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NIRA

The National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA):

NIDS card (NIC)
- NIC application or replacement
Island Records Office (IRO)
- Deed polls & other documents
Office of the Registrar-General (ORD, formerly The RGD - Registrar General's Department)
- Birth certificates & corrections
  - Birth certificates lost or destroyed due to Hurricane Melissa
  - Operation Birthright: "The Operation Birthright Project ensures all Jamaicans have a legal identity. The initiative aims to bridge the legal divide of the undocumented persons, by providing support to children and adults without legal identification, who are financially unable to apply for a birth certificate, to register and obtain a birth certificate. A birth certificate is required by the public and private sectors for Jamaicans to access several vital services such as immunization, education, financial services and formal employment."
  - Corrections include Late Entry of Name, Correction of Error, Addition of Father's Particulars
- Death certificates & corrections
- Marriage certificates & corrections*
  - Marriage certificates lost or destroyed due to Hurricane Melissa
- Burial orders
- Registry weddings, marriage officers, civil registrars
- Adoption certificates
- Record Search for certified copies of birth / death / marriage records

*Divorce decrees are issued by and obtained from the Supreme Court of Jamaica in Kingston (both decree nisi and decree absolute - your divorce is not final without decree absolute!)

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taj

Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ)

Apply for your Tax Registration Number (TRN)*

*Applying in person at your nearest TAJ office allows you to get the TRN letter same day, which can be used just like the TRN card until the card is ready!

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MLSS Offices By Parish

Ministry of labour & Social Security (MLSS)

Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH)

by MLSS

PATH applicants are invited to visit the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s office in their parish of residence to complete the application process.
- The process may also be undertaken at designated centres, communities or within homes of the elderly or persons with disabilities.
Demographic and other socio-economic data are collected on individual family members and the information entered into the Beneficiary Identification System (BIS).
Benefits are delivered to families for a period of four years, after which they are required to re-apply and be reassessed for continued eligibility.

Documents Required for PATH Application Processing

Birth certificates for:
- The Family Head
- All Adults 60 and over who live in the household
- All children living in the household
Valid ID for the Family Head
TRN for the Family Head

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National Health Fund (NHF)

The National Health Fund was created by The National Health Fund Act "to provide funding for specified healthcare benefits, health promotion, health projects and pharmacy services in a sustainable, efficient and customer-centric environment".
The NHF Card - The NHF Card Programme is available to all Jamaican residents. The NHF helps pay for select supplies & services necessary for treating those who have any of the covered 24 chronic illnesses:
1. 1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  2. Asthma & Subsidy for Spacers & Masks
  3. Arthritis
  4. Breast Cancer & Breast Cancer Receptor Studies Test
  5. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  6. Cervical Cancer
  7. Colorectal Cancer
  8. Diabetes & Diabetes Programme
  9. Epilepsy
  10. Glaucoma
  11. High Cholesterol
  12. Hypertension
  13. Ischaemic Heart Disease
  14. Lung Cancer
  15. Lupus
  16. Major Depression
  17. Multiple Myeloma
  18. Parkinson’s Disease
  19. Prostate Cancer
  20. Psychosis
  21. Rheumatic Fever/Heart Disease
  22. Sickle Cell Disease
  23. Thyroid Disease
  24. Vascular Disease

Your card will be ready the same day within 15 minutes once the form is correctly completed. CLICK HERE TO APPLY

For addition of new conditions, you will not get a new card but your medical records will be updated within 24 hours.

Diagnostic/ Screening Tests Available on The NHF Card

1. 1. - Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) - All NHF Card holders (4 tests every year for diabetics; one test for all other beneficiaries)
    - Electrocardiogram (ECG) - AII NHF Card holders
    - Breast Cancer Receptor Studies - NHF Card holders diagnosed with breast cancer
    - Free Glucometer - All NHF Card holders diagnosed with diabetes (1 device every two years)
    - Pap Smear - Women aged 21-64 (1 test every three years)
    - Mammogram - Women aged 40 - 75
    - Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test - Men aged 40-74 years (1 test every year)
Drug Serv - Drug Serv Pharmacies are public sector pharmacies located at government run hospitals and selected health clinics across the island. Currently, the NHF operates 106 Drug Serv Pharmacy locations through full time and scheduled service. This includes prescription services such as: scheduled refill, Quick Prescript App (download to your Android phone or your Apple phone), Quick Prescript Kiosk (if you don't have a smartphone) at certain public sector pharmacies islandwide, and Mobile Dispensing Unit.

