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 Minister of Finance and the Public Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. R. Brian Langrin as Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, effective Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Dr. Langrin will succeed Mr. Richard Byles, whose term concludes on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The appointment is made by the Governor-General in Council.
The National Health Fund (NHF) has retained Jamaica’s highest public sector corporate governance honour, successfully defending the prestigious Greta Bogues Award for Overall Excellence in Corporate Governance at the 2025 Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards Reception.
The National Health Fund (NHF) has retained Jamaica’s highest public sector corporate governance honour, successfully defending the prestigious Greta Bogues Award for Overall Excellence in Corporate Governance at the 2025 Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards Reception.
Jamaica has earned international recognition for its investment in people, receiving the World Bank Group’s Human Capital Champion Award for achieving strong human capital outcomes relative to its income level.
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