The Government and the Jamaica Public Service (JPSCo) have signed off on an amendment to the JPSCo Licence. “This will allow the Cabinet to manage the procurement process (for increased capacity) through the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET). It will also grant the JPSCo the right of first refusal in relation to the replacement of any of its existing generation...

Government is mindful of the potential of iGaming or Internet Gaming and is reviewing the possibilities for regulating this platform in Jamaica, says Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley. “Internet Gaming is the future of gaming. This online gaming business is advancing and changing the model of the gambling industry...

Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, is assuring that the process to transform and modernize the public sector is advancing steadily. “The progress might be a bit slow, but you have to be aware that the Jamaican public sector is extremely complex,” the Minister said. He was making his...

Sixty-five contractors have been invited to submit their applications to the National Contracts Commission (NCC) for registration. They were among 84 contractors who were denied registration by the NCC on the grounds that the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) was investigating them and had referred their files to the Fraud Squad. Making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate...

Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says the Casino Gaming Commission is ramping up its operations to prepare for the introduction of casino gambling in Jamaica. Mr. Dalley said among the preparations is the training of staff and bolstering of the legal framework, to ensure the Commission is completely...

Approximately 27,000 of 34,000 Government pensioners are slated to receive increased payments totalling $500 million, by November. The increases, which are earmarked in 2014/15 Budget, are being paid to beneficiaries deemed eligible, and include the spouses and dependents of deceased public servants. Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, made...

The contract for the implementation of new software which will assist in streamlining human resource processes and procedures across the public sector, is expected to be awarded by September this year. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate...