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A sample of the new-look Registrar General’s Department (RGD)-issued birth certificate produced using a new security paper with enhanced features, relative to the current version.
A sample of the new-look Registrar General’s Department (RGD)-issued birth certificate produced using a new security paper with enhanced features, relative to the current version.

RGD to Commence Printing Certificates Using New Security Paper

Beginning February, all certificates produced by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be printed on a new security paper with enhanced features. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Charlton McFarlane, told JIS News that the agency expects to start using the paper...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

Statement from Prime Minister Andrew Holness on the Fraudulent Activity at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL)

Enthrose Campbell Appointed to Lead JIS
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.

70 Persons Charged Under New Firearms Law
Children from Norwood, St. James, participate in the community’s Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony, on Thursday, December 22.
Children from Norwood, St. James, participate in the community’s Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony, on Thursday, December 22.

Several Major Projects for Norwood in 2023

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Pauline Forbes (seated) is all smiles as she sits in the new wheelchair she received from the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Food For the Poor Jamaica, today (December 20). Surrounding her are (from left) RGD Parish Officer for Kingston, Tamar Blake; Geriatric Nurse, Georgia Currie-Taylor; her husband, Hubert Forbes; Chief Executive Officer of the RGD, Charlton McFarlane and Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte.
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80-Year-Old Receives New Wheelchair from RGD and Food for the Poor

Christmas came early for 80-year-old Pauline Forbes who received a new wheelchair from the Registrar General's Department (RGD) and Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica, today (December 20). Mrs. Forbes, who is an amputee living in the community of Brandon Hill, St. Andrew, expressed gratitude for the generous donation, exclaiming “I feel good! Thank you for the chair.” She told...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), greets a resident of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter. Looking on are other residents of the facility who also received gift packages from the Prime Minister. The occasion was the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) end-of-year senior citizens treat. The event was held on the lawns of the OPM, on Wednesday (December 14).
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Office of the Prime Minister Fêtes Seniors

Two hundred and eighteen golden-agers were fêted during the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM’s) annual end-of-year senior citizens treat, on Wednesday (December 14). The seniors, who were drawn from the Golden Age Home, Marie Atkins Night Shelter, Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre, and George Abraham’s Home in the Corporate Area, were treated to lunch while enjoying live entertainment on the...
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An aerial view of the completed Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, which is designed to protect the Port Royal Street corridor from storm surges.
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JSIF Wins JIE Engineering Project of the Year Award

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has received the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) 2022 Engineering Project of the Year Award for the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project. The $1.3-billion project, which is designed to safeguard the Port Royal Street corridor from the effects of storm surges, entails construction of one kilometre of composite seawall and armour stone revetment...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 6 , where he announced the declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
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PM Dispels Notion of Indefinite Detentions Under SOE

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is no truth to the notion that persons can be detained indefinitely under the State of Public Emergency (SOE). “Nothing could be further from the truth. Under the emergency powers regulations now in place, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal – chaired by members appointed by the Chief Justice of Jamaica from...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6) to announce States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
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PM Announces New States of Public Emergency

States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have been declared in several parishes and police divisions islandwide to address an increase in criminal activities and ensure public order. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister this morning (December 6). The parishes are St. Ann, Clarendon, St. Catherine, specified...
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Recipient, Flazel Jackson, poses in front of his new home in Norwood, St. James, that was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented him with the keys on Friday (November 25).
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Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Social Housing Units to Families in St. James

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (November 25), handed over five units, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to families in several communities across St. James. Keys were presented to beneficiaries in Norwood, Salt Spring, Lottery, and Canaan. The houses comprised three 3-bedroom units, a two-bedroom unit, and a one-bedroom unit. Friday’s presentations marked the...
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