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Director General of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, emphasises a point while addressing a Visioning Workshop on Thursday (May 4) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Director General of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, emphasises a point while addressing a Visioning Workshop on Thursday (May 4) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Deliver Quality Service to Avoid Wasting Time and Money – Pottinger-Scott

Director General of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division (PSTMD), Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, says that public-sector workers must deliver quality service in order to avoid wasting time and money. “This will mean looking at the services...
Members of staff of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and residents and staff of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, engage in an intense game of tug of war, at the annual Sports Day staged by the JIS at the home in Walderston, Manchester, on April 8.
Members of staff of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and residents and staff of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, engage in an intense game of tug of war, at the annual Sports Day staged by the JIS at the home in Walderston, Manchester, on April 8.

Heavy Rains No Damper for JIS Mount Olivet Sports Day
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by esteemed journalist, Ian Boyne, when he arrived at King’s House on February 28 to join in the 30th anniversary celebration of Mr. Boyne’s inspirational television programme, ‘Profile’.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by esteemed journalist, Ian Boyne, when he arrived at King’s House on February 28 to join in the 30th anniversary celebration of Mr. Boyne’s inspirational television programme, ‘Profile’.

Ian Boyne Celebrates 30 Years of Profile
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).

Informal Settlements to be Regularised
Principal of Mona Heights Primary School in St. Andrew, Fabian Mahabeer (right), accepts educational material produced by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) from the agency’s Human Resource Clerk, Camille Hayles (left), during a visit to the school on Tuesday (October 11). Sharing the moment are students of the school. Mona Heights Primary was one of two institutions visited by the agency as it kicked off its Heritage Month school tours.
Principal of Mona Heights Primary School in St. Andrew, Fabian Mahabeer (right), accepts educational material produced by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) from the agency’s Human Resource Clerk, Camille Hayles (left), during a visit to the school on Tuesday (October 11). Sharing the moment are students of the school. Mona Heights Primary was one of two institutions visited by the agency as it kicked off its Heritage Month school tours.

JIS Kicks off Heritage Month School Tour

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NIS to Revise Forms

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will be streamlining its services to enable more efficient processing of pensions and benefits. Director of the NIS, Portia Magnus, told JIS News that among the changes is the revision of forms, which will assist in gathering more details of applicants, thereby reducing processing time. “We are in the process of revising our forms. We...
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Merit in Pooling Financial Resources – Dr. King

Co-Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr. Damien King, says there is merit in the Government’s proposed relocation of public bodies’ financial resources to the Consolidated Fund. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, on March 24, Dr. King said it is understandable that within Jamaica’s tight fiscal space, State entities would...
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), Gladstone Wilson, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (October 12).
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Symposium 2016 to Examine Issues Affecting Public Broadcasting

Several issues affecting public broadcasting in Jamaica will be discussed at Symposium 2016, scheduled to take place from October 18-20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The event, organised by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) will be held under the theme ‘Public Broadcasting: Agenda for the Future’. Among the topics to be discussed are ‘Defining Public Broadcasting:...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses an emergency meeting to discuss preparation for Hurricane Matthew, at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 29. Seated (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
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Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans to Prepare for Hurricane Matthew

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging citizens to take all necessary precautions in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, which could impact the island as early as Sunday (October 2). Addressing an emergency meeting with heads of agencies at the Office of the Prime Minister, yesterday (September 29), Mr. Holness said the Government is now on high alert as...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses today’s (September 14), post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew.
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Cabinet Approves Contract to Expand BPO Sector

Cabinet has approved several multimillion-dollar contracts for expansion of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, and for infrastructural work across the island. They include a US$5-million contract to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), for foundation works for some 63,000 square feet of BPO space in the Montego Bay Free Zone, St. James. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.
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PM Carries Out First Ministry Consultation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, carried out the first in a series of consultations with ministries, when he met with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, yesterday (September 6). During an interview with JIS News, while on a tour of the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices, Mr. Holness said he intends to meet with permanent secretaries, executives...
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Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.
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1,400 Persons Trained in School Safety Techniques

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has trained a total of 1,400 persons in school safety and security techniques, through its School-wide Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (SWPBIS) programme. Of this number, 1,000 are representatives of schools who received training in administration as well as security techniques. The remaining 400 are young persons who were trained as Security Operation Apprentices...
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