition. The latest visits to the New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre (Manchester) and the Diamond Crest Facility (St. Elizabeth) on August 10 were carried out by Mr. Mayne; Permanent Secretary,...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Entertainment and Transport Sector Loans launch at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel, on Thursday (August 11).
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Dispatches $90 Million in Grants for PPV Operators

Grants totalling approximately $90 million have been dispatched for payment to 3,600 public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the allocations have been sent to LASCO Financial Services Limited, through which the payments will be disbursed. He advised...
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