Some 1,065 uniformed firefighters and civilian staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) are expected to benefit from training and certification through an agreement with the HEART/NSTA Trust. Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford told JIS News that the training will result in members of staff being certified in different areas, including various critical administrative roles within the organisation. “We are looking...

HEART/NSTA Trust has developed a risk-based strategic plan that encompasses three priority areas – enhancing the quality of training and certification, increasing services to youth at risk, and strengthening the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem. Enhancement of training and certification will involve, inter alia, enrolment of 122,659 trainees in various programmes, with 50,279 obtaining certification within the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is reminding Jamaicans that registering for the national identification system (NIDS) is a voluntary exercise. NIDS, an electronic form of identification, will provide a comprehensive and secure database for capturing and storing the personal information of...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the Government is committed to executing digital transformation the “RITE” way. RITE is an acronym for Respect, Inclusion, Trust and Efficiency. Addressing Thursday’s (April 18) Microsoft Black Partner Growth Initiative (BPGI) Innovation Round-Table Forum at...

A $197-million contract has been signed for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project in St. Mary. The contract was signed during a ceremony at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston on Monday (April 15). The signatories included JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and St. Mary...

The Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme will play a key role in enhancing business by ensuring efficient service delivery by public-sector entities to citizens. “This is [by]facilitating seamless data exchange among government entities and, of course, our business partners as they require information from our institutions,” said Acting Principal Director in the Information Division in the Office of...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition is deemed to be reflective of the values of pride, responsibility and community stewardship. This, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Faval Williams, who was speaking during the competition’s awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Mrs. Williams said the programme, which falls under...

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) is observing Records and Information Management (RIM) Month in April, with a focus on increasing awareness about the importance of accurate records management in providing holistic solutions to the impacts of climate change. Under the theme ‘Envisioning the Future: Records and Information Management (RIM) in the Age of Climate Change’, the month, which...

Scores of environmental wardens have been certified and recognised for their involvement in community sanitation, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The JSIF’s Environmental Wardens Programme was implemented under the second phase of the Government of Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP 2) Solid Waste Management cycle four sub-project. The Environmental...