MINISTRY OF FINANCE & THE PUBLIC SERVICE
PRESS RELEASE
Kingston, Jamaica: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service was recently awarded the Newgen Impetus Award 2021 on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. This award signifies the dedication of GOJ for driving business growth through continuous innovation. The felicitation ceremony was held at the Newgen Virtual global customer meet “NewgenConnect.”
Deputy Financial Secretary of Corporate Planning and Administration Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Miss Carlene Smith, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service expressed her elation of the significance of the award,
“Our journey to automate business processes within government started in 2015 with our partnership with Fujitsu and Newgen. Using the Omnisuite solution we have automated over thirty business process to date. Our key focus on modernization and transformation became a reality by adding quality and efficiency in operations across government departments. The automation completed thus far will improve the management of records and mails, along with several other discrete processes such as loans, scholarships and case management.”
About Newgen
Newgen is the leading provider of a unified digital transformation platform with native process automation, content services and communication management capabilities. Globally, successful enterprises rely on Newgen’s industry-recognized low code application platform to develop and deploy complex, content-driven, and customer-engaging business application on the cloud. From onboarding to service requests, lending to underwriting, and for many more use cases across industries. Newgen unlocks simple with speed and agility.
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
Email: shelly-ann.weeks@mof.gov.jm / daniel.passley@mof.gov.jm
Contact: Shelly-Ann Weeks / Daniel Passley
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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