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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) strategic planning retreat, held recently at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are: Chief Technical Director, OPM, Shereika Hemmings Allison; Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Minister of State, Hon. Homer Davis; and Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) strategic planning retreat, held recently at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are: Chief Technical Director, OPM, Shereika Hemmings Allison; Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Minister of State, Hon. Homer Davis; and Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade.

Gov’t Positioning Jamaica to Manage Technology for Public Good – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is looking to position Jamaica to control and manage technology for the public good. “It is not going to suit Jamaica to try to hide away from the wave of...
Former Transport and Mining Minister, Audley Shaw, is among five persons who will receive the Order of Jamaica (OJ) at the 2023 National Honours and Awards Ceremony on National Heroes Day, Monday (October 16), at King’s House.
Former Transport and Mining Minister, Audley Shaw, is among five persons who will receive the Order of Jamaica (OJ) at the 2023 National Honours and Awards Ceremony on National Heroes Day, Monday (October 16), at King’s House.

Former Minister, Audley Shaw, Among Jamaicans to Receive OJ on National Heroes Day
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Affairs at the European Union, Helena Konig (right), display documents during the Digital Jamaica Exchange of Documents Ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (October 10).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Affairs at the European Union, Helena Konig (right), display documents during the Digital Jamaica Exchange of Documents Ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (October 10).

Programme to Advance Jamaica’s Transition to Digital Society Launched
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), holds a makeshift light pole while on a tour of the Citron Street community in Clarendon North Central on October 5. The area is slated for electricity upgrade under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), administered by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Others pictured (from left) are Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan; Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), holds a makeshift light pole while on a tour of the Citron Street community in Clarendon North Central on October 5. The area is slated for electricity upgrade under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), administered by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Others pictured (from left) are Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan; Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

More Residents in Clarendon North Central to Get Electricity
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Data Protection Act Regulations to Be Tabled in Parliament Soon

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), speaks during the August 9 launch of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme at Jamaica House. Looking on is Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Office of the Prime Minister

Entities Encouraged to Pursue Service Excellence and Be Digitally Bold

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is encouraging organisations and entities to pursue service excellence and be “digitally bold”. She was bringing greetings on Wednesday (October 4) during a two-day virtual Service Excellence Conference staged by the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA). “The digital domain is still the realm...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a Public Relations and Communications Retreat for Government Officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston, on Thursday (September 28).
Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Communication Being Streamlined

The Government is moving to streamline communication, which will see ministries, department and agencies (MDAs) working more closely to ensure effective dissemination of official information and promote meaningful engagement with the public. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the strategy has two components. The first is the designation...
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Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Godphey Sterling, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 28).
CybersecurityOffice of the Prime Minister

National Cybersecurity Authority in Two to Four Years

Government is looking to establish the new National Cybersecurity Authority within the next two to four years. “The Authority will be created as a creature of statute and will seek to provide overarching guidance to how cyber (computers and computer networks) is treated in Jamaica,” said Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Godphey...
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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Office of the Prime Minister

Heart NSTA/Trust Partners with PSOJ to Place LIFT Participants

The HEART/NSTA Trust has partnered with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to provide job opportunities for participants in the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme. Commencing December 1, participants will work in pre-approved ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) or participating private-sector firms for one year, where they will receive a monthly stipend of $85,000. Managing Director of...
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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, emphasises a point while addressing Wednesday’s (August 9) launch of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme at Jamaica House.
Office of the Prime Minister

Orientation for LIFT Begins September 25

The week-long orientation for the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme will begin on September 25. LIFT is a $2-billion Government of Jamaica programme, aimed at bolstering the social mobility of 500 youth annually, over a five-year period. Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, told JIS News that sessions will be conducted regionally. “We have regionalised...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a smart city forum hosted by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on September 20.
Office of the Prime Minister

Smart City Project a Testament to Innovation, Progress – Dr. Morris Dixon

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the New Kingston smart city project as a testament to innovation and a beacon of hope and progress for the entire nation. “The New Kingston Smart City demonstration project embodies the spirit of collaboration... and harnessing technology to bring about genuine...
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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Office of the Prime Minister

396 Students Already Enrolled in LIFT Programme

Three hundred and ninety-six students across Jamaica have, so far, been enrolled in the Government’s $2-billion Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme. Launched on August 9, the programme aims to bolster the social mobility of 500 youth annually, over a five-year period. The initiative targets fifth and sixth-form graduates and provides sustainable avenues for education, employment and assimilation into...
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