{"id":1674,"date":"2020-02-14T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp5\/?page_id=1674"},"modified":"2021-06-15T17:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:54:17","slug":"stenotype-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/stenotype-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Stenotype Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1674\" class=\"elementor elementor-1674\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7517bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7517bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-407f985\" data-id=\"407f985\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81543c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81543c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Stenotype<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1044994 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1044994\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a62424d\" data-id=\"a62424d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3361174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3361174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Stenotype Pool of the Office of the Services Commissions has a complement of stenowriters who are responsible for creating verbatim (word for word) transcripts of proceedings in the Gun Court, commissions of enquiries, investigations and government meetings.<\/p><p>The service is offered to all government bodies, For example, as it is mandated that, at every disciplinary hearing held at a ministry, a stenowriter has to be present to take the notes verbatim. In these instances, the transcripts produced are the official records of these proceedings, which must maintain the highest level of accuracy and fidelity to the words actually said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-785bfc7\" data-id=\"785bfc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e3c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"f7e3c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Departments\/Units<\/h5><div class=\"menu-departments-units-container\"><ul id=\"menu-departments-units\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1659\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1659\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/units\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Executive Office<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1658\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1658\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/legal-unit\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Legal Unit<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1684\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/public-service-hr-audit\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Public Service HR Audit<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1683\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1683\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/public-service-recourse-redress-and-retirement\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Public Service Recourse, Redress and Retirement<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1682\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1682\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/information-standards-and-public-education\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Information Standards and Public Education<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1681\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1681\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/police-judicial-services\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Police\/Judicial Services<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1680\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/local-government-services\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Local Government Services<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1679\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1679\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/stenotype-services\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Stenotype Services<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1678\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1678\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov.jm\/index.php\/corporate-and-special-services\/\"><span class=\"menu-title\"><span class=\"menu-title-text\">Corporate and Special Services<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faae82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faae82e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f5fc89\" data-id=\"1f5fc89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0f325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad0f325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Role within the Gun Court<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6b2efa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6b2efa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4b4ef\" data-id=\"fa4b4ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803ab69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"803ab69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Provide court reporting services to the Gun Courts (Gun Courts I &amp; II) at the Supreme Court on a daily basis.<\/li><li>Read back all or parts of a proceeding as requested by the judge.<\/li><li>Maintain notes of evidence for a period not less than seven (7) years.<\/li><li>Provide transcripts upon request for appeals, probation hearings, and judges\u2019 requests.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0be70a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0be70a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c5d22c\" data-id=\"3c5d22c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752d9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"752d9c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Role within Government Bodies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bb9b79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bb9b79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54404b0\" data-id=\"54404b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53104f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f53104f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Provide stenotype services for various government hearings to include commissions of enquiry (Montego Bay Street People; Armadale; Manatt, Phelps &amp; Phillips; Western Kingston \u201cTivoli\u201d), disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings (disciplinary; environmental; tax administration), compensation committees (Tivoli), emergency review tribunals (Montego Bay ZOSO), divestment negotiations (Caymanas Park to SVL), and investigations into misconduct (FLA, JUTC, Symbiote).<\/li><li>Provide timely, verbatim transcript of the proceedings to the relevant recipients.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18156f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18156f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b314ba\" data-id=\"7b314ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af36d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af36d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">General Functions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-042104b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"042104b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6269bb\" data-id=\"a6269bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b215b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b215b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Essentially act as a silent witness, writing word-for-word what is said by all parties.<\/li><li>Maintain confidential information.<\/li><li>Translate written stenotype notes back to text.<\/li><li>Edit transcripts after translation.<\/li><li>Send texts via e-mail<\/li><li>Research ambiguous points such as name spellings, certain laws and citations, and any reference that needs clarification.<\/li><li>Proof the document for errors in spelling and punctuation while leaving grammar largely intact, as the notes are verbatim.<\/li><li>Collate and bind the transcript.<\/li><li>Effect delivery to correct recipient.<\/li><li>File and store copies in personal registry.<\/li><li>Inform the general public as to what we do.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='campos'>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stenotype The Stenotype Pool of the Office of the Services Commissions has a complement of stenowriters who are responsible for creating verbatim (word for word) transcripts of proceedings in the Gun Court, commissions of enquiries, investigations and government meetings. 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