The public is being invited to nominate outstanding businesses for the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA)/Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Excellence in Service Awards. Submission of entries opened on August 29 and closes September 12, 2020. The virtual awards ceremony will be held on October 8. All public and private-sector entities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and entrepreneurs are eligible. To...

Four ministers will be sworn in today (September 7) in their current portfolios. They are the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who will...

Talented young Jamaicans are invited to enter the third annual Jamaica Customer Service Song competition. The contest, which will be held virtually this year to allow for social distancing, is part of activities to observe National Customer Service Week 2020 from October 4 to 9. It is being hosted by the JCDC in partnership with the Jamaica Customer Service Association...

Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says approximately 20,000 teachers have been trained in virtual pedagogy in preparation for the new academic year in September. “We are building the capacity and ability of our teachers to deliver… as the entire world has to deal with the unprecedented changes of the...

The Electricity Wheeling Tariff Methodology Determination prescribes the method to be used to determine wheeling charges on the transmission and distribution network for the 2019 – 2024 Rate Review period. It also sets out the methodology for determining connection charges and the process for allocating system losses to self-generators involved in wheeling transactions. The Determination does not however, specify the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s experience with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) underlines the need for greater utilization of online services across the society. He noted that not only are these cost-effective and efficient, but are also the “way of the future”. Mr. Holness emphasized that the digital age is “here to stay”, and that the...

The July 31, 2020 Voters’ List was published as scheduled with the names of 1,913,410 registered electors. An additional 30,293 persons are now on the official list of electors, relative to the November 30, 2019 Voters’ List, and are eligible to vote in future elections. If an election is held before November 30, 2020, the July 31 Voter’s List will...