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Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (3rd right), affix their signatures to the financing arrangement between JSIF and the Barrett Town Community Development Committee Benevolent Society for the removal of zinc fences from several areas of the community. Others signing (from left) are: General Manager for Project Management at JSIF, Loy Malcolm; Vice President, Barrett Town Community Development Committee Benevolent Society, Roxroy Dinham; and Councillor, Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray. In the background are Programmes Officer, JSIF, Dawn Allison (3rd left); and Treasurer/Assistant Secretary, Barrett Town Community Development Committee Benevolent Society, Murine Dixon. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held today (February 7) at the JSIF’s head office on Oxford Road, New Kingston.

Zinc Fences to be Removed From Barrett Town Communities

Several communities in Barrett Town in St. James are to be rid of the zinc fences, which make the areas unsightly and hinder effective policing. The $18 million project will see the removal and substitution of 492 metres of fencing...

Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Cassandra Morrison.

Over 40 to be Honoured by National Council for Senior Citizens

In this file photo, National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), reviews Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits who were on parade during their Passing Out and Awards Ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine last year.

JCF Celebrates 150 Years

Manager for Crime Stop Jamaica, Prudence Gentles (left) speaking at a JIS Think Tank held recently. At right is Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Maurice Thompson.

Report Illegal Gambling to Crime Stop

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (left), addresses Thursday’s (January 26) quarterly media briefing at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Seated (from left) are EGC Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and members, Adam Stewart and Pat Ramsay.

EGC Focused on Improving National Security and the Business Environment

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets vendor, Vivene Newman (left), during a tour of the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston today (January 27), following the staging of a pop-up information clinic at the market. Others (from second left) are: Councillor Dwayne Smith and Assistant

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Jamaicans Urged to Provide Information to the Police

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is calling on Jamaicans to play a greater role in assisting the security forces to stem crime and violence in the country. He said while the Government is equipping the security forces with the necessary resources to perform their duties, citizens need to partner with...

9 years ago Social Security

JSIF Supports ‘Break the Silence’ Campaign to Protect Children

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has provided support to the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) ‘Break the Silence’ campaign in the sum of $11.9 million through the Basic Needs Trust Fund. The Break the Silence campaign is an initiative with a multi-pronged approach to protect children against abuse. It aims to reach victims and their families with a...

Systems Operation and Environment Manager at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Milton Clarke, highlights initiatives being undertaken by the entity as part of its solid waste management project at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

9 years ago Social Security

165 Persons Trained as Environmental Wardens

Some 165 persons from 30 underserved communities across the island have been trained as environmental wardens, under the solid waste management initiative being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The environmental wardens have been gazetted under the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Act and are responsible for enforcing environmental laws across the country, but particularly in their...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (3rd left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deidre English Gosse (2ndright), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 23 at the JSIF corporate offices in Kingston. Under the MoU, birth certificates for 4,200 beneficiaries from 18 Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) communities are to be processed. This will enable residents to access basic social services. Others (from left) are: Technical Team Leader, ICDP World Bank, Emanuela Monterio; General Manager, Technical Services-Project Management, JSIF, Loy Malcolm; and Development Manager, JSIF, Mona Sue-Ho.

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4,200 to Receive Birth Certificates Under JSIF Programme

A total of 4,200 residents of 18 communities spanning seven parishes will receive assistance to obtain birth certificates. These communities are beneficiaries under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through a US$42 million loan from the World Bank. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the undertaking was signed between...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre) highlights components of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) at a JIS Think Tank session. The ICDP aims to promote public safety and transformation through the delivery of basic infrastructure and social services in 18 communities. Also present are: Systems Operation and Environment Manager, JSIF, Dr. Milton Clarke (left) and General Manager of Technical Services, Loy Malcolm.

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18 Communities Benefit from Social Intervention Initiatives

Some 18 communities across the island are benefiting from various social interventions and infrastructural initiatives being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), aimed at promoting public safety and transformation. The initiatives are being administered as part of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) and funded through a US$42-million loan from the World Bank. The project, which commenced in...

Systems Operation and Environment Manager at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Milton Clarke, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 17, where he provided details about the solid waste management initiative being undertaken by the agency.

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30 Communities Benefiting from JSIF Solid Waste Management Project

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is undertaking a solid waste management initiative in underserved communities across the island aimed at improving environmental practices and facilitating the conversion of waste into income. Under the initiative, 30 communities spanning seven parishes have been exposed to waste separation, recycling and composting techniques and provided with the necessary equipment to keep their communities...

Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.

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Private Sector Willing to Recruit Persons with Hearing Impairments

A Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)-commissioned study shows that an overwhelming majority of private sector organizations canvassed would recruit persons with hearing impairments. The School-to-Work Transition for the Deaf study notes that 94 per cent of the interviewees believe, among other things, that members of this group should be given similar opportunities, inclusive of employment, as are afforded to persons...