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Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eric Deans (right), in discussion with JSEZA Director of Investor Relations and Communications, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

United Nations 2030 SDGs Adopted by JSEZA

The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) has adopted the United Nations (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are being targeted for attainment within 12 years in relation to a wide range of social and economic development issues. These...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (December 18).

Exploitation of Blue Economy Could Contribute to Economic Development – Charles Jr.

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony held at Lawrence Park, St. Ann Bay on Friday, December 14.

$300,000 Provided To Furnish Two Homes Under Indigent Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon Daryl Vaz, emphasises a point while delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Integrated Water, Land and Ecosystems (IWEco) project to restore the hydrological and supporting features of the Negril Great Morass in Westmoreland, at Couples Swept Away on Thursday (November 29).

1.5 Million Used Tyres Being Removed from Riverton Landfill

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing a Town Hall meeting at Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 22.

Dump-Up Beach to Become Emancipation Park of Montego Bay

8 years ago DevelopmentTransport

Chesterfield Drive/Spanish Town Road Bypass to be Put into Service Sunday

Come this Sunday, December 2 the National Works Agency (NWA) will be putting the new Chesterfield Drive extension road into service. The new roadway which will serve as a bypass to a section of Spanish Town Road will be officially opened to traffic at 4 p.m. The extended road runs from the end of Chesterfield Drive, the access road to...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), and Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left), listen as Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat in the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel, provides an update on the National Development Plan’s implementation during the Institute’s quarterly media briefing at the agency’s New Kingston head office on Wednesday (November 21).

8 years ago DevelopmentVision 2030

Vision 2030 Secretariat Completes Work on Fourth MTF

The Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat has completed work to develop the fourth Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework (MTF), which underpins implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan. Programme Director for the Secretariat, which is based in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Elizabeth Emanuel, says the document, which covers 2018 to 2021, has been reviewed by a wide range...

Programme Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Richard Kelly (foreground), makes a point, while addressing the Scientific Research Council

8 years ago DevelopmentVision 2030

Jamaica Hailed for Strides in Attaining Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is hailing the strides made by the Government towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, by extension, the National Development Plan, Vision 2030. UNDP Programme Specialist, Richard Kelly, cited steps taken to reduce poverty levels as well as unemployment. “Our poverty rate in Jamaica is (trending) downward. There are still issues in rural...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

8 years ago Development

Market to be Built in Negril

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says plans are underway to construct a market in the resort town of Negril. Mr. McKenzie said he visited the proposed project site and has seen the designs, adding that “I was told by the technical team that the cost will be somewhere between $60 and $75 million for the construction”....

Project Manager for the Vernamfield Development project, Col. Oscar Derby (left), is warmly greeted by President of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew, Barrington Miller (centre), when he arrived at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston on Thursday (November 15) for a meeting of the service club. Col. Derby was the guest speaker at the event. Also pictured is the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew’s Distinguished President, Winston Clarke.

8 years ago DevelopmentTransport

Reactivation of Aviation Activities at Vernamfield by MID-2019

Reactivation of aviation activities at Vernamfield in Clarendon is expected to begin by the middle of 2019. This is to be done under phase one of the US$2.5-billion Vernamfield Development project, dubbed ‘Aerotropolis Jamaica’, which is now under way. Project Manager for the Vernamfield Development Project, Col. Oscar Derby, said it is anticipated that “we’ll be flying out of this...

8 years ago Development

JAMPRO Targets Top-10 Ranking For Jamaica in Doing Business Report

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is on a mission to get Jamaica to top-10 ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report (DBR). The agency’s President, Diane Edwards, said that plans are in place for a ‘Getting to Top 10 DBR’ initiative, which is designed to identify and implement impactful reforms for Jamaica. “If we reach that goal … it...

8 years ago CommunityDevelopment

Candlelight Vigil for Children Nov. 19 at Emancipation Park

The Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA) will stage its 12th Candlelight Vigil and Concert on Monday, November 19, at Emancipation Park from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This year’s vigil is being staged under the theme ‘Every Child Deserves Protection’, in commemoration of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse. Speaking with JIS News, Public Relations and...