{"id":5900,"date":"2018-06-15T07:15:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T12:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=5900"},"modified":"2018-06-14T20:40:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T01:40:53","slug":"procurement-commission-to-be-established-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/procurement-commission-to-be-established-by-year-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement Commission to be Established by Year End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"Normal__Char\">Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has announced that a Procurement Commission is to be established by year end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"Normal__Char\">Speaking at Sterling Asset Management Limited\u2019s annual investor forum briefing, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on June 7, the Minister said the Commission will oversee the government procurement process, for which the existing regime is being revamped, consequent on amendments to the Procurement Act, which was passed in Parliament recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"Normal__Char\">Dr. Clarke said the accompanying Regulations will shortly be tabled and debated in the Houses of Parliament, thereby paving the way for the Commission\u2019s establishment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"Normal__Char\">This, he added, will facilitate work on other measures that \u201cwe need to take to put the Procurement Commission in place\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"Normal__Char\">These, Dr. Clarke pointed out, include recruiting suitable staff and undertaking the requisite training, while emphasising that the overall process \u201cwill usher in a new regime that will benefit many companies\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/jis.gov.jm\/procurement-commission-to-be-established-by-year-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.creative-commons-images.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpha Stock Images<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has announced that a Procurement Commission is to be established by year end. Speaking at Sterling Asset Management Limited\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[124,71,125],"class_list":["post-5900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-newsdevelopments","tag-jamaica","tag-procurement","tag-public-procurement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Commission-sign-Alpha-Stock-Images.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-1xa","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29187,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/house-approves-public-procurement-amendment-regulations-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":5900,"position":0},"title":"House Approves Public Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2023","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"August 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Jamaica The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 4) approved the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, Resolution. The Regulations amend Part One of the Second Schedule of the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) Regulations 2019. This will increase the fees commensurate with the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-pixabay-159832-scaled-e1691084616593.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-pixabay-159832-scaled-e1691084616593.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-pixabay-159832-scaled-e1691084616593.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-pixabay-159832-scaled-e1691084616593.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25617,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/govt-looking-to-further-refine-the-public-procurement-regime\/","url_meta":{"origin":5900,"position":1},"title":"Gov\u2019t Looking to Further Refine the Public Procurement Regime","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"December 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Jamaica Having addressed the bottleneck issue within the public procurement process, the Government is now focusing on eliminating the incidence of duplications, among other impediments. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while speaking during Wednesday\u2019s (November 30) handover ceremony for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Contract-agreement-signature-Pixabay-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Contract-agreement-signature-Pixabay-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Contract-agreement-signature-Pixabay-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Contract-agreement-signature-Pixabay-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24165,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/public-procurement-system-to-be-reviewed\/","url_meta":{"origin":5900,"position":2},"title":"Public Procurement System to Be Reviewed","author":"Michele Marius","date":"September 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Jamaica \u00a0 Plans are being made to review the public procurement system as the Government aims to achieve greater levels of efficiency. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. 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This initiative aims to celebrate excellence and innovation in the public procurement system across various entities, according to Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. 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