UHY Dawgen Chartered Accountants  is a professional service firm providing audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services in Jamaica .We share our clients’ aspirations and staff are approachable and down-to-earth individuals, delivering customised, innovative and practical solutions to help you make the right business decisions.

Services and client teams are tailored to suit the culture of each client including publicly listed corporations, large and medium-sized companies, privately owned businesses, not-for-profit and public organisations.

On August 1, 2012, Churches Co-operative Credit Union and GSB Co-operative Credit Union merged to form the new entity First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Limited (FHC). This decision culminated the process of discussions that began in October 2010 when the idea of the amalgamation of the two Credit Unions was born.

With a combined heritage of over 100 years, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Limited now stands as the largest open bond Credit Union in Jamaica. A merger of this magnitude was the first of its kind in the history of the Credit Union movement.

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica is a statutory body established by The Standards Act of 1969 to promote and encourage standardization in relation to commodities, processes and practices. However, over the years, its role has expanded to include the provision of services in relation to conformity assessment (certification, inspection and testing, and calibration) and metrology.

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is the agency responsible for regulating all archaeological research in Jamaica. This includes public archaeology projects, salvage/rescue archaeology, archaeological impact assessments and research on major development projects. The Archaeology Division at the JNHT practices collection management of artifacts and conservation to stabilize and extend the life of the artifacts. It also maintains a National Inventory of Historical and Archaeological Sites. The JNHT now has a complement of 8 archaeologists and cultural resource managers.

The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica is the regulatory body with responsibility for radio, television and cable services in Jamaica.
To carry out the provisions of the Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act;
To make and administer the Television and Sound Broadcasting Regulations;
To evaluate applications and make recommendations to the responsible Minister;
To monitor the transmission and operations of licensees.
To receive and investigate complaints;
To advise the government on policy;
To conduct and or commission research.

As a statutory body the ODPEM operates out of the Office of the Prime Minister with a Board of Management overseeing its activities.

The ODPEM has the unique role of being the only government agency to provide disaster management functions in Jamaica. Its operations are designed towards:

    Developing and implementing policies and programmes for the purpose of achieving and maintaining an appropriate state of national preparedness for natural disasters and other emergency events.

Historical & Developmental Perspective

Born out of the need for a training institution within the Caribbean region to provide higher level training to senior personnel within the security sector. The Jamaica Constabulary Staff College (JCSC) was established in 1984.

The South Central Church of Christ was started through the efforts of Brothers Dudley Gushman and Easton Duncan July 1999. Brother Gushman who at that time had just returned from attending the Florida School of Preaching saw the need for another congregation in this area of Clarendon. The congregation's first home was located at premises 22 Sharpe Avenue just below our present location for approximately 4 years.

On Sunday September 4, 1977, the Church of Reconciliation was officially opened jointly by the Most Reverend Samuel E. Carter, The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kingston, Jamaica and the Right Reverend Herbert Edmondson, Anglican Lord Bishop of Jamaica .

The Roman Catholic priests were two Friars of the Atonement, namely Fr. Martin Carter as pastor, with Fr. Richard Albert as associate pastor. The Anglican pastor was Fr. Edmund Davis, who was also General Secretary of the Jamaica Council of Churches.

We are one church, but we meet in several locations all over the city. For Sunday services we offer our main campus in Northwest Austin on McNeil drive, but we also have a South Austin Campus that meets at Crockett High School. But we are convinced that we should do church where we do life so we have networks throughout the city of Austin. A Network is a group of 30 to 75 people who meet together regularly to grow spiritually and serve the needs in their community.