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STATIN to Conduct Household Expenditure Survey

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be conducting a household expenditure survey (HES) from February 6, 2017 to February 2018 to obtain information on the goods and services purchased by private households. This is being done in order to...
Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office of the Caribbean, Alison Drayton (second left), greets former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (right), following the opening ceremony for a Population Planning for Development in Jamaica conference, on January 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Others (from left) are: Senior Fellow in the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard; Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy; and University Director, SALISES, Professor Patrick Watson. The three-day conference is being staged under the theme: ‘Theory, Practice and Policy for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agendas’.
Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office of the Caribbean, Alison Drayton (second left), greets former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (right), following the opening ceremony for a Population Planning for Development in Jamaica conference, on January 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Others (from left) are: Senior Fellow in the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard; Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy; and University Director, SALISES, Professor Patrick Watson. The three-day conference is being staged under the theme: ‘Theory, Practice and Policy for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agendas’.

STATIN Hosts Three-Day Population Conference
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), looks through a document during the opening ceremony for a five-day training workshop for the Climate Change Focal Point Network at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on January 23. Others (from left) are: Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Consultant, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), Albert Eberhardt.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), looks through a document during the opening ceremony for a five-day training workshop for the Climate Change Focal Point Network at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on January 23. Others (from left) are: Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Consultant, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), Albert Eberhardt.

Addressing Climate Change a Priority – Minister Vaz
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), shares a moment with, from 2nd left, Dean of the Consular Corps in Jamaica, Michael Subratie; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, wife, the Most Hon. Carla Seaga, and daughter, Gabrielle Seaga, during a banquet held on January 13 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston where Mr. Seaga was presented with the inaugural Consular Corps of Jamaica Global Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to national development.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), shares a moment with, from 2nd left, Dean of the Consular Corps in Jamaica, Michael Subratie; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, wife, the Most Hon. Carla Seaga, and daughter, Gabrielle Seaga, during a banquet held on January 13 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston where Mr. Seaga was presented with the inaugural Consular Corps of Jamaica Global Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to national development.

Former Prime Minister Receives Global Achievement Award
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), outlines plans to improve traffic management in Montego Bay, during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s western offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 11). He is flanked by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; and Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), outlines plans to improve traffic management in Montego Bay, during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s western offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 11). He is flanked by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; and Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

Gov’t to Improve Traffic Flow in Montego Bay

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Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Three-day Population Conference Gets Underway Wednesday

Students, public sector workers and various professionals are to benefit from the staging of the Population Planning for Development in Jamaica conference from January 25 to 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. The three-day event will focus on human population issues in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Targeted are students from tertiary-level institutions; sixth-form students particularly those...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Population Issues to be Discussed at Conference January 25-27

Human population issues in Jamaica will be the focus of the Population Planning for Development in Jamaica Conference slated for January 25 to 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston. Themed: ‘Theory, Practice and Policy for the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda’, the event will open at 9:00 a.m., with keynote speaker being former Prime Minister of Jamaica,...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

National Policy on Poverty – Green Paper

The National Policy on Poverty and National Poverty Reduction Programme together constitute a responsive instrument of the Government of Jamaica to the need to institute a systematic and accountable framework to implement, coordinate, and monitor measures to address poverty and vulnerability. These represent a move to providing a focal point for coordinating poverty programmes and to address the void existing...
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President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 13. (FILE)
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTourism

Health Tourism Poised for Expansion

Health tourism is poised for expansion as the Government takes steps to engage the diaspora as the first market in the sector. President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, said the country is developing a competitive advantage over other Caribbean countries, as focus is placed on diagnostic and dental services. “We see opportunity for the health tourism industry taking...
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Employees at one of several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entities operating out of the Montego Bay Free Zone. (File photo)
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

BPO Providing Opportunities for Financial and Legal Professionals

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, said the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is providing opportunities for financial and legal professionals. Speaking in a recent interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme Issues & Answers, Ms. Edwards noted that overseas companies are outsourcing work to Jamaicans in areas such as credit collections and back-office finance operations....
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Hurricane Victims of Caribbean Terrace To Benefit from Housing Development

Twenty residents of Caribbean Terrace in East Rural St. Andrew, whose homes were destroyed by the passage of hurricanes Ivan in 2004 and Dean in 2007, are to benefit from the construction of housing units in Harbour View. They will receive houses from the 96 units which are being constructed by West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON) in Harbour View,...
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