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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

The first National Identification System (NIDS) pilot enrolment site is scheduled to be established in Kingston and St. Andrew by August 2022. Being implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister, NIDS is intended to provide a comprehensive and secure...
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
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.
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.

More Programmes To Assist The Needy
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.
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.

CDEMA Hosts Exercise Synergy 2022
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.
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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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.
CommerceIndustryInvestmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

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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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).
Office of the Prime Minister

RGD Adds More Services To Its Online Platform

Customers of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will now be able to access additional services online as the entity continues its digitisation process. Persons can now obtain an electronic burial order, apply for adoption certificates, and book their wedding at the RGD online. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green,...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent post-Sectoral Debate press briefing at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston.
AgricultureFinance & Public Service

$1.07 Billion Reserved For Production Incentive Programme

A sum of $1.07 billion is to be funneled into the Production Incentive Programme this year as the Government continues to drive agricultural output. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a recent post-Sectoral debate press briefing at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston. The allocation for this year includes $258 million for...
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Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee and veteran journalist, Garfield Angus, paints a section of wall at the Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine. The Labour Day (May 23) project was organised by the committee through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams valued at some $90,000.
EducationLabour Day 2022

Kitson Town Basic School Gets Fresh Coat Of Paint

The Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine now has a fresh new look, thanks to the efforts of community volunteers on Labour Day, Monday, May 23. Through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams Jamaica, valued at some $90,000, the building of the early-childhood institution was transformed from a pale and ageing blue to an energising bright yellow....
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