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Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (centre) in dialogue with the Chairperson, 37th Senior Caribbean Squash Championships, Gill Binnie (left) and Jamaica’s Squash Team Manager, Douglas Beckford at the launch of the tournament held at the Liguanea Club in Kingston on Tuesday (August 16).

TEF Invests $2M in Caribbean Squash Championships

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has invested $2 million in sponsorship towards the 37th staging of the Senior Caribbean Squash Championships scheduled to take place at the Liguanea Club in Kingston, August 21 to 27. The Championships will feature 150...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who is also Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Western (third left), looks on as Regional Operations Manager for Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) Waste Management Ltd., Edward Muir (fourth left), hands over a drum to Pastor of the Holland United Church in Holland Village , St. Elizabeth, Reverend Gerald Emmanuel (second from right), as part of the agency's 'Drum A Di Gate' initiative implemented in the community. Others (from left) are Public Cleansing Inspector at SPM Waste Management Ltd. , Michelle Foster; sanitation worker at SPM, Carlos Isaac; and Councillor for the Lacovia Division, George Powell. Occasion was the official launch of the initiative at the Holland United Church, on Wednesday (August 17).

Holland Village Gets Drums for Proper Disposal of Garbage

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director-General, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Services Industry Leads Growth in Economy

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a floral tribute at the life-sized statue of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey, during a civic ceremony to mark the 135th anniversary of the birth of the National Hero, held at Lawrence Park, St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on Wednesday, August 17.

Garvey Museum Near Completion – Minister Grange

Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon.

COJ Projects Record-Breaking Year

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

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RGD Launches Additional Online Products

The rollout of three new online products is expected to enhance the customer service experience at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) as the entity continues its digitisation process. In an official launch event on Wednesday (August 17), the services were revealed to be an online application facility for adoption certificates, a real-time search engine for entry numbers and an online...

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

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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 sector to internal and external customers. Principal Director in the Office of the Cabinet, Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD), Karlene...

Chief Product Officer, Lynk, John Matthew Sinclair, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (August 18). At left is Chief Growth Officer at Lynk, Denise Williams.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Billions of Dollars in Transactions Using Lynk

Since its introduction to the electronic payment landscape in December 2021, Lynk, Jamaica’s first digital wallet, has recorded more than $500 million in transactions on the platform. The Lynk App presently provides an opportunity for individuals, small and medium businesses to be able to pay and receive payments using a smartphone. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (August 18), Chief...

Flyer for the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Healthy Wallet Expo< which will be held on August 19.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry Stages Healthy Wallet Expo for Public Sector Workers

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be staging its first Healthy Wallet Expo on Friday, August 19. The event, which is targeting internal Ministry staff and other public-sector workers, will commence at 9:00 a.m. at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle headquarters. Director of Corporate Communication and Public Relations at the Ministry, Shelly-Ann Weeks, said the event is meant...

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.

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Jamaica Thanks India

The Government has reiterated its gratitude to the Republic of India for the level of support extended to Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that the Asian nation has “lived up to its pledge to humanity” through its comparative advantage as a centre for scientific innovation, particularly in relation to COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Chang, who...

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.

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Successful Summer Grow Camp Staged by Budding Farmers Jamaica

Budding Farmers Jamaica, the newest Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries-endorsed initiative to promote farming among children, has successfully staged its first in-person Summer Grow Camp, two years after executing the programme online. For three weeks in July, participants, ages 3-12, were engaged in exciting activities to develop their understanding of the environment and promote food security. The camp was held...

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.

4 years ago 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...