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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.

Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club to Be Reopened

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has announced plans for the reopening of the Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club (MBBGC) with the intention to properly engage youngsters in St. James.  The announcement was made during a ceremony...
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), listens as HEART/NSTA Trust student and WorldSkills Robotics Competition competitor, Duvanie Vassell (left), explains the robotic creation on display during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25). Others (from second left) are Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Félix Fernández-Shaw, and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), listens as HEART/NSTA Trust student and WorldSkills Robotics Competition competitor, Duvanie Vassell (left), explains the robotic creation on display during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25). Others (from second left) are Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Félix Fernández-Shaw, and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.

Over 620 Educational Institutions Now Have Internet Access via the National Broadband Initiative
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to hand over a two-bedroom house to Gyllian Coleman (second left), in Berkshire Hall, St. Catherine, recently. Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Eastern, Kerensia Morrison, and Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb Walters. Pictured in the background are family members of Mrs. Coleman.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to hand over a two-bedroom house to Gyllian Coleman (second left), in Berkshire Hall, St. Catherine, recently. Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Eastern, Kerensia Morrison, and Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb Walters. Pictured in the background are family members of Mrs. Coleman.

Providing Housing Solutions Helps to Boost Productivity – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses students and teachers of the Jubilee Town Primary School in Berkshire, St. Catherine, on January 18, where he handed over a two-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses students and teachers of the Jubilee Town Primary School in Berkshire, St. Catherine, on January 18, where he handed over a two-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

Government Partners with Food for the Poor to Build More Social Houses
Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

NHT Encourages Use of Online Portal to Do Business

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing the WorldSkills Autonomous Mobile Robotics Invitational Training Camp opening ceremony at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in St. Ann on Tuesday (January 16).
Office of the Prime Minister

Jamaicans Encouraged to Consider New Job Opportunities Being Spurred by Automation

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 encouraging Jamaicans to consider the new job opportunities that come with increased automation. She was addressing the opening ceremony for the WorldSkills Autonomous Mobile Robotics Invitational Training Camp at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, assists New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Winston Williams, during the handover of a three-bedroom unit in Cameron Hill District in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 12).
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Decisive Action to Address Crime in St. Elizabeth – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has pledged decisive action to address the increase in crime in St. Elizabeth. Mr. Holness, who was in the parish on Friday (January 12) to hand over housing units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), expressed concern about the recent spate of shootings, murders and robberies in the typically serene locale. He...
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Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
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Apprehensive Data Controllers Encouraged to Seek Support from OIC

Data controllers who are apprehensive about the changes brought on by the Data Protection Act, 2020 are being encouraged to seek support from the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). These include public authorities, financial and educational institutions, health and security services providers, processors of sensitive personal data, among others, that must also register with the OIC. The legislation requires...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to hand over a three-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to Angelyn Miller (third from right) of Johns Hall, St. James, and her children on Monday, January 8. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Chairperson of the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb; Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central,  Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham.
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PM Highlights Transparent Selection Process of NSHP

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the transparent selection process for beneficiaries under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) ensures that assistance is provided to those who genuinely require it. Mr. Holness, on Monday, January 8, handed over a new three-bedroom unit under the programme to recipient, Angelyn Miller, of Johns Hall, St. James. Ms. Miller’s original home...
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Eligible Public Officials Urged to Submit Statutory Declarations by March 31

The Integrity Commission (IC) is urging eligible public officials to submit statutory declarations of their assets, liabilities and income on or before March 31, 2024. The prescribed threshold for public officials required to submit a statutory declaration was increased from $3.5 million to $12 million, following approval of the Integrity Commission (Total Annual Emoluments Exempt from Statutory Declaration Requirements) Order,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and Norma Cooper, display the signed document for her one-bedroom unit in Lima, Adelphi, St. James, on January 8.  Also at the ceremony (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Office of the Prime Minister

Government Will Provide Affordable Housing for Poor and Disadvantaged – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains committed to providing affordable housing for the country’s poor and disadvantaged in an equitable and non-partisan manner, through a rigorous vetting process. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the handover of a one-bedroom unit to 67-year-old Norma Cooper of Lima, Adelphi in St. James on January 8, said the...
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Prime Minister the Most Honourable Andrew Holness.
Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Focused on Increasing Productivity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says focus will be placed on increasing productivity this year to boost economic growth. “All Jamaicans must produce more in 2024. We will seek to gain greater efficiencies in service delivery and output through greater integration of technology and business process engineering in the public service. “Performance management must become the mantra of...
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