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Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (right), looks at one of 25 tablet computers handed over on Monday (April 28) at ODPEM’s Kingston office, which will assist in Initial Damage Assessment (IDA). Looking on are Acting Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell (left), and Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson. These tablets, procured by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under the Adaptation Fund, will facilitate immediate collection, uploading and conveyance of damage assessment data for relief and response coordination through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).
Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (right), looks at one of 25 tablet computers handed over on Monday (April 28) at ODPEM’s Kingston office, which will assist in Initial Damage Assessment (IDA). Looking on are Acting Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell (left), and Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson. These tablets, procured by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under the Adaptation Fund, will facilitate immediate collection, uploading and conveyance of damage assessment data for relief and response coordination through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).

PHOTOS: PIOJ Hands Over 25 Tablets for Initial Damage Assessment

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers opening remarks on day one of the Make Your Mark Consultants (MYMC) two-day Middle Managers’ Leadership Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 29).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers opening remarks on day one of the Make Your Mark Consultants (MYMC) two-day Middle Managers’ Leadership Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 29).

Finance Minister Highlights Middle Managers’ Key Role in Jamaica’s Economic Growth
Senior Director of the Contractor Performance Monitoring Branch (CPMB) at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Cheyenne McClarthy.
Senior Director of the Contractor Performance Monitoring Branch (CPMB) at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Cheyenne McClarthy.

PPC Trains 200 MDAs to Use DVBI Platform
Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Mrs. Nadia Morris.
Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Mrs. Nadia Morris.

PPC Executive Director to Play Key Role in WTO Conference on Government Procurement
Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), shares a photo opportunity with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Ilan Goldfajn (second right), just before a meeting at the IDB headquarters in Washington DC on April 22. They are joined by members of Jamaica’s delegation (from left) Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison; and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. The Minister is in Washinton DC for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank Group 2025 Spring Meetings from April 21 to 26. (Photo Derrick Scott)
Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), shares a photo opportunity with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Ilan Goldfajn (second right), just before a meeting at the IDB headquarters in Washington DC on April 22. They are joined by members of Jamaica’s delegation (from left) Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison; and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. The Minister is in Washinton DC for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank Group 2025 Spring Meetings from April 21 to 26. (Photo Derrick Scott)

Minister Williams Affirms Focus On Fiscal Discipline, Infrastructure Development

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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.
Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Calls for Strategic Caribbean Stakeholder Approach to High-Skilled Migration

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is encouraging Caribbean nations to adopt a more strategic and coordinated approach to high-skilled migration, viewing it as both a challenge and an opportunity for sustainable development. The call was made by Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, in a speech delivered by PIOJ Director of Social Policy, Planning and Research, Easton Williams, during the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.
EducationFinance & Public ServiceYouth

Finance Ministry Kicks of Secondary-School Budget Sensitisation Tour

The Finance and the Public Service Ministry rolled out its 2025/26 National Budget Secondary-School Tour with a stop at Glenmuir High in Clarendon on Tuesday (April 8). The event, which engaged high-school students from the parish, formed part of the Ministry’s National Budget Public Education Campaign, which is geared at sensitising secondary-school students about the budget process and the measures...
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The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to roll out another impactful leg of its National Budget Secondary School Tour on April 8.
Finance & Public Service

National Budget Secondary School Tour Goes to Glenmuir High on April 8

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to roll out another impactful leg of its National Budget Secondary School Tour on April 8. The tour focuses on bringing financial literacy and budgetary awareness to secondary-school students across the nation’s schools. This year’s tour will begin at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, with students from Denbigh High also participating...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Finance & Public Service

$12 Billion Raised from TransJamaican Highway Public Offer

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has expressed pleasure with the public take-up of the Government’s 20 per cent stake in TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH). The public offer for shares, which closed on March 18, attracted more than 22,000 applications, raising over $12 billion, exceeding the initial estimate of $9 billion. Addressing a recent event held...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 1), at Gordon House.
Finance & Public Service

Government Remains Committed to Growth Agenda – Finance Minister

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government remains committed to the country’s growth agenda. However, the Minister pointed out that this can often be disrupted by devastating weather events. “That is why our efforts over several years to build buffers to help protect this nation and our Budget are so incredibly important to maintain,” she...
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Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Nadia Morrison.
CommerceFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestment

Visit the Public Procurement Commission Booth at Expo Jamaica

Entrepreneurs and business operators looking to tap into lucrative government contracts are being advised to visit the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) booth at Expo Jamaica 2025. PPC will be among several entities showcasing their goods and services at the four-day trade show, which will take place from April 3 to 6 at the National Arena and the National Indoor Sports...
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