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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Gov’t Strengthens Social Interventions in Mount Salem

The Government is intensifying social-intervention activities in the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in St. James. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister at the Appreciation Function for Former Principal of Spaldings High School/Advisor to Prime Minister Holness, Alphansus Davis, hosted at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Technical and Vocational Training Key to Economic Prospects – PM Holness

Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Vale Royal Talks Resume Tomorrow

Prime Minister Andrew Holness. (FILE)

PM Announces Cabinet Changes

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

PIOJ Launches National Poverty Reduction Programme

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Chief Technical Director, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, speaks at the 2018 Norman Manley Lecture at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 15). The lecture, which focused on the topic ‘National Identification System: What Does it Mean?’, was organised by the Norman Manley Law School Students’ Association.

8 years ago National Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

Working Group to Develop Regulations for NIDS

A multisectoral Working Group is to be established to commence development of the accompanying regulations for the National Identification and Registration Act. The regulations are expected to significantly underpin the governance framework for the proposed National Identification System (NIDS). This was disclosed by Chief Technical Director, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight...

General Manager for Technical Services at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm (right), hands over a digitiser and other equipment to Network Manager at the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Paul Williams, to strengthen Jamaica’s seismic monitoring capacity. The items were handed over during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on are Environment and Project Officer at JSIF, Stacey-Anne Preston (left); and Marketing and Communications Consultant, JSIF, Andrea C. Whyte (second left).

8 years ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Strengthening Disaster Resilience under US$30-Million Project

Jamaica’s resilience to disaster and climate risk is being strengthened through various activities and initiatives being undertaken as part of the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP). The project, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) from 2016 to 2022, is funded by the Government of Jamaica through a loan agreement with the World Bank valued at...

President of the Mount Salem Community Development Committee, in St. James, Winsome Barnes, highlights activities being undertaken in the community by the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) Social Intervention Committee, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 27. At right is Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Omar Sweeney. Mr. Sweeney is also Managing Director of JSIF.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

JSIF Lauded for Social Intervention Initiatives in Mt. Salem

President of the Mount Salem Community Development Committee, in St. James, Winsome Barnes, has lauded the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and other participating agencies for the effective implementation of social intervention initiatives that are already bearing fruit. “We have been working with JSIF for six months now and it has been good, as several other agencies have come on...

Chief Technical Director for the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, makes her presentation on the National Identification System (NIDS) on Thursday, March 1, at a public forum at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew. The forum was one of several public education initiatives being spearheaded by the OPM on the system.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Biometric Data for NIDS Will Reduce Identity Theft

Chief Technical Director for the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, says biometric data compiled under the National Identification System (NIDS) will assist in reducing incidents of identity theft. Biometrics refer to identification based on the analysis of unique physical characteristics. With the increased incidents of identity theft, Mrs. Lynch-Stewart said this information...

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Independence of the Judiciary is Paramount – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there must be a transformed justice system within the framework of the long held proud tradition of judicial independence. The Prime Minister was speaking this morning [Thursday march 1] at the Ceremony at King’s House to confirm the Honourable Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes as Chief justice of Jamaica. Mr. Holness said for effective governance, transformation...

Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon (right), greets former Estonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves (left), at a panel discussion hosted by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on digital technology, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 27.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Government Examines Best Practices for Implementation of NIDS

Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, says Jamaica is closely examining countries on the 2017 Digital Evolution Index for best practices in the implementation of NIDS. The 2017 index tracks the progress countries have made in developing their digital economies and integrating connectivity into the lives of billions. They include Singapore, Israel, Hong Kong, the United...

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Poverty-Reduction Projects to be carried out in Rural Areas

The Government will be undertaking a number of development projects in rural areas under the ninth cycle of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF 9). Works will be carried out to improve water, sanitation and transportation services; enterprise development; access to education and development of human resource, including improving livelihoods. Being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through...