cores of households across the parishes of St.
Scores of Households in St. Elizabeth and Manchester Wired for Electricity
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Mr. Omar Sweeney, tour a section of Comma Pen, in St. Elizabeth, during a visit to the community, to observe house wiring and pole extension activities under the Community Electrification Programme.
July 12, 2025
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Scores of households across the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester have been wired for connection to the national grid under the Government’s Community Electrification Project.
Being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in partnership with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the project aims to regularize electricity access for communities, prioritizing vulnerable populations.
It involves free house wiring and connection to the JPS grid for eligible households, ensuring safe and legal access to electricity.
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Birth Certificate Distribution Success!
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Caribbean Development Bank's BNTF 10, Implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund Delivers Birth Certificates to Residents of Pisgah, St. Elizabeth.
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Jamaica Social Investment Fund Partners with Charles Town Maroon Council for 17th Annual International Maroon Conference & Festival
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The partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Charles Town Maroon Council began in 2012, under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI I), which was funded by the The World Bank Group.
Speaking notes for Mr. Omar Sweeney at Handing over Ceremony for Hurricane Beryl Recovery Project and Women and Youth Phase 2
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Mr. Omar Sweeney CD, PE.
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REDI II – PARADISE CHILD – EQUIPPING
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PM Says as Communities Undergo Development the Environment Must Be Protected
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right); Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (1st right); Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding (2nd left); Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown (1st left), and General Manager for Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill (3rd left), in conversation during the hand over ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
June 10, 2025
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the importance of environmental stewardship as communities undergo development.
Speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10), Dr. Holness maintained that as communities continue to develop, the environment must be protected for present and future generations.
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