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Employees Encouraged to Make Responsible Disclosures

Employees are being encouraged to be responsible in making disclosures of improper conduct within their respective organisations to the Integrity Commission (IC) or to a Prescribed Person. “It is important that you make the disclosure if it is that you...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, interacts with prospective HEART/NSTA Trust student, Michael Thomas, who is hearing-impaired, during the agency’s recruitment drive at Eltham Park Primary School in St. Catherine on January 28.

PHOTOS: HEART/NSTA Trust Hosts Recruitment Drive in St. Catherine

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.

Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club to Be Reopened

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.

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).

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Government Partners with Food for the Poor to Build More Social Houses

In its quest to deliver more social houses to needy Jamaicans, the Government has partnered with Food For the Poor (FFP) to build additional units. Making the disclosure at the handover of a two-bedroom house in Berkshire, St. Catherine, on January 18, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the organisation has the building supplies and the technology, as...

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.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

NHT Encourages Use of Online Portal to Do Business

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is encouraging persons to make use of the entity’s online portal to conduct business other than applying for their contribution refunds. The platform can be accessed at https://online.nht.gov.jm/. Speaking at a recent Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, said...

2 years ago 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...

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).

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

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...

Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.

2 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

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...

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.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

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...

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

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,...