The HEART/NSTA Trust intends to launch a Skills on Demand portal, which will connect skilled professionals with potential employers and clients. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21). “If you need a plumber to fix a leak at your house,...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has seen an uptick in the demand for its online services as it continues its modernisation initiative, themed ‘Digitally Bold’, by moving more products and services online. Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte, told a recent JIS Think Tank that prior to April 2020, only five of the Department’s services were available...

Commencing April 1, successful graduates of level 4 trade programmes at the HEART/NSTA Trust, will receive a grant of $50,000 to help them acquire the tools of their trade. Graduates who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and wards of the State, will receive a larger grant of $75,000. The disclosure was made by...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will this year launch the Community Action for Rewarding Engagement (CARE) Initiative, aimed at reaching young people who are unemployed or not enrolled in a training programme. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 21). “HEART will be...

The HEART/NSTA Trust, Region Three, handed over the renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre in Trelawny on Tuesday (March 19). The agency, which did the work as part of its annual National Development Project, also installed a rainwater harvesting system on the premises, which includes the installation of two 1,000-gallon tanks. The project also included the provision of computer equipment and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the opening of Sagicor Bank’s New Brunswick Branch in St. Catherine on Tuesday (March 19).

eGov Jamaica Limited has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification in software engineering quality management systems. Addressing the handover ceremony at eGov’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston on Tuesday (March 19), Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, commended the entity for its steadfast...