Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, says the system will serve to eliminate the prevalence of corruption across several government agencies. “You have persons being paid...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has called an emergency conciliation meeting between the Jamaica Teacher’s Association, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and the Ministry of Finance and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government stands firmly in its resolve to protect persons, especially children from human trafficking. “We collectively stand...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, on Thursday (February 22), cut the ribbon to officially open new dormitories at Harman Barracks in St Andrew. This is part of measures to...

The Government will be strengthening the delivery of skills training and special education needs to poor persons with disabilities during the new fiscal year. This is through a $55.5-million allocation...

The Government has allocated $7.912 billion to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy Programme in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to support...

A sum of $6 million has been allocated to the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project,...

The Government has allocated $1.25 billion to commence implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. The sum is contained in the Estimates of Expenditure, which...