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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), Chairman/ Founder of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (left), and son of late noted media practitioner, Marcia Erskine, Machel Erskine (right), make a symbolic presentation of the 2024 Marcia Erskine Memorial Scholarship to Rayon Davis. The presentation was made during COJO’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15 ).

PHOTOS: Minister Morris Dixon Attends Annual COJO Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Minister Morris Dixon Underscores the Need to Upskill for Rapidly Changing Job Market

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), listens to Founder and Executive Director of Youth Education Association, Tahje Wallen (centre), at the Youth Education Association’s Youth in Accounting and Auditing Conference, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (May 14). Also listening (from left) are President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Eric Scott; UTech President, Dr. Kevin Brown; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Head School of Business Administration, UTech, Celia McKoy.

Artificial Intelligence Set to Reshape Various Sectors

Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Daemion McLean (left), displays a copy of one of the first printed Braille birth certificates that were presented to the Society on May 1, 2024. Also sharing the moment are the JSB’s Executive Director, Conrad Harris (centre) and former Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Keeper of Records at the Registrar General’s Department, Charlton McFarlane.

RGD Partners with JSB to Print Braille Certificates

Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations Management at the Registrar General’s Department, Kerry-Ann Jones.

RGD to Commence Printing Marriage and Death Certificates in Braille July 1

HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses Friday’s (May 10) Worker’s Week and Labour Day launch, held at the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston.

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Volunteers Invited to Join Labour Day Activities

The HEART/NSTA Trust is inviting volunteers to join their trainees and staff as they execute Labour Day projects across Jamaica. Labour Day will be observed on Thursday, May 23 under the theme 'Ramp up di access…show that you care’, with a focus on persons with disabilities, the elderly and the vulnerable. “We will be across the island constructing ramps, mounting...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is presented with a $1 million donation by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), as a contribution towards the JPC’s various projects to promote productivity. Acting Managing Director, DBJ, David Wan (right), handed over the cheque during the media launch of the Ministry’s Future of Work and Productivity Summit held on May 9 at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew. Accepting the contribution are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (left); State Minister, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left); portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (third left); Chief Technical Director, JPC, Tamar Nelson (third right); and JPC Board Chairman, Omar Azan (second right). Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre).

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Upcoming Summit to Discuss Strategies to Drive Productivity

Next month’s staging of the Future of Work and Productivity Summit, represents a crucial juncture in Jamaica’s drive towards transforming productivity to accelerate economic growth, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The event, under the theme: ‘Bridging the Innovation Gap: Education, Skills and Economic Transformation,’ will be held at the University of Technology (UTech) in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon addresses the sitting of the Senate on May 10.

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Data Controllers in High-Risk Sectors to Register with the OIC Beginning June 1

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) will proceed with the registration of data controllers in several categories as a matter of priority, beginning June 1, 2024. These include Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government; data controllers in high-risk sectors such as financial, health, education, tourism, and ICT Services; data controllers who are required to appoint a Data Protection Officer...

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PHOTOS: Senator Dr. Floyd Morris Receives Braille Birth Certificate

Former Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General

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Jamaica Society for the Blind Commends RGD

The Jamaica Society for the Blind has commended the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) on the successful introduction of Braille certificates. The first, a Braille birth certificate, was issued on May 1 at the official launch at the Jamaica Society for the Blind, in Kingston. Executive Director, Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris, told JIS News that the initiative is...

Director of Bauxite Lands at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay, addresses a National Minerals Week conference at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville on May 6.

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JBI to Roll Out Several Projects in Manchester

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is investing millions of dollars in several projects to benefit farmers in mining communities in Manchester during the current financial year. Director of Bauxite Lands at the JBI, Kemoy Lindsay, in providing details at a National Minerals Week conference at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville on May 6, said that among the initiatives is...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), engages (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Kamesha Blake; President, JMEA, Sydney Thwaites; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; and Head of Service Delivery and Responsible Officer at EAL (part of the Enginuity Group), Dr. Daniel Tromans, at the Manufacture 360° conference at the AC Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 8. It was hosted by the JMEA.

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Government Continues to Implement Strategies to Enhance Skills Development in Labour Force

The Government continues to implement several strategies to enhance skills development in the labour force, says Minister without Portfolio with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. She said these are being undertaken to fill the gap between the skills available and those required, particularly in areas that are critical to modern manufacturing...