The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) is calling for radical changes over the next decade to address childhood obesity in Jamaica and the wider region. HCC Policy Advisor, Nicole Foster, said that 25.1 per cent of Jamaican children between the ages of five and nine and 19.9 per cent of children, ages 10 to 19, will be obese by the year...

Chief Executive Officer of eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes, says the entity is spearheading initiatives to facilitate a digital government framework where major services can be accessed by citizens via online platforms. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Mr. Barnes explained that the idea is to allow citizens to become more connected with government service delivery...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is taking several steps to make the national Voter Identification (ID) Card Renewal Exercise easier and more convenient for electors. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Deputy Director of Elections, Earl Simpson, said that 272 temporary card-renewal centres will be established to operate alongside the 73 constituency offices. There will be extended opening...

More than 1,180 persons have registered businesses using the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) new online system, the electronic Business Registration Form – eBRF. Persons can now register a business or company by using the form via the COJ’s website, www.orcjamaica.com, from any location globally. The online system provides a hassle-free and more convenient option for those seeking to register...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s (MOEYI) Brain Builders Centres (BBC) initiative has been bolstered with the acquisition of a US$70,000 Japan-funded Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical cooperation grant. This was disclosed by Programmes Manager for the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). Daynea Facey, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will be conducting a business process re-engineering (BPR) exercise aimed at improving service delivery to clients. Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Judith Ramlogan, who made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank, said that the exercise, to be undertaken in the next financial year, will be spearheaded by the Public Sector Transformation...

The HEART Trust/NTA will host its inaugural ‘Get Hired’ event on October 30, one of several initiatives that the institution is implementing to provide training and employment for young people. Speaking with JIS News recently, Acting Director, Employment and Career Services, HEART, Rayharna Wright, said that 60 persons, aged 17-29, will have access to various employers pitching job offers to...