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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), and Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (right), listen to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, during the 10th PIOJ/Inter-American Development Bank Labour Market Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (April 11) under the theme ‘Enabling Growth and Development: Unlocking the Potential of the Global Shared Services Sector’.

Shared Services Sector Making a Major Impact – PIOJ Head

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says the global shared services (GSS) sector, of which business process outsourcing (BPO) is a part, is a key pillar in the country’s economic growth and diversification strategy. Dr. Henry...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (second left), shares in discussion with (from left) Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill; Managing Director of Flow Jamaica, Stephen Price; and President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards. Occasion was the opening of the inaugural Outsource2Jamaica Symposium and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on April 12. The two-day event is hosted by the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) in collaboration with JAMPRO and other partners.

BPO Attracting Top Professionals – Malahoo Forte

Some of the boys at the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, participate in a race during the annual sports day held at the Home on Saturday, April 7. Some 100 persons from the Jamaica Information Service, as well as friends, sponsors, and the wards and staff of the Home, participated.

Mount Olivet Boys Enjoy Sports Day Activities

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake, addresses a meeting of stakeholders organised by the joint security forces to devise a plan to maintain peace in the St. Catherine North Division at the end of the State of Public Emergency. The meeting took place on Thursday (April 12) at the Church of God of Prophecy Convention Centre on Old Harbour Road in the parish.

Working Group to Sustain Peace in St. Catherine North Police Division

Director of Sport Policy in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Suzette Ison, emphasises a point during the ‘More Than an Athlete: Not Just a Player’ symposium held on Thursday, April 12 at Jamaica College in Kingston. The symposium seeks to equip male high-school athletes with the knowledge and life skills to make healthy choices as they make the transition from school into professional careers. The development session was hosted by the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) in partnership with the Ministry of National Security and the faith-based organisation, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MoGAVA).

Student Athletes Encouraged to Sign up for Insurance Plan

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), signs the ‘Kingston Accord’ from the three-day inaugural Caribbean Conference of Mayors, held from April 9 to 12, at a press conference at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston today (April 12). At left is Mayor of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Alderman Joel Martinez.

8 years ago Local Government

Mayor Says Inaugural Conference Was Opportunity to Share Ideas

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the three-day inaugural Caribbean Conference of Mayors provided an opportunity for them to share developmental approaches in their respective countries. The event was held in Jamaica from April 9 to 12 under the theme ‘Caribbean Cities: Honouring the Past, Embracing a Smart Future’, with special focus on industrial opportunities, building linkages among...

Acting Senior Director for the Bureau of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson, addresses a ‘More Than an Athlete: Not Just a Player’ symposium, held on Thursday, April 12, at Jamaica College in Kingston. The symposium sought to equip male high-school athletes with the knowledge and life skills to make healthy choices as they transition from school into professional careers.

8 years ago Gender AffairsSportYouth

Male Student Athletes Attend Symposium

More than 100 male student athletes from several high schools across the island attended the inaugural ‘More Than an Athlete: Not Just a Player’ symposium held today (April 12) at Jamaica College in Kingston. The forum sought to equip the student athletes with the knowledge and life skills to make healthy choices as they make the transition from school into...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

8 years ago Prime Minister

Social Intervention Programmes Under Way in Denham Town

Several social-intervention programmes are currently under way in the Denham Town community in West Kingston, which is currently a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Speaking in the House of Representatives on April 11, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Zinc Fence Substitution and Integrated Infrastructure Project is being implemented. He noted that the project, which had seen...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second left), listens as inventor of the Maynex H2-Flex machine, Harlo Mayne (left), explains how it works. Occasion was the official opening of the new Science Resource Centre & Innovation Lab on Wednesday (April 11) at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) St. Andrew. Others (from centre) are Project Manager, Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre, Carlinton Burrell; Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley; and Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation, High Commission of Canada, Walter Bernyck.

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Innovation Centre Opens at SRC

An innovation lab, focused on the nurturing and development of revenue-generating clean technology companies within the region, was officially opened on Wednesday (April 11) at the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Hope Gardens Complex, St. Andrew. The Science Resource Centre & Innovation Laboratory is managed by the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) – an initiative funded by the Government of Canada...

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Jamaica to Benefit from Four-Year Climate Change Project

Jamaica is among three Caribbean islands to benefit from a four-year initiative that will help the country prioritise and invest in ecosystems that specifically reduce its risk of disasters related to climate change. The Dominican Republic and Grenada are the other two islands to benefit from the Resilient Islands by Design Project, which runs from 2017 to 2021. The objective...

Principal Director of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson, shakes hands with Medical Officer (health) for the St. Elizabeth Health Department (left), Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, after handing over $2 million worth of medical equipment to enhance services at the Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence. The handover ceremony was held on April 10 at the health centre in St. Elizabeth.

8 years ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence Gets $2 Million Worth of Equipment

The Government has provided $2 million worth of medical equipment to the Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence in St. Elizabeth, which will enhance healthcare services to citizens served by the facility. The items include a standby generator, phlebotomy chair, diagnostic set for eyes and nose, electrocardiograph (ECG) machine, and a refrigerator for storing specimen and vaccines. The centre will...

8 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t Strengthens Social Interventions in Mount Salem

The Government is intensifying social-intervention activities in the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in St. James. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for construction of 1,000 metres of concrete fencing under the Zinc...