Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says additional reforms being accelerated by the Government to improve Jamaica’s global competitiveness should serve to further boost the country’s ranking on the World Bank Doing Business Report Index. He said despite Jamaica improving 16 places on the Index to be ranked the most competitive Caribbean country with which...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has thanked the World Bank for providing the financial and technical support for reforms being implemented across government. He notes that the Bank’s loan-funded Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Programme has been “particularly supportive” through the provision of resources for business environment reforms designed to...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), greets Bartender of the year 2018, Gossett Brown Jr, during the Tourism Linkages Network’s chef workshop at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on May 9. At right is Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace. The workshop was held for junior culinary Ambassadors and select members of the Culinary Federation of...

Robert Nesta Morgan was sworn in as a Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary this afternoon (May 9) at King’s House. Mr. Morgan, who was the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the Office of the Prime Minister, will fill the seat in the Upper House left vacant following the resignation of the former Education, Youth and Information Minister, Ruel...

Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, says that the Government retains ownership of the country’s assets under public-private Ppartnership (PPP) arrangements. “In the PPP modality, the Government still owns the assets, so this notion of a sell-out of the particular government interest is not founded in reality…the State’s assets may be concessioned to an experienced...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is on a drive to improve its service delivery under the Cabinet Office Service Excellence Programme. As part of the process, the entity is undertaking a customer service survey to garner feedback about its products and services. Director of Communications, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet, told JIS News that “the survey will inform the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging persons to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by undertaking energy efficiency and conservation measures. “We can use less air conditioning; we can replace our incandescent light bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs; we can drive less, we can drive smart; we can buy energy-efficient products; and we...