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Mayor of Montego Bay, Homer Davis, delivers a speech on behalf of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at a World Water Day event at the Iberostar Hotel, St. James, on March 23.

Gov’t to Improve Waste-Water Resources

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government will be expanding and improving waste-water resources in the new financial year. The objective, he said, is to safeguard water sources,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), speaking at the launch of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&M) Project, one of five projects falling under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in Jamaica. The launch was held in Frankfield, Clarendon, on March 23. Others (from left) are His Worship the Mayor of May Pen, Winston Maragh; Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Claire Bernard, and Project Manager, Anaitee Mills.

$2 Billion Allocated for Climate-Resilience Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz ( 2nd left), examines a bag of castor beans being shown to him by Project Director of the Jamaica Baptist Union’s (JBU) Grow Castor Bean Project, Dr. Judith Johnston (2nd right). Occasion was the official launch of the initiative at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 22. Others looking on (from left): are Chief of Operations at the Jamaica National Bank, Janice Robinson Longmore; and JBU General Secretary, Karl Johnson.

Minister Vaz Commits Land for Baptist Union Castor Oil Project

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

Aggressive Reforestation Programme to be Undertaken

Acting Account Manager, Sutherland Global Services, Curtley-Ann Palmer.

BPO Employees and Owners Support Govt’s Job-Creation Thrust

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, during Friday’s (March 10) $738.7-million (US$5.75-million) loan agreement signing ceremony for the IDB-funded water adaptation project, at the Jamaica National (JN) Financial Centre in New Kingston. The project is being spearheaded by the JN Group. At left is Group General Manager, Earl Jarrett.

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Government Endorses Water Adaptation Project by JN Group

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 (left), converses with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Sylvain Fabi, on the opening day of the Development Bank of Jamaica

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

More Public-Private Partnership Projects over Next Three Years – Dr. Chang

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...

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

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 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 (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.

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Vaz Hails Environmentally Friendly Housing Development

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,...

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).

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

1.3 Per Cent Growth for October to December

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....

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.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$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 commissioning of the Warsop/John Daggy water supply system in the parish on Friday, February 10. Dr. Chang said the project...

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.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

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, is proposing a review of the operations of State institutions that provide social services. This, he said, is to determine whether they are effectively and efficiently performing the functions for which they were established, and to make changes where necessary. The Minister was speaking...