Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green says he is working to settle the payment of incentives owed to staff at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). Following a meeting with the management team at the Agency, Mr. Green said a plan for the payment was presented. “I want to assure the workers that from...

Members of the Senate today (January 21) approved the Pensions (Jamaica Constabulary Force) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2021. The Bill seeks to validate the approval granted by the Governor-General for early retirement for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) during the period February 13, 2019 to August 13, 2019. It also covers actions taken by all persons who facilitated...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, says the Government is advancing on plans to upskill Jamaican labourers needed for work on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. Mr. Warmington said the project is expected to begin this year and included in the provisions is a 90 per...

Jamaica generated calendar year export earnings of US$1.15 billion between January and September 2021. This out-turn represents a 26.3 per cent increase over the US$910.7 million recorded for the corresponding period in 2020. Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, says the increase was mainly driven by higher exports of ‘Minerals Fuels’, which climbed by 96.8 per cent....

The Naval Dockyard at Port Royal is scheduled to receive at least 10 cruise-ship calls between January and March 2022. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Assistant Vice President, Marketing Communications at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Kimberley Stiff, said that in preparation for the visits, the PAJ is working towards having as many persons as possible within the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the US$60-million investment by Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) in logistics and port infrastructural development as a signal of confidence in the economy. He said that the stable economic and political climate, coupled with sound management of the country’s debt, is influencing significant investments across various sectors. “There is a sense that...

Today, the Jamaican Economy Panel (JEP) publishes the seventh round of its discussions focusing, this month, on the high rate of emigration from Jamaica and the possible consequences for the loss in highly-skilled Jamaican workers. According to the Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica (ESSJ) 2019, published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), net population growth decreased from around...