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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, reports on the entity’s achievements during the 2023/2024 fiscal year, at a JIS Think Tank on Monday, April 29.

Major Accomplishments by HEART/NSTA Trust

The HEART/NSTA Trust marked several significant accomplishments over the fiscal year, which ended on March 31, showcasing its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development across Jamaica. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Monday (April 29),...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at a post Cabinet press briefing, held on Wednesday (April 24), at Jamaica House.

Training for Fish Farmers Begins in September at Heart Academy, Ebony Park, Clarendon

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Gov’t Looking to Boost Female Engagement in Jamaica’s ICT and STEM Sectors

PHOTOS: Flow Girls in ICT Day Expo

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, speaking Jamaica Information Service (JIS) interview.

Uniformed Firefighters and Civilian Staff to Receive Training and Certification Through HEART/NSTA Trust

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HEART/NSTA Trust Introduces Risk-Based Operational Plan

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 Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

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Registering for NIDS is Voluntary – Minister Dixon

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...

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestmentOffice of the Prime MinisterTechnology

Gov’t Committed to Executing Digital Transformation the ‘RITE’ Way

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...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right, seated); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney (centre, seated); and Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony Sampson (left, seated), sign the $197-million contract for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project during a ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Monday (April 15). Observing the signing are Project Manager, the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), JSIF, Dane McLean; and Senior Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stacey-Ann Stupart.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

$197m Coastal Beach Protection Project to Be Undertaken in Annotto Bay, St. Mary

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...

Acting Principal Director, Information Division in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Sophia Wellington, converses with Government Archivist, Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD), Claudette Thomas, and Advisor for Communications and Information, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Paul Hector. The event was the recent launch of the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) Records Information Management (RIM) Month at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Kingston.

2 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

RIM Will Help to Boost Business

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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Best Kept School trophy to Groundsman at Edward Seaga Primary School, Donovan Moulton (second left). The presentation was made during the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Also participating are: JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), and Principal of the school, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson.

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JSIF Lauded for Implementing Best Kept School Competition

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...

Representatives of government entities display plaques in recognition of the successful completion of the Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme 2024. From left are Director, Documentation Information and Access Services, Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Rose Thomas; Director, Documentation and Information Access Services, Ministry of Tourism, Kasiya Halstead-Brown; and Supervisor, Records and Information Management, Real Estate Board, Demesha Marsh. Absent is the representative from the Ministry of Education and Youth. The event was the launch of the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) RIM Month activities on April 3 at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel in Kingston.

2 years ago Climate ChangeInformationOffice of the Prime Minister

RIM Month to Focus on Records Management and Climate Change

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...