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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...

During the 2013/14 fiscal year, the intake from the Gaming Industry was $4.583 billion, an increase of 11 per cent over the previous fiscal 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 in the House of Representatives, on...

Minister with Responsibility for Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says great strides are being made with respect to economic reform and public sector modernisation. Making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, July 8, Mr. Dalley said among the areas where successes have been realised are...

Legislation to expunge the criminal records of persons convicted for possession of, or smoking small quantities of ganja was passed in the Senate on Friday, July 3. Under the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Amendment) Act, convictions for possession of two ounces or less of ganja, or for smoking ganja, or possession of pipes or other smoking utensils, will not...

The creation of a 10-year Strategic Development Plan forms part of recommendations outlined in an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded technical study conducted on Jamaica’s health care system. The study, which focused on the ‘Reform and Financing of Jamaica’s Health System’, aims to assist the Health Ministry to provide increased access by persons to affordable and quality health care. This was...

Residents of Portmore, St. Catherine, are benefitting from Government’s investment in infrastructural projects, including major expenditure on water supply, roads, and waste facilities. Over $1 billion was spent on developing water systems for the area, while work has commenced on the $2.3 billion Portmore Sewage Project, which will benefit some 200,000 residents of the Municipality. “The (water) project involved the...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is to continue its work to rehabilitate fire hydrants island-wide, within the next few weeks, with the assistance of a $13 million grant from the Japanese Government. This, as the JFB intensifies its hydrant maintenance programme. Currently, only 65 per cent of fire hydrants are working. State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon....

The Government spent $62 million during the 2013/14 financial year to undertake the refurbishing of infirmaries across the island. Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, made the disclosure on Wednesday, June 25, during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives. He informed that a new ward...