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Improvement works being undertaken at the Montego Bay National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) Service Centre in St. James.
Improvement works being undertaken at the Montego Bay National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) Service Centre in St. James.

NIRA Sets Ambitious Targets As It Enters First Full Year of Operations

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is entering its first full year of integrated operations, and a business plan has been developed to drive its activities. Its mandate is to provide reliable identification for Jamaicans and persons legally residing...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon (right), during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon (right), during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Safeguards Built Into NIDS to Protect Identities
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon (right), during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon (right), during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister.

23 Post Offices Set for Major Upgrades Under NIDS Project
Digital Content and Channels Strategist at the National Housing Trust, Lee-Ann Morgan.
Digital Content and Channels Strategist at the National Housing Trust, Lee-Ann Morgan.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Prepare for Homeownership
Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second left), looks on as Principal of Pisgah Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Patricia Scarlett-Forrester, unveils a commemorative plaque marking the institution’s rehabilitation during a handover ceremony on February 26. Applauding (from third left) are Project Engineer from GDM Associates, Jardane Fraser; Regional Director for Region Five in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson-Smith; and Chairman of Pisgah Primary, Pastor Maurice Swaby.
Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second left), looks on as Principal of Pisgah Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Patricia Scarlett-Forrester, unveils a commemorative plaque marking the institution’s rehabilitation during a handover ceremony on February 26. Applauding (from third left) are Project Engineer from GDM Associates, Jardane Fraser; Regional Director for Region Five in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson-Smith; and Chairman of Pisgah Primary, Pastor Maurice Swaby.

JSIF Hands Over $178m Upgraded Pisgah Primary School in St. Elizabeth

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon (right), during a meeting held recently at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Office of the Prime Minister

NIRA Moving to Accelerate Nationwide Expansion of National ID Enrolment

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is moving to rapidly expand national identification enrolment services across the country. Executive Director, Dr. Warren Vernon, made the disclosure during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister. He disclosed that the policy target for the coming financial year will be to expand enrolment nationwide, improve participation numbers, and strengthen...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), displays his national identification card during the official launch of the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) at the NIRA Centre, Central Sorting Office (CSO) in Kingston. Looking on is Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Office of the Prime Minister

$1.86B to Fund NIDS Implementation in 2026/27 Fiscal Year

A total of $1.86 billion will be allocated in fiscal year 2026/27 to continue implementing the National Identification System (NIDS) for Economic Growth Project. Details of the project are outlined in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure, which were recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. The Project aims to...
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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

Refunds No Impact on NHT Loan Portfolio, Cash Flow

The National Housing Trust’s (NHT’s) policy allowing cash refunds to mortgagors with direct NHT loans will have no adverse impact on the agency’s loan portfolio or cash flow, says Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Mr. Berbick noted that the adjustment only changes how the funds are disbursed and...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament for the 2026/2027 legislative at Gordon House in Kingston on Thursday (February 12).
Governor GeneralOffice of the Prime MinisterThrone Speech

SPEED to Be Accelerated in New Financial Year

Implementation of the Streamlining Processes for Efficiency and Economic Development (SPEED) Programme will be accelerated in the new financial year, which begins April 1. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament for the 2026/27 legislative year on Thursday (February 12) in Gordon House. Outlining...
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Principal of May Pen Infant School, Kim-Cay Brown (second left), and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Joel Williams (right), point to the plaque commemorating the $139-million renovation and expansion of the May Pen Infant School in Clarendon, undertaken by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the official handover of the project on Tuesday (February 10). Joining them (from left) are Director of Regional Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson; Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven; and Chairman of the CHASE Fund, Omar Frith.
Office of the Prime Minister

CHASE Funds New Two-Storey Structure for May Pen Infant School

The May Pen Infant School in Clarendon has been transformed into a modern, two-storey structure, with improved amenities to better meet the needs of the institution’s 147 students and staff. The renovation and expansion project, undertaken through investment of $139 million by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, includes 10 new classrooms, a sickbay, bathroom facilities for...
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Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, National Housing Trust (NHT), Cameo Simmons Thomas, addresses a JIS Think Tank on February 5.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT to Pay an Additional 10,000 Contribution Refunds by February 9

An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by Monday (February 9). Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, Cameo Simmons Thomas, said that the latest payments, totalling approximately $39 million, form part of a strong payout cycle over the past five weeks. “In the past five...
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Senior Director of Corporate Services at Jamaica Post, Carol Saunders Hammond.
Office of the Prime Minister

Operations Temporarily Relocated at Ramble, Darliston and Anchovy Post Offices

Jamaica Post is advising customers of the temporary relocation of operations at the Ramble, Darliston and Anchovy Post Offices, following damage sustained during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Senior Director, Corporate Services at Jamaica Post, Carol Saunders Hammond, told JIS News that except for the Anchovy Post Office, whose services have already been relocated to the Reading Post Office in...
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