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Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

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By: SHERIKA HALL, July 12, 2022

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is continually modernising its operations to provide more efficient services to customers while also fostering a productive environment for its employees. During a recent interview...

Acting Chief Electrical Regulator, Seymour Walters, speaks at a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) offices in Kingston recently.

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Executive Director of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr. Olive-Jean Burrowes, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (July 7).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Commonwealth Business Forum Heads of Government and Business Leaders’ Roundtable, held on June 22 in Kigali, Rwanda.

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Jamaica Accelerates Buildout Of National Broadband Initiative – PM

Jamaica has accelerated the buildout of its national broadband initiative to facilitate the rollout of high-speed Internet access across the island. In addition, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has been...

By: Latonya Linton, June 23, 2022

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), participates in the handover of tablet computers to students at the St. Andrew-based Greenwich Town Primary School, on June 21. Others pictured (from left) are Anita Bennett, student; Principal of the school, Andrea Richards, and another student, Jerdane Dixon.

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PHOTOS: Minister Of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang Hands Over Tablet Computers

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), participates in the handover of tablet computers to students at the St. Andrew-based Greenwich Town Primary School, on June 21. Others...

(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Ministry’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, St. Andrew.

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E-Commerce And Online Shopping Flourishing

The Jamaica Productivity Centre is reporting that e-commerce and online shopping are flourishing among Jamaican consumers. “There was increased productivity in every quarter last year in the Wholesale and Retail...

By: Latonya Linton, June 21, 2022

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (fourth left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Eastern Kerensia Morrison (third right), celebrate the recent commissioning of a free secured wi-fi hotspot, in the deep rural community of Facey, in St. Catherine. Others pictured from left are; Vice President of the Community Development Committee (CDC), Alex Walker; Constable Troy Christian; teacher at the Troja Primary and Infant School, Paula Duncan Frater; Administrative Assistant at Konnexx Services, Jodian Gokhul; and Community Liaison, Robert Grandison.

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Wi-Fi Opens New Possibilities For Rural Facey

Residents of the deep rural community of Facey in St. Catherine, now have full access to the internet following the installation of a free secured wi-fi hotspot. Teacher at the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, June 20, 2022

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), tries out the new mobile messaging service, ‘ParentText’ during the launch on Friday, June 17 at the Ministry’s Caenwood Auditorium, Kingston. Joining her (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer; and UNICEF International Child Protection Consultant, Ytske van Winden.

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New Messaging Service Launched to Help Parents

A new mobile messaging service dubbed ‘ParentText’ has been launched, providing another layer of support to Jamaican parents in becoming more effective in raising children. The service, being executed under...

By: Mickella Anderson, June 20, 2022

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, speaking during a semi-virtual ‘Riverside Chat’ panel discussion on Wednesday (June 15), as part of the 2022 Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston.

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Persons Will Be Able To Receive Remittances Through JAM-DEX

Persons with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) accounts will be able to use these to receive remittances from overseas. Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), which is spearheading implementation...

By: Douglas Mcintosh, June 20, 2022

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Education Ministry Seeks Persons For Electronic Marking Of PEP

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through the Student Assessment Unit, is inviting suitably qualified individuals to apply for the position of Marker for the first official electronic marking of...

By: Judith Hunter, June 14, 2022

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), listens as Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), explains a key aspect of the Station Records Management System being implemented within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), during a live demonstration of how the system works, at the Harbour View Police Station in the Kingston Eastern Division, on Thursday (June 9). Also pictured is State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne. The system will facilitate electronic recording of reports, complaints, and administrative entries by the police. It was introduced at the Harbour View Police Station in April and is the first of the 24 stations targeted to benefit under the initial phase of the project.

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Minister Pleased with Rollout of Station Records Management System

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says he is pleased with how the initial phase of the rollout of the Station Records Management System...

By: Alecia Smith, June 11, 2022

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Jamaica Accelerates Buildout Of National Broadband Initiative – PM

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