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Manager of the Mapping Services Branch in the Survey and Mapping Division of the National Land Agency (NLA), Milton Saunders.

Progress in Development of National Digital Cadastral Map

Progress is being made in the development of the Government of Jamaica’s National Digital Cadastral Map, thanks to the incorporation of technology in data collection. The map, which details the legal boundaries of properties, will show all of the land...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the development of Maverley Park in St. Andrew, on August 23. Also participating in the exercise are (from left) Councillor, Hughenden Division, Andrew Harris; Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northwest, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division and KSAMC Minority Leader, Andrew Swaby; and State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Ground Broken for Development of Maverley Park

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and Managing Director, Arc Properties Limited, Ashley-Ann Horne (second left), display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday (August 23) between the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Arc Properties Limited, for the contribution of units to the New Social Housing Programme. Others (from left) are: Managing Director, Kinetic Engineering Services, Keon Hinds; President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Keith Duncan; Permanent Secretary in both the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Director of Arc Properties and Deputy Chair of Arc Manufacturing, Charlotte Horne Hayles; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Private Company to Contribute Housing Units to NSHP

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

Customer Service a Priority in All MDAs

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

Better Work Environment for Schools Being Pursued

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), interacts with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane (left), and RGD Board Chairman, Professor Lloyd Waller, during the entity’s launch of three additional online products on August 17. The event was held at the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in Kingston.

4 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

RGD to Reintroduce Islandwide Delivery Service

To support its digitisation process, the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is looking to reintroduce islandwide delivery, which would make it easier for customers to access its services seamlessly, from start to finish. The entity recently rolled out three new online products - an online application facility for adoption certificates, a real-time search engine for entry numbers (which are needed to...

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Hugh Mark Wong, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, today (August 23).

4 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Several Activities for CPR Week

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is celebrating Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week 2022 from August 22 to 28, under the theme: ‘Let’s Push Start the Heart, Give CPR’. Several activities will be hosted by the HFJ during the week, aimed at increasing public awareness and promoting community and bystander participation. The HFJ’s Director of Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC), Dr. Hugh...

Outgoing Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Winston Smith, addresses the organisation’s 58th Annual Conference, being held at the Hilton Rose Hall, Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (August 22).

4 years ago Education

Teachers Encouraged to Remain Focused by Outgoing JTA President

Outgoing Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Winston Smith, is encouraging teachers to remain focussed and hopeful, as they prepare for the upcoming 2022/23 academic year, which begins on September 5. Speaking on day one of the 58th Annual JTA Conference, being held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (August 22), Mr....

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a press conference held at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

4 years ago Education

Principals Given Pre-Approval for Replacement of Teachers

Principals have been given pre-approval for the replacement of teachers in clear vacancies and temporary posts funded by the Ministry of Education and Youth. This is to create greater efficiency in the hiring of new teachers and reduce the time it would usually take to approve appointments between the Ministry and schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided details during...

The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit which is used to visit locations to provide free consultation, advice, and complete court assignments for clients with criminal matters.

4 years ago Justice

Legal Aid Council Assists 1,524 Clients

The Legal Aid Council assisted 1,524 clients through duty counsel services and legal representation in 2021. Additionally, representation was provided for 59 persons with mental illness who were held on remand and deemed unfit to plead or held in adult correctional facilities at the Governor-General’s or the Court’s pleasure. As reported in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2021, a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official handover ceremony for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) units to two beneficiaries in Cave Valley, St. Ann, on August 19.

4 years ago DevelopmentHousingPrime Minister

Handling of Economy Results in Low Unemployment – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is crediting the Government’s handling of the economy for the decrease in Jamaica’s unemployment rate. “In these difficult times, what you want is steady management and steady leadership. You want a government that can see beyond the crisis and ensure that we don’t do things in our economy that will destroy it,” he...

A section of May Pen in Clarendon, taken with the National Land Agency’s WingtraOne Generation II drone.

4 years ago HousingTechnology

NLA Uses Drone Technology to Improve Services

The National Land Agency (NLA) is utilising drone technology to enhance the services it offers to the public. In 2018, the NLA commenced acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to aid in its photogrammetry activities. Since then, the agency has explored the possibility of expanding the technology’s utilisation in other areas of its operations. The use of UAVs has...