Most Valuable Debater Embarks On A Trip Of A Lifetime To The UN General Assembly

KINGSTON, September 25 (TIU) Payton Patterson, winner of the Most Valuable Debater for the Public Sector Debate Competition 2024, is now in New York as a member of Jamaica’s delegation…

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State Minister Mayne Commits to Strengthening Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is committing to undertaking work to strengthen the public-sector collective bargaining process. He gave this…

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Read more about the article Gambia Visits Jamaica To Learn More About Its  Public Sector Transformation Programme
Dr Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service listens attentively to Mrs Salimatta Touray, Secretary General and Head of the Gambian Civil Service during a courtesy call on him earlier this week.

Gambia Visits Jamaica To Learn More About Its Public Sector Transformation Programme

Kingston, Jamaica. 6 June 2024:  A delegation from the Republic of the Gambia is currently in Jamaica on a five-day study tour to gain insights into Jamaica’s public sector transformation…

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Read more about the article Four more sensory spaces to be added to CPFSA Facilities
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(Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right) along with (from left) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters, Manager at the Muirton Boys’ Home, Shanae Walsh Webber; and Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams- Thomas share in the ribbon cutting moment at the official opening of the Sensory Room at the Muirton Boys’ Home in Portland on Friday (November 3).

Four more sensory spaces to be added to CPFSA Facilities

Kingston, Jamaica. November 17, 2023: The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will be expanding the number of state childcare facilities that are equipped with sensory spaces to better…

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Read more about the article Sensory Room Opened at the Muirton Boys’ Home
Caption: (Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (seated) along with (from left) Executive Director, McCam Child Care and Development Centre, Dr. Pauline Watson; Sensory Consultant, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Juliene Donaldson; Regional Director, CPFSA, Carlyn Stewart; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams- Thomas; and Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters, view the Sensory Room opened at the Muirton Boys’ Home in Portland on Friday (November 3).

Sensory Room Opened at the Muirton Boys’ Home

Twenty boys with special needs, under the care of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) are now benefitting from a sensory room, which was officially opened at the…

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Read more about the article Excellence Should Become Business as Usual in the Public Sector – Transformation Head
Maria Thompson Walters, Executive Director – Transformation Implementation Unit addresses the 5th Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony of the Revenue Appeals Division.

Excellence Should Become Business as Usual in the Public Sector – Transformation Head

Maria Thompson Walters, Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), is encouraging public sector entities to make excellence ‘business as usual.’ Addressing the 5th Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony…

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Read more about the article PICA to Implement Customer Relationship Management System
Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).

PICA to Implement Customer Relationship Management System

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be implementing a passport customer relationship management (CRM) system by the end of the year. PICA recently signed a contract valued at…

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Read more about the article NFA to Launch New Online Fisheries Licensing System
Principal Director for the Fisheries Compliance Licensing and Statistics Division of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Zahra Oliphant, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 14).

NFA to Launch New Online Fisheries Licensing System

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) will be launching its long-awaited online licensing and registration system in December of this year. Once persons are fishing, a licence is needed for both…

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Read more about the article Public Sector Debate Competition Resumes
Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

Public Sector Debate Competition Resumes

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) has resumed the annual Public Sector Debate competition. The competition, which started in 2019, was halted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We…

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Consultations with Unions on New Public Sector Compensation System at an Advanced Stage – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke has disclosed that discussions on the new public sector compensation system with unions and staff associations representing central government employees…

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