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Policymakers Benefit From Expertise in Addressing Climate Change

Local policymakers are benefiting from the expertise of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to better understand the risks and implications of the weather-related phenomenon in order to more effectively mitigate its effects. Set up in 1988 by the...
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre); President, North Star Development Jamaica limited, Mark Tippett (left), and Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald, open the valve for the Mona well on December 15.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre); President, North Star Development Jamaica limited, Mark Tippett (left), and Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald, open the valve for the Mona well on December 15.

University of the West Indies Commissions Well
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right); and State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), listen as Head of Manufacturing, Tortuga International Holdings’ rum cake factory – Tortuga House - Florence Reid (left), explains the cooling process involved in the production of rum cakes at Tortuga International Holdings’ newly commissioned plant. Also pictured is factory worker, Rayon Richards. Occasion was a tour of the new US$3.5-million bakery, located at Retirement Crescent in Kingston, following its official opening on December 14.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right); and State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), listen as Head of Manufacturing, Tortuga International Holdings’ rum cake factory – Tortuga House - Florence Reid (left), explains the cooling process involved in the production of rum cakes at Tortuga International Holdings’ newly commissioned plant. Also pictured is factory worker, Rayon Richards. Occasion was a tour of the new US$3.5-million bakery, located at Retirement Crescent in Kingston, following its official opening on December 14.

Tortuga International Lauded for Opening US$3.5-Million Bakery
Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.
Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.

Private Sector Willing to Recruit Persons with Hearing Impairments
Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin, following a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on August 17, to provide an update on the work of the EGC.
Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin, following a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on August 17, to provide an update on the work of the EGC.

Economic Growth Council to Provide Quarterly Updates

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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Government’s Commitment to Economic Growth Gets IMF’s Executive Board Approval of Stand By Arrangement

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a three-year US$1.64 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Jamaica, as a signal of its continued support of the Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ) economic programme and the strengthening of the country’s macroeconomic framework. The Stand-By Arrangement will replace the existing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) which was scheduled to end in March...
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Acting Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) in the Ministry of the Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabour

Job Seekers Benefit from Electronic Labour Exchange

With an increasing demand for jobs in Jamaica, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) system has been matching prospective employees to jobs. Since its inception in 2002, more than 14,000 persons have registered with the system, including almost 900 employers. Labour Component Coordinator, ELE, Lyndon Ford, tells JIS News that the Ministry has...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a press conference about the progress of the Economic Growth Council (EGC) at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, August 17.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Economic Growth Council to Prepare and Submit Report

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has indicated that the Economic Growth Council (EGC) is to prepare and submit a report with proposals of various growth initiatives for the Government to undertake. This report will follow a series of consultations already carried out by the EGC with over 50 stakeholders from Government, the private sector, the Opposition, international partners,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), having a light exchange with World Bank Country Director, Ms. Sophie Sirtaine, ahead of a seminar at Jamaica House on July 12 with international experts and policymakers to discuss best practices and strategies for economic growth and debt management. The seminar is sponsored by the World Bank.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Hosts Seminar on Economic Growth and Debt Management

The Government is today (July 12) hosting a high-level seminar with international experts and policymakers to discuss best practices for economic growth and debt management. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at the opening session at Jamaica House, said he is looking forward to learning from the examples, anecdotes and the sharing of experiences from the guests. He said...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) luncheon held in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime Minister

One-Stop Shop in Economic Growth Ministry

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Ministry will be making it a lot easier for persons to do business by creating a “one-stop shop” to cut bureaucracy. Addressing the recent 55th anniversary luncheon of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Mr. Vaz said the...
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