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Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Opposition.

Government Lauded for Maintaining ERP

The Government is being commended for maintaining Jamaica’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP), which is yielding significant benefits for the country. Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, says the Administration has continued the implementation of “fundamental aspects” of the Programme, citing several...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses the National College for Education Leadership (NCEL)/National Council on Education (NCE) training session for principals and Board chairpersons held recently at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny. Seated (l-r) are Director and Principal of NCEL, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Chairman of the Teachers’ Services Commission and Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin; and Executive Director of the NCE, Merris Murray.

Schools Must Get Permission before Hiring Temporary Staff

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), converses with Senior Director in the Ministry with responsibility for Transport Policy (International and Land), Tanya Bedward (right); and Chief Technical Director, Dr. Janice Dawkins. Occasion was the final of a series of consultations for the National Transport Policy (NTP), held on Wednesday (March 13), at The Knutford Court Hotel in St. Andrew.

Minister Montague Says Domestic Airline A Priority

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Jamaica Mourns with New Zealand – PM Holness

Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Sherika Lewis, listening to the proceedings during the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (March 14).

Strides Made in Reducing Mosquito Breeding Sites in St. James

Executive Director of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA), Rick Harris.

7 years ago National Security

Only Hire Licensed Security Guards – PSRA

Executive Director of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA), Rick Harris, is imploring members of the public to only engage the services of private security firms or security guards that are licensed and or registered with the organisation. “When you hire a person who is unregistered and that person acts outside of the (PSRA) Act and law, then you, as...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica Overcoming Impediments to Growth – Shaw

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica is proving its capability to overcome impediments to growth, based on economic out-turns recorded over the last several years. “We have attained macroeconomic stability, while incrementally improving the levels of growth and gradually reducing debt. Additionally, our investment climate is increasingly improved. Our leading investment promotion agency, Jamaica Promotions...

Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is greeted by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the PIOJ’s inaugural Growth Forum held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 14). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Investment Climate Continues to Improve – Minister Shaw

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica’s investment climate continues to improve, consequent on measures implemented over the last few years that have resulted in macroeconomic stability and ongoing improvements in growth. “Our local investment is increasingly improved, and our leading investment promotion agency – Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) – can attest to the fact that...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), exchanges greetings with Co-chairman of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee, Danny Roberts (right), at the launch of the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 14). Looking on (from second left) are Manager, Personnel and Industrial Relations, National Works Agency, David C. Knight; and Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Maria Thompson Walters.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Clarke Urges Public-Sector Workers to Embrace Transformation

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, is calling on all public-sector workers to embrace the transformation process in the bid to develop a public service that is strong, capable and operates at the highest level of efficiency. “We need the participation of every member of the public service… . It cannot be done by...

Director of the Work Permit Division in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lisa-Ann Grant (second right), points to a chart outlining documents processed by the unit during February. Looking on (from left) are Chief Technical Director at the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson; Senior Investigator in the Division, Suzette Shorter; and Production Engineer from Japan, Atsuo Kanai. Occasion was a media tour of the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on March 11, to highlight projects being undertaken through partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Increased Productivity By Work Permit Department

The Work Permit Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is experiencing significant efficiency in operations under its Productivity Improvement Project implemented in December 2016. Spearheaded by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), through partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project is boosting productivity through business process re-engineering. It is part of a thrust to modernise...

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Increasing Its Engagement with Bilateral Partners

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has continued to pursue a robust strategy of increasing the scope of engagement with Jamaica’s bilateral partners in support of the Government’s strategic focus on providing citizen security, growing the economy, creating jobs, and advancing the overall development objectives. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith said many advancements in Jamaica’s...

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Industry

Global Services Sector Project Transformative

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the project is transformative and will promote the growth of the sector in higher value-added segments. “The GSS Project will help Jamaica to compete at the next level [and move] into the higher value-added segments beyond business process outsourcing (BPO). It will also serve to allow the country...