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Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Small, head of the St. Ann Police Division addressing the Youth Curfew Monitors at their graduation on October 9, 2019. The training and deployment of youth curfew monitors in Denham Town, is supported under the JSIF Safe Community Project currently being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) of the Ministry of National Security. The aim of the project is to develop the capacity of communities to implement initiatives to support community safety and security in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Denham Town Youth Curfew Monitors at their graduation event joined by Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney (left) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Steve McGregor(right). Project elements include: Youth Curfew Programme, Mentoring Programme, Capacity Building of (youth groups), Community Consultations ( around public safety) and a Safe School Initiative. The project also includes the training of officers the JCF in Human Rights, Crime prevention through social development and communication skills. The project is Jam $40M and targets the 18 communities targeted by the ICDP.

Participants at the Peace Corps Resource Fair, October 3, 2019, are being sensitized on the JSIF’s Offerings

Graduate Dwayne Smith (2nd from right in black) engages Dr. Carey Wallace, Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (2nd from left) regarding entrepreneurial endeavours in the Blue Mountains. Listening are (from left) Mrs. Ruth Harris, Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ms. Kemeisha Batchan, Project Manager JSIF, Mr. Omar Sweeney, Managing Director JSIF, Mrs. Beverly Stewart, Tourism Specialist, JSIF. Occasion was the ‘Team Jamaica’ graduation of tour guides and rangers operating in the UNESCO inscribed National Heritage Site. The training programme was sponsored under the CDB’s Basic Needs Trust Fund 9.

Dr. Carey Wallace, Executive Director Tourism Enhancement Fund encourages graduates of the Team Jamaica programme to use their creativity and entrepreneurial skills to benefit their community as a result of the growth in tourism. Mr. Omar Sweeney, JSIFs Managing Director and Ms. Kemeisha Batchan, JSIFs Project Manager give a keen ear.

Newly minted graduates of the ‘Team Jamaica’ programme for tour guides and rangers in the UNESCO inscribed Blue and John Crow Mountains National Heritage site proudly display their certificates. Ms. Kemeisha Batchan, JSIF Project Manager (left in red), Mrs. Beverly Stewart JSIF Tourism Specialist (front row right), Mrs. Ruth Harris Executive Training Manager, TPDCo (front row 2nd right), Mr. Omar Sweeney, JSIFs Managing Director (back row right), Park Manager, Mr. David Walters (back row 4th right) and Dr. Carey Wallace (back row 5th right) share the occasion.

Marie Knight, Administration and Programme Assistant at the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust entertains the audience with a traditional Jamaican story of how the ackee came to be planted all over the island. The traditional art involves audience participation, drama, and song much to the amusement of the head table and the rest of the audience.

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the CAC 2000 Foundation/JSIF Air Conditioning Technicians Training Programme, held at the AC Hotel, in Kingston, on Thursday (September 12).

Chief Executive Officer of the CAC 2000 Foundation, Gina Abraham (right), presents female technician, Jodian Richards, with her tool kit at the graduation ceremony for the CAC 2000 Foundation/ Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Air Conditioning Technicians Training Programme, held at the AC Hotel, in Kingston, on Thursday (September 12).

Board member of the CAC 2000 Foundation, Patrick Smith (right), presents Javan Williams with a special award for being the top male performer, at the graduation ceremony for the CAC 2000 Foundation/ Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Air Conditioning Technicians Training Programme, held at the AC Hotel, in Kingston, on Thursday (September 12).

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney, speaks prior to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Monday (September 23). The MOU, signed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI); the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), makes provision for an Inclusive School Leadership Programme for school administrators.

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney (left); Director and Principal, National College for Educational Leadership, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (centre); and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Barbara Allen, display folders with copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Monday (September 23) at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The MOU makes provision for an Inclusive School Leadership Programme for school administrators.

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a photograph of an eroded coastline, during a contract-signing ceremony to facilitate coastal assessment studies at eight areas across the island. The signing was held on Thursday (September 19), at the offices of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston.

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (second left), looks on as Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre); and Managing Director, Smith Warner International Limited, Jamel Banton (second right), display a signed contract that will facilitate coastal assessment studies at eight areas across the island. The signing was held on Thursday (September 19), at the offices of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston. Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency, Peter Knight; and Project Manager, Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, Stacey-Anne Preston, also look on.

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Bid #	Bid Title	Collection Period
	BASIC NEEDS TRUST FUND NINTH CYCLE (BNTF 9) EPWORTH RURAL FEEDER ROAD REHABILITATION – ST. ANN (#73588) EXTENDED	Monday, October 14, 2019 - 11:30am to Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 12:00am
	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION - Consultancy for Research, Documentation and Communication of an Integrated Community Renewal Model/Blueprint	Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 5:00pm to Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 5:00pm
	CORRIGENDUM No: 2 Tender 8	Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 4:30pm to Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 5:00pm
	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION - Consultancy for Research, Documentation and Communication of an Integrated Community Renewal Model/Blueprint	Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 9:15am to Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 5:00pm
	EuropeAid -140384 - WKS - JM Corrigenda No 1 (Tender 8)	Friday, September 27, 2019 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 2:00pm
	EuropeAid -140383 - WKS - JM Corrigenda No 1 (Tender 7)	Friday, September 27, 2019 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 2:00pm
	EuropeAid -140382 - WKS - JM Corrigenda No 1 (Tender 5)	Friday, September 27, 2019 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 2:00pm
	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST TO SUPPORT JAMAICA CRIME OBSERVATORY INTEGRATED CRIME AND VIOLENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (JCO-ICVIS)	Friday, September 20, 2019 - 3:15pm to Monday, September 30, 2019 - 4:00pm
	Works - Tender 8 - Franklyn Town - Spanish Town - Four Path - Lionel Town - Central Village	Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 11:15am
8482, 8483	Design and Build for Water Supply Access(Hannah Town & Wilton Gardens)	Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 11:00am to Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 12:00pm

Title	Contracts Awarded
Contracts Awarded July 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015	Contracts Awarded July 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.pdf
Contracts Awarded October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015	Contracts Awarded October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.pdf
Contracts Awarded April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015	Contracts Awarded April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015.pdf
Contracts awarded, January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015	Contracts Awarded January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015.pdf
Contracts Awarded October 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014	Contract Award Oct 1 to Dec 31, 2014.pdf

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