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Several business leaders, who spoke to JIS News recently, cite ongoing developments in business process outsourcing (BPO) and construction, including residential real estate, as major employment drivers, particularly for young people.

Developments in BPO, Construction to Further Drive Down Unemployment

There is unwavering optimism among business leaders for further reduction in Jamaica’s unemployment rate, which has dropped to an all-time low of 8.4 per cent. The out-turn, captured in the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) July 2018 Labour Force Survey,...

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

Minister Shaw Urges Community Tourism Stakeholders to Embrace Airbnb

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on November 13.

PM Played No Role in Appointment of Integrity Commission Interim Executive Director

“From a Christian perspective, if we know and appreciate that education is so important and the poor cannot afford it, to the extent that God has prospered us, we should give to those who can’t afford it,” Senator Reid said.

Education Minister Says NCU’s Rescue Programme Should be Emulated

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (left), converses with JN Fund Managers Deputy General Manager, Jermaine Deans, during Tuesday’s (November 13) Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. The forum was jointly hosted by JN Fund Managers Limited, and German asset and investment management firm, MPC Capital.

Preparations under Way to List Wigton Windfarm on Stock Market

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), engages in a light moment with Managing Partner, KPMG in Jamaica, R. Tarun Handa (right), as he explains the operations of the new KPMG Jamaica Extended Support Services (K-JESS) facility, during a tour of its location on Harbour Street in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (November 13). This followed the ceremony to officially launch the service. Also pictured (from left) are Firm Controller, KPMG LLP in the United States, Joseph Arena; and Partner, Outsourcing, KPMG in Jamaica, Donald Barnett.

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Gov’t Training More Persons for BPO Jobs – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is providing additional resources to train more persons for job opportunities in the rapidly expanding business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. “The Government of Jamaica stands in support of the BPO (sector), and we will make the necessary investments to ensure that there is the flow of human resources to support...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Principal Consultant and structural engineer, Shalini Jagnarine (right), engages in discussion with Managing Director of GW Architects, Garfield Wood; and PAHO Sub-regional Adviser for the Caribbean, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. Occasion was a town hall meeting at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Andrew on November 13 to sensitise residents about the plans to transform the Stony Hill Health Centre into a smart healthcare facility.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Five Health Centres to be Transformed into Smart Facilities Under PAHO Project

Work to transform five health centres across the island into greener, safer and climate-smart institutions under the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Smart Health Care Facilities Project, is slated to get under way in mid-2019. The facilities are Stony Hill Health Centre in St. Andrew, Port Antonio Health Centre in St. Mary, St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre in St. Ann,...

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (November 13) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Church Street in downtown Kingston.

7 years ago Local Government

Restoration of Cross Roads Clock Tower Still on

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the plan to restore the Cross Roads Clock Tower and War Memorial is still high on the agenda of the Corporation. Addressing today’s (November 13) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in downtown Kingston, Mayor Williams said the design, which is almost completed, will be discussed at the...

7 years ago Prime Minister

Gov’t Allocates $997 Million for Drain Cleaning and Beautification

The Government is to undertake a national mitigation, sanitation, drain-cleaning and beautification programme at a cost of $997 million over the next several weeks, leading into the Christmas season. The programme will be implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure during...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (November 13).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Cancer Society Welcomes Move to Enact Tobacco Legislation

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) and its partner, the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control, have welcomed the efforts by the Government to enact comprehensive legislation in 2019 to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorships. Executive Director of the JCS, Yulit Gordon, said that the long-awaited law would boost the country’s efforts to discourage tobacco use. Statistics show that legislation of...

Chairman, Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation Limited and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller.

7 years ago Entertainment

Boat Fest for Kingston and St. Andrew Homecoming Week

A Boat Fest and a Crazy Bike Show are among the many activities to take place during the second staging of the Kingston and St. Andrew Homecoming Week, from November 18 to 25. The two events, organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Homecoming Development Foundation in collaboration with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, will be held on Sunday, November...

7 years ago Education

CMU Develops Online Matriculation Programme

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has partnered with United Kingdom-based education publishing and assessment company, the Pearson Corporation, to develop an online matriculation pathway for students. The pilot for the programme commenced in September. It offers alternative entrance through the online matriculation programme, allowing students the opportunity to sit those subjects required for enrolment. The online platform provides students with...