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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), shares a joke with Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, during the commissioning of the Warsop/John Daggy water supply system in Trelawny on February 10.

$262.7M Earmarked for Improving Trelawny Water Supply

The Government will be spending $262.7 million to improve water supplied to several communities in Trelawny. This, according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who was speaking at the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), is in light conversation with (from 2nd left): Chair, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus Research Days 2017 Committee, Professor the Most Hon. Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer; former Governor-General, Professor the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall; and UWI Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Archibald McDonald. Occasion was the UWI’s Research Days exposition, held recently on the Mona Campus in St. Andrew.

Dr. Chang Proposes Review of Agencies Providing Social Services

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), presents the symbolic Yellow Helmet to Best Recruit, Most Discipline Recruit and Valedictorian, Jordan Wint (left), at the graduation ceremony for new fire fighters, at the Iona High School in Tower Isle, St. Mary, on February 4. At centre is Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer.

Emergency Medical Service to be Expanded

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte. (FILE)

Attorney General Says Mo-Bay Remains a Hub for Economic Activities

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (right), shares a light moment with Deputy Chair of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and Chair, University Research Days Steering Committee, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer, at a public lecture held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus on February 1.

Take the Profit Out of Crime – Ambassador Clarke

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses yesterday

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Roads to be Repaired in St. Thomas

Some $195 million has been allocated to the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation to facilitate urgent restorative roadworks in St. Thomas. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said this is to repair damage to the road network and associated structures from flood rains...

Chief of Trade and Investment at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Fabrizio Opertti (2nd right), introduces Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative to Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (2nd left), to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tholons Inc., Avinash Vashistha. Looking on at left is President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards. Occasion was the presentation of a preliminary study on opportunities for growth in the services outsourcing sector at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in New Kingston on January 31.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Govt Close to Finalising SEZ Regulations – JAMPRO

The Government is advanced in building out the policy framework for the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, including finalising regulations for the special economic zones (SEZ) in which they will operate. “Right now, the BPO resides on a number of pillars. One of those pillars is the SEZs and we are on the brink of finalising the regulations towards the...

Twenty-two year old Robert Lewis wraps a piece of furniture at Boss Furniture, in Kingston, where he has received permanent employment through a Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project done through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. (FILE)

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

EGC Says Education and Training Must Align with Labour Market Demands

Economic Growth Council (EGC) member, Senator Kavan Gayle, says there is need for a detailed labour market information system that identifies emerging jobs and the attendant skill sets, in order to tailor education and training to meet industry needs. He was speaking during the EGC’s first quarterly meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently. Noting that there...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, responding to questions during a press launch for the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) to be conducted across Jamaica by STATIN from February 2017 to February 2018. The launch was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on January 31. The HES will provide data to be used for the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Household Expenditure Survey Critical – STATIN

Data from a Household Expenditure Survey (HES) to be conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) this year, and which will form the basis of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), will be critical to the development of Government policy to enable economic growth. Director General of STATIN, Carol Coy, said the HES provides data for the CPI, which is...

Chairman of the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), Professor Dale Webber (left), and Christopher Collins of the St. Elizabeth Agricultural Cooperative Society, sign documents for grant funding to undertake a greenhouse project. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Programme Manager, Inter-American Development Bank, Anaitée Mills; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan; and Myrtle Myers Hall from the St. Elizabeth Agricultural Cooperative Society. The group was one of 18 awarded grants totalling $84.92 million to implement climate change adaptation and resilience-building projects, during a ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on January 30. The grants were provided by the EFJ from the Special Climate Change Adaptation Fund on behalf of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (AP&FM PPCR).

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

18 Community Projects Receive $84. 92 Million in Grants

Eighteen community-based organisations and civil society groups have been awarded grants totalling $84.92 million to implement climate change adaptation and resilience-building projects across the island. The grant awards, of up to $5 million each, were provided by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), which is the fund administrator for the Special Climate Change Adaptation Fund (SCCAF). The SCCAF is the...

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (at podium), addresses its quarterly briefing on January 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Seated (from left) are: EGC Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and members, Adam Stewart and Pat Ramsay.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Economic Growth Council Engages Service of Bonds Expert

The Economic Growth Council (EGC) has engaged the service of Israeli Bonds Director, Gideon Sitterman, to assist with the Government’s undertaking to lobby greater Jamaican Diaspora support for the country’s growth agenda. This could be done by investing in special bonds to be developed, targeting Jamaicans overseas, among other initiatives. This was disclosed by EGC Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, during the...

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (left), addresses the EGC’s quarterly briefing at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 26. At right is EGC member, Adam Stewart.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

EGC Endorses Public Sector Transformation

The Economic Growth Council (EGC) has endorsed the Government’s public sector transformation programme. Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, describes it as an undertaking that will serve to enhance growth. He was responding to a question during the EGC’s quarterly briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on January 26. Underscoring the need for greater efficiency in the...