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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a point while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a point while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

Personal Information Safe Under NIDS

Citizens are again being assured that their personal information will be safe under the National Identification System (NIDS). This assurance comes from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who said that the Government...
Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.
Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.

JACIRT Committed To Cybersecurity Response
Liaison and Communications Director for the National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Committee, Dr. Michelle Campbell.
Liaison and Communications Director for the National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Committee, Dr. Michelle Campbell.

Emphasis On Mental Health Of Children
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

First NIDS Pilot Site In Kingston August
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (centre) symbolically hands over a coronavirus (COVID-19) self-test kit to Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right). At left is Director, Health Promotion, Public Relations and Customer Care, National Health Fund (NHF), Shermaine Robotham. The NHF donated 5,000 kits and 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Education and Youth for distribution to schools, during a ceremony at the Education Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (centre) symbolically hands over a coronavirus (COVID-19) self-test kit to Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right). At left is Director, Health Promotion, Public Relations and Customer Care, National Health Fund (NHF), Shermaine Robotham. The NHF donated 5,000 kits and 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Education and Youth for distribution to schools, during a ceremony at the Education Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).

NHF Provides 100,000 Masks, 5,000 COVID-19 Self-Test Kits To Schools

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Secretary of the Board of Supervision in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis, is reminding the public of the array of assistance programmes available through the Poor Relief Department and is encouraging families to play a greater role in caring for family members in need.
Local Government

More Programmes To Assist The Needy

The Poor Relief Department falls under the purview of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and has responsibilities to assist the destitute and alleviate poverty within the parishes. The Department provides several assistance programmes, all offered through the 14 municipal corporations islandwide. Secretary of the Board of Supervision [for the relief of the poor in Jamaica], Treka Lewis,...
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Participants of the 2022 virtual staging of Exercise SYNERGY discussed the scenario of responding to a Category 5 Hurricane impacting several Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Participating States concurrently. The event was held virtually on May 22. Exercise SYNERGY aims to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region and test the coordination within the Regional Response Mechanism.
Local Government

CDEMA Hosts Exercise Synergy 2022

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit (CU) successfully hosted the fourth annual Exercise SYNERGY on May 22, 2022. The flagship regional exercise was held virtually with participation from more than 50 regional and international stakeholders. Exercise SYNERGY aims to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region and tests the coordination within the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. Seated at left is Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
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Physical Inspection Of Commodities At Borders To Be Improved

To facilitate ease of trade, inspection matrices and protocols have been finalised to improve efficiency in the physical inspection of commodities at the borders by Border Regulatory Agencies (BRAs), says State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. He points out that the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation...
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Coordinator for the Men Setting Standards Initiative (MSSI) at Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) in Hanover, Clavia McFarlane (right), engages with students at the college (from second left) Courtney Simons, Damion Clarke and KPC Student Council President, Kevon Foster. Looking on at left is MSSI Coordinator, Denver Green.
Gender Affairs

Knockalva Polytechnic Expands Initiative To Help Men Set Standards

The Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) is expanding its Men Setting Standards Initiative (MSSI), to reach more males beyond the institution’s campus. Earlier this month, and approximately five months after male members of staff at the Hanover-based institution launched the programme at the college, they hosted a one-day forum targeted at boys in primary and secondary schools in the parish and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green unveil the design on the front of the country’s first National Identification (ID) card. The card, which is to be provided free of cost to citizens under the soon to be rolled out National Identification System (NIDS) was revealed during Minister Green’s contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
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National ID Card Unveiled

The Government has unveiled the design of Jamaica’s first National Identification (ID) card, which is engraved with national symbols and has 26 security features. The uniquely designed card, which is a key deliverable of the National Identification System (NIDS) project intended to provide a safe, convenient, and reliable means of proving an individual’s identity, was revealed by Prime Minister, the...
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