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Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil., MP, (2nd left) Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Lilia Burunciuc (2nd right), World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean Countries sign a loan agreement to support the Jamaica Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunities Project during a visibility ceremony at the ministry on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Looking on are Collette Roberts Risden (left), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Dr. Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi (right), World Bank Human Development Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
Kingston, Jamaica: Thursday, July 9, 2026
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 hosted by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) on Monday, June 29, 2026.
The recognition highlights the NHF’s continued leadership in accountability, transparency and organisational excellence across Jamaica’s public sector.
The awards reception, hosted in partnership with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), celebrated public bodies whose outstanding performance during the 2024/25 financial year demonstrated that strong corporate governance extends beyond regulatory compliance to strengthen accountability, transparency, institutional performance and national development.
The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) secured the winner of the Finance Minister’s Award for Board Composition, Functions and Structure while also defending the first runner-up title for the Greta Bogues Award for Overall Excellence in Corporate Governance. Petrojam Limited claimed the second runner-up title.
Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, CFA, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, underscored the important role strong corporate governance plays in improving public sector performance and supporting Jamaica’s long-term economic development.
“Good corporate governance practices are instrumental in driving efficiency, transparency and accountability while strengthening Jamaica’s Institutional framework across our public bodies. By upholding these principles, you are fostering market trust, driving long-term financial stability and mitigating risks, all while contributing to Jamaica’s national growth agenda,” said Minister Williams.
Meanwhile, Sacha Vacianna Riley, Executive Director at the PSOJ, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to recognising excellence in governance across Jamaica’s public bodies.
“The PSOJ is honoured to celebrate the outstanding achievements of public bodies and recognise the 2024/25 participants and awardees. These awards were established to strengthen and improve corporate governance practices across public bodies in keeping with required regulations and legislative standards. We commend the commitment of the participating public bodies as they continue to raise the overall standard of governance throughout Jamaica’s public sector”, she said.
Although the 2025 Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards Gala was cancelled following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, the independent evaluation of nominated public bodies had already been completed across nine award categories.
Everton Anderson, Chief Executive Officer at the NHF, welcomed the recognition, noting that it reflects the organisation’s sustained commitment to excellence in governance.
“To emerge the overall winners for 2025, along with recognition for the Best Annual Report and Best Website Awards, is a testimony to the hard work of the team. It is also an incredibly proud moment for the National Health Fund to secure the Greta Bogues Award for a second time. This outcome is the direct result of the fund’s active dedication to maintaining quality standards across the board”, Anderson said.
In addition to retaining the Greta Bogues Award for Overall Excellence in Corporate Governance, the NHF won the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Award for Best Annual Report, the JSE Award for Best Website and the Financial Secretary’s Award for Risk Measurement and Internal Controls. The agency also secured second runner-up honours for the Finance Minister’s Award for Board Composition, Functions and Structure.
FCJ also received the Carlene O’Connor Award for Corporate Governance Policies, Procedures and Practices, placed first runner-up for the JSE Award for Best Annual Report, first runner-up for the PSOJ Award for Most Improved Public Body and second runner-up for the JSE Award for Best Website. The corporation also shared first place with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) for the Ann-Marie Rhoden Award for Compliance and Disclosure of Information.
The DBJ also captured the PSOJ Award for Most Improved Public Body and was named first runner-up for the Carlene O’Connor Award for Corporate Governance Policies, Procedures and Practices.
Petrojam Limited, a rising champion, received the PSOJ Award for Most Outstanding Chairman.
The petroleum refinery company also copped the first runner-up spot for the JSE Award for Best Website, second runner-up title for the PSOJ Award for Most Improved Public Body and the first runner-up title for the Finance Minister’s Award for Board Composition, Functions and Structure.
Other awardees included the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica, which received second runner-up for the JSE Award for Best Annual Report; the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation, which secured first runner-up for the Financial Secretary’s Award for Risk Measurement and Internal Controls; and the Port Authority of Jamaica, which placed second runner-up in the same category.
The Jamaica Mortgage Bank was named first runner-up for the Ann-Marie Rhoden Award for Compliance and Disclosure of Information, while the Tourism Enhancement Fund secured the second runner-up position.
The Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards continue to promote accountability, transparency and effective leadership across Jamaica’s 157 public bodies, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to strengthening institutional performance and advancing sustainable national development through good governance.
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Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
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The Hon. Nigel Clarke, D.Phil., MP
Minister of Finance and the Public Service
30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 932-4656 / 4660 / 4655
Eml: opedjamaica@gmail.com
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.
The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, wishes to advise the public that representatives of the Government met with the Jamaica Police Federation today to continue discussions regarding wage negotiation of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
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