The Government is working to ensure that the island’s forest reserves are increased and preserved through an “aggressive” reforestation programme. Specific focus will be placed on closed broadleaf forests which have been diminishing over the years. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during a stakeholder consultation on...

When Curtley-Ann Palmer joined the staff of Sutherland Global Services as a customer service representative in 2014, she had no idea that four years later she would become one of the entity’s top-performing managers. She tells JIS News that she worked hard and took advantage of all the training programmes, even completing an undergraduate degree at the Mona Campus of...

The Government has endorsed a $738.7-million (US$5.75-million) water adaptation project being initiated by the Jamaica National (JN) Group, with loan funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The initiative will facilitate on-lending of the funds, through JN Bank, to real estate developers to finance housing projects incorporating water-efficiency technologies that yield conservation, particularly within households, through the utilisation of...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Government will be making greater use of public-private partnerships (PPP) over the next three years as it looks to significantly add to the country’s stock of infrastructure. He said the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be working with government agencies to...

The Government is finalising a Protected Areas Policy and overarching legislation for the management of protected areas as it ramps up efforts to preserve the country’s natural resources. This is being undertaken by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, in partnership with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The disclosure was made by Minister without Portfolio in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has hailed AVS Builders Limited, for its environmentally-friendly design of 20 South, a real-estate development being constructed on South Avenue in St. Andrew. Addressing the launch of the housing project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Thursday (February 23), Mr. Vaz said the multi-family,...

The Jamaican economy remained on the growth path, expanding by 1.3 per cent during the October to December 2016 quarter, comparative to the same period of 2015. Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, made the disclosure while addressing the quarterly press briefing held yesterday (February 22), at the agency’s Oxford Road offices in St....