Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr Wayne Henry has called on development practitioners to exercise accountability as this will advance the country towards achieving the national development goals as set out under Vision 2030 Jamaica. Delivering the keynote address at the 5th edition of the Symposium of Best Practices that was streamed live from Kingston on November...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has put in place new Directors of Boards to oversee the operations of the various entities that fall under the Ministry. “The Board appointments that I have made are based on probity and performance and integrity and honesty, because the fact is, that is what the country expects and demands,” he...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that all office parties related to the Government or its agencies and departments are prohibited, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 15. The Prime Minister informed that the Cabinet Secretary has written to all Permanent Secretaries, who will...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 15) tabled the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, which makes provisions for a voluntary and secure National Identification System (NIDS) for Jamaica. The legislation has been referred to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for detailed review. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Prime Minster Holness said the identification...

Graphic Artist of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ramon Nichols, has emerged the winner of the Shared Corporate Services Jamaica (SCSJ) logo design competition. The winning logo will be used online, in print, and on merchandise for the SCSJ, which is expected to come on stream in January 2021. The competition, organised by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) was open...

Another 150 Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) buses are to see improvement in performance through the continued implementation of an oil-filtration system. Cabinet has approved the award of a $251.55-million contract for the supply of the Elhydro Kleenoil Bypass Filtration System to the State-run bus company. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure...

An offender management policy is to be developed for the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, at Wednesday’s (December 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing from Jamaica House. She said that development of the policy, which was approved by Cabinet, is necessary, as the DCS’ offender management system, which...