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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Reviews Long-Term National Development Plan

The Government is reviewing the strategic implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the review is consequent on the impact of the...

JBDC Partners with CIAL Dun & Bradstreet to Assist MSMEs

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while addressing Friday's (November 20) sitting of the Senate.

Common Reporting Standard to Be Introduced Locally to Combat Tax Evasion

Growth In Construction And Agriculture For July To September

Jamaica Business Development Corporation, CEO, Valerie Veira.

JBDC Assists MSMEs to Develop Sustainable Business Models

Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right) addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening is Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

STATIN Improves Access to Data

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is making it easier for Jamaicans to access the data it publishes. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy said that the agency’s publications are no longer for sale and can be accessed by everyone. “We have stopped selling our publications. They are free on the website…in what...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Barracks River bridge in St. Mary on Wednesday (October 21). Others (from left) are Senior Director at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer; State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce and Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; Resident, Jennifer Walsh; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; and other residents of the area.

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$34 Million Barracks River Bridge Opens

The new Barracks River bridge in St. Mary, constructed at a cost of more than $34 million, was officially opened on Wednesday (October 21) by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington. The new structure, which accommodates single-lane traffic, replaces a footbridge, which was destroyed during major flood rains. It will benefit...

Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses the institute’s virtual Quarterly Press briefing on October 21.

5 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

STATIN Cancels Survey of Living Conditions for 2020

The Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will not be conducted this year due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, during the institute’s Quarterly Press Briefing on October 21. “This survey takes a little longer in interaction between our staff and the households...

Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses recent JIS Think Tank.

5 years ago 2022 CensusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Tablets to be Used in 2022 Census

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be using tablets to conduct the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This was disclosed by the Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy, at a recent JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “It’s the first time we will be doing a census using tablets. We will not be using paper....

Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaks during the entity’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (October 21).

5 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

COVID-19 Impacts Number of Employed Persons

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a 10.8 per cent reduction in the number of employed persons as at July 2020, relative to the corresponding period last year. This decline in employment has been largely attributed by labour analysts to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on economic activity in Jamaica, which recorded its first confirmed case...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy.

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

STATIN Board Signs Off on Amendments to Statistics Act

The Board of Directors of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has signed off on amendments to be made to the Statistics Act. This was disclosed by the Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy, at a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on October 13. “We are now in discussion with our parent ministry – the...

Spatial Plan Coordinator at the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Raymond Poyser, addresses the second Jamaica Virtual GIS User Conference on September 24.

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

GIS Users Invited to Test Spatial Planning Information Technology Platform

Local users of geographic information systems (GIS) are being invited to test and provide feedback on the National Spatial Planning Information Technology (NSPIT) Platform, which is in the final stages of completion. The platform will be used for the dissemination of planning information to guide spatial development at the national and local levels. It will be accessible to the general...