Drug Serv Public Sector Pharmacies - St. James

1. 1. St. James Type 5 Health Centre

Payne Street, Montego Bay

Tel: 876-979-7820

1. 1. Maroon Town Health Centre

Maroon Town

Tel: 876-912-5510

1. 1. Granville Health Centre

Granville, Montego Bay

Tel: 876-979-9548

1. 1. Cornwall Regional Hospital & Mount Salem Health Centre

Mount Salem, Montego Bay, St. James

Tel: 876-979-6015

JADEP - The Jamaica Drug for the Elderly Programme (JADEP) provides a 100% subsidy for specific drugs, covering 10 chronic illnesses, for all residents of Jamaica who are 60 years and over. Once an NHF Card holder reaches 60 years old they automatically qualify for JADEP benefits if they have any of the conditions that are covered by JADEP. The NHF Card holder pays a small fee to the pharmacy for dispensing the drugs. The fees are:

$40 JMD for one item on your prescription

$80 JMD for two items on your prescription

$120 JMD for three items on your prescription

$160 JMD for four items on your prescription

$200 JMD for five items on your prescription

$240 JMD for six items or more on your prescription

JADEP Chronic Illnesses Covered

1. 1. Asthma
  2. Arthritis
  3. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  4. Diabetes
  5. Glaucoma
  6. High Cholesterol
  7. Hypertension
  8. Ischaemic Heart Disease
  9. Psychosis
  10. Vascular Disease
Ask Your Pharmacist - this service helps answer your questions about available medications at Drug Serv Pharmacies. Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM - reach out and "a pharmacist will contact you within 2 hours".
1. 1. Call: 876-906-1106
  2. Text: 876-219-9937 or 876-219-9929
  3. Email: rxsupport@nhf.org.jm
  4. Chat: via the Ask Your Pharmacist page on the NHF website

Drug Serv Private Sector Partnership Pharmacies - St. James

(as of March 2024)

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Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities

10 Ripon Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica

876-515-9069

876-447-0444

jcpd@mlss.gov.jm

Jamaica Council For Persons With Disabilities (JCPD)

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is a statutory body established by the Disabilities Act (2014) with the primary aim of promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in Jamaica
- - Grants
  - Scholarships
  - Verification letter for NHT etc.
  - ID & sticker for priority service and access in public spaces
Register your medically confirmed disability with JCPD to receive government disability benefits
NOTE: If you are completing the form on behalf of someone else, and they do not sign the form themselves, the registration form must be certified by a senior social worker, justice of the peace (JP), principal, or medical doctor
Apply online or get forms and apply at your nearest Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) office

Documents Required for JCPD Registration Processing

Original copy of birth certificate
Original copy of marriage certificate (If applicable)
Government issued ID (any of the following-Passport, National ID, Driver’s Licence, etc.)
Tax Registration Number (TRN)
Two (2) JP-certified passport-sized photographs
National Insurance Scheme (NIS Card)
- - see NIS Individual Application Form if you need to apply for your NIS number
Application for Registration
Medical Eligibility Report

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HEART/NSTA TRUST

HEART provides vocational training after high school, and the government has now made the courses free up to Level III! See the HEART Programme Catalog for more information on courses.

Apply for skilled training in the areas such as:

Agricultural Equipment
Allied Health* (high demand nationwide!!!)
Automotive Services Repairs
Beauty Services
Business
Education
Electrical Engineering Maintenance
Food Processing
Furnishing
General Construction* (high demand nationwide!!!)
Graphic Art
Horticulture
Hospitality
Information
Livestock
Maintenance (Metal Engineering)
Processing
Technology (Mechatronics)
Transportation (Logistics)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System Operations

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