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Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett (left), presents a Certificate of Completion and a Main Event Entertainment Group Limited care bag to Cazema Campbell, one of 32 persons from western Jamaica who participated in JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP) Event Production Training, during Monday’s (December 16) graduation ceremony at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

Minister without Portfolio in the OPM, Hon. Mike Henry, affixes his signature to the $109.49 million contract for construction of the Yallahs Fire Station in St. Thomas, during the signing ceremony at Jamaica House on Friday (Nov. 22). The other signatories are: Managing Director, Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited, Junior Leslie; Managing Director,JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and Chairman, JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Minister without Portfolio in the OPM, Hon. Mike Henry, cuts the ribbon to symbolically hand over two water tender trucks to the JFB. Looking on are: Councillor for the Yallahs Division, Stewart Lee; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett; Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; WB Group Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana, Ozan Sevimli; and MD, JSIF, Omar Sweeney. The handing over took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Friday (Nov. 22).

The two water tender trucks that were handed over to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Friday (Nov. 22). The trucks were handed over as part of the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (JDVRP), which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through funding from the World Bank

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (right), inside one of two garbage compactor trucks that were presented to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at the Office of the Prime Minister on October 22, 2019. Sharing in the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry (left). Also pictured are NSWMA driver, Andrew Stewart (left), and Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Minister without Portfolio in the OPM, Hon. Mike Henry, sign a $217-million contract for the construction of a fire station, in Port Maria, at the OPM, on Oct. 22. Others participating in the ceremony are: Managing Director of the JSIF, Omar Sweeney; Head of Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphonso Reynolds; JSIF Project Manager, Stacey-Anne Preston; MP for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Commissioner of the JFB, Stewart Beckford; Procurement Officer at JSIF, Stacy Stupart, and Chairman of the NSWMA, Dennis Chung.

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.

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.

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.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, looks on as Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and Managing Director, Smith Warner International Limited, Jamel Banton, 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 office of the JSIF in Kingston. CEO, 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
8944	PROCUREMENT OF I.T. EQUIPMENT FOR THE JAMAICA SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND (JSIF)	Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 9:00am to Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 12:00pm
	PROCUREMENT OF I.T. EQUIPMENT FOR THE JAMAICA SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND (JSIF)	Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 9:00am to Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 12:00pm
	PROCUREMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE	Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 8:30am to Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 12:00pm
	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR THE UNDERSTANDING RISK – MICROZONATION STUDIES (073611)	Monday, January 6, 2020 - 9:30am to Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 5:00pm
	Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of Mount Moriah Primary Rehabilitation (St. Ann)	Friday, November 15, 2019 - 1:30pm to Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 5:00pm
	Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of Grange Hill Primary School (Westmoreland)	Friday, November 15, 2019 - 11:30am to Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 5:00pm
	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

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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