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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (at lectern), addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (December 9) from Jamaica House. Seated is Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Offender Management Policy To Be Developed For DCS

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...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage Gray (left,); and Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jason Frazer, examine one of 80 laptops donated by the USAID to the Agency. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the CPFSA’s third Annual Digital Field Services Conference on Wednesday (December 2), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, Kingston. The Conference was held from December 2 to 3 under the theme: ‘Back to Basics’.

Services Of CPFSA Highlighted At Conference

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19,000 Names Added to November 30 Voters’ List | Voter ID Card Renewal to Resume December 7

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CPFSA To Host Field Services Conference Dec. 2-3

(Seated from left) Senior Manager for Social Development, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho; General Manager, Finance, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, sign a contract for the second phase of the birth certification initiative under the Integrated Community Development Project – 11 (ICDP-11). The signing ceremony took place on Wednesday (November 25) at the offices of JSIF in Kingston. Witnessing the signing (from left, background) are Programmes Officer, JSIF, Dawn Alison; Senior Social Officer, JSIF, Shunelle Nevers; and Assistant to the Executive Director, RGD, Novia Adlam.

More Than 3,000 Persons To Receive Birth Certificates Under ICDP 11

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on November 25. Others (from left) are Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

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Cabinet Approves Divestment Of Silver Sands Estates

Cabinet has given approval for the divestment of the assets of Silver Sands Estates Limited (SSEL) in Trelawny. “This will be done by the transfer of the real estate assets of SSEL to the Silver Sands Cottage Owners Association (SSCOA),” said Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on November 25. “This...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (File Photo)

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Contract For JCF’s Station Records Management System Approved

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Northgate Public Services for the establishment of a Station Records Management System for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in the amount of US$587,814. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a post-Cabinet press briefing, held virtually on November 25. She also informed that Cabinet...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held virtually on November 25.

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Cabinet Approves Variation Of Contract For Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation

Cabinet has given approval for the variation of a contract in the amount of $111.8 million to M&M Jamaica Limited for the rehabilitation programme at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. The contract is for emergency works on the 10th floor and roof repairs. “The adjusted contract amount is now $208.1 million,” said Minister of Education, Youth and Information,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November 25).

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RGD To Introduce Premium Packages

Cabinet has given approval for the introduction of premium service packages and attendant fees by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). The packages are for the processing of same-day and next-day service for birth, death and marriage certificates where applicable. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November...

Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis. Ms. Lewis spoke earlier today at the launch of the OUR Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, on November 19.

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OUR Launches Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has launched a Jingle Competition aimed at raising awareness about the entity’s existing Guaranteed Standards. These are quality of service standards to which utility companies are held accountable. Deputy Director General at the OUR, Cheryl Lewis, said the competition, dubbed the GS Jingle Competition, forms part of the entity’s mandate of protecting consumers. “The...

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Kingston Woman Missing

Twenty-year-year-old Iyesha Garwood of Deanery Road, Vineyard Town, Kingston 3 has been missing since Saturday, November 14. She is of brown complexion, medium build and about 172centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. Reports from the Vineyard Town Police are that about 9:00 a.m., Garwood was last seen at home. Her mode of dress at the time she went missing is...

Director of Youth Ministry with the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Reverend Craig Mears, speaking during a virtual parenting seminar hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on November 12.

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Residents Of Westmoreland Benefit From Virtual Parenting Seminar

Scores of residents in Westmoreland benefited from a virtual parenting seminar hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on November 12. The event, which was held under the theme ‘Coping Skills for Children and Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic’, formed part of activities marking November as Parent Month. The forum facilitated stakeholder discussions and sharing of parenting best practices,...