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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Protected Areas Policy and Legislation Being Finalised

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...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with CEO of AVS Builders Limited, Arthur Von Strolley (left); and President and CEO of Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Courtney Campbell (right), during the launch of 20 South, a high-rise real-estate development on South Avenue in St. Andrew, at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel on February 23. Looking on are CEO of VMBS Wealth Management, Devon Barrett (second right, background) and Managing Director, ATL Retail, Danville Walker (right, background). The 20 South development, being done by AVS Builders, will be completed in March 2018.

Vaz Hails Environmentally Friendly Housing Development

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), speaks during the agency’s quarterly press briefing held on Wednesday (February 22), at the agency’s Oxford Road offices in St. Andrew. Others pictured are: Director for Economic Planning and Research at the PIOJ, James Stewart (left), and Programme Director for Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, at the agency, Elizabeth Emanuel (right).

1.3 Per Cent Growth for October to December

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

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.

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Emergency Medical Service to be Expanded

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is to be expanded this month with the opening of a new facility at the Waterford Fire Station, in Portmore, St. Catherine. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at a graduation ceremony for 107 fire fighters, at the Iona High School in...

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte. (FILE)

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

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says Montego Bay remains a hub for economic activities and is one of the fastest developing cities in the region. Speaking at the official launch of the Zierlich International Dialysis Centre at the GWest Medical Complex in Montego Bay, St. James, on February 2, Mrs. Malahoo Forte said that the second city and by...

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.

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Take the Profit Out of Crime – Ambassador Clarke

Deputy Chair of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Ambassador Nigel Clarke, says taking the profit out of crime is one of the most effective ways to address criminal activity in Jamaica. He noted that most crimes are committed by organised criminal networks that are sustained by profit. “The only way to dismantle criminal networks and therefore to dent the incidence...

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

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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.

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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)

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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).

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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...