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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at Monday’s (April 27) COVID-19 digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at Monday’s (April 27) COVID-19 digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Restoration Of Jobs Lost High On Agenda Of Economic Recovery Task Force

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the newly established COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force will be working assiduously to ensure the restoