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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

Outstanding Payments Will Be Made To Summer School Teachers By Mid-October

Outstanding payments to teachers who participated in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s National Summer School Programme are to be completed by mid-October. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

Soil Fertility Project To Be Included In Public Sector Investment Programme

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

MyHR+ Yielding Positive Results – Dr. Clarke

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 5).

Applications For Operation of Approved Integrated Resort Developments Open Wednesday

Finance Matters host, Daniel Passley (left), converses with guest, Director, Customer Service at the Ministry of Finance, Rory Stennett.

Finance Matters Returns on October 7

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Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association, Dr. Nsombi Jaja.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Service Excellence Measures to Be Highlighted At Two-Day Conference

New measures to improve customer service at key government agencies will be highlighted at a virtual Service Excellence Conference on October 5 and 6. The two-day event, which is free to the public, is part of activities to mark National Customer Service Week from October 3 to 8. On day-two of the conference, representatives of the entities will share best...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Open Data Critical Component of OGP Process

Director, Economic Reform Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Richard Lumsden says open data is a critical component of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) process. Open data is digital information that is made available with the technical and legal characteristics necessary for it to be freely used, reused, and redistributed by anyone, anywhere at any time. “It...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Draft Open Government Partnership National Action Plan to Be Completed by The End of October

Director, Economic Reform Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Richard Lumsden says the draft Open Government Partnership (OGP) national action plan is slated for completion by the end of October. The OGP is a forum of countries working to be more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. The Government of Jamaica became a member of the OGP...

Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Wednesday (September 29) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Creating A Culture Of Service Excellence In Public Sector

The Government is creating a culture of service excellence in the public sector with a focus on quality in service delivery and customer satisfaction. This is being done under the Service Excellence Programme (SEP), an initiative of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division (PSTMD) of the Office of the Cabinet, which is leading the Government’s drive for continuous service...

Acting Senior Director, Office of the Cabinet, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Danielle Jones Cox, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on Wednesday (September 29), at the agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaicans Invited To Register For Virtual Service Excellence Conference

Jamaicans are being encouraged to register for the virtual Service Excellence Conference on Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 6, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The two-day conference is part of activities to celebrate National Customer Service Week from October 3 to 8. The conference is free to the public. Registration can be done at the links https://fb.me/e/1QiMbN8bF or https://hopin.com/events/jacsa-conf-2021 The Jamaica...

Head, Special Projects Unit, Surveys Division, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Philone Mantock

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Parental Consent Required For Children To Participate In Survey – STATIN

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says its interviewers will only administer the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) to minors within the targeted group after receiving parental consent. The RHS is a household survey being conducted by STATIN on behalf of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB). It looks at the fertility, contraception and reproductive health of women and men...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while addressing the House of Representatives on September 28, where he tabled the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for 2021/22.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Provides Additional Support For Health Sector, Most Vulnerable In First Supplementary Estimates

The Government will be increasing budgetary spending by approximately $33 billion during the current fiscal year to provide additional resources to the health sector, increased support for the most vulnerable, along with funding for other critical areas of expenditure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The additional allocation increases the budget to just over $863 billion. The details are contained...