MINISTRY OF FINANCE & THE PUBLIC SERVICE
PRESS RELEASE
Kingston, Jamaica: Monday, November 1, 2021
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is advising the public that there is a fraudulent message being circulated on social media, purportedly on behalf of the Government of Jamaica, for persons to access the “COVID19 COMPASSIONATE GRANT.”
Please ignore the message and DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. There is no new COVID-19 compassionate grant. All messages from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service are circulated through official channels (mass media and the Ministry’s social media channels) with proper contact information.
Please visit www.wecare.gov.jm for updates on the current legitimate COVID-19 CARE programmes of the Government of Jamaica and how to access them.
For further information contact:
Communication & Public Relations Branch
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 932-4656 / 4660 / 4655
Mobile: (876) 809-4863
Email: shelly-ann.weeks@mof.gov.jm
Contact: Shelly-Ann Weeks
The National Health Fund (NHF) excelled at the Corporate Governance Awards copping several awards across different categories including the prestigious Greta Bogues Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance during the Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Three (3) exceptional civil servants were awarded for their outstanding contribution to the public sector during the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHCCU) Civil Servants of the Year and People’s Choice Awards held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Friday, November 15, 2024.
Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Finance and the Public Service says the government will be leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve and enhance audit committees in Jamaica. She was delivering remarks during the Government of Jamaica’s 2024 Audit Committees’ Conference at the Summit Kingston on Thursday, November 7, 2024.
The Independent Fiscal Commission Act, which establishes an Independent Fiscal Commission for monitoring and maintaining Jamaica’s adherence to the country’s fiscal responsibility laws, was passed in 2021.
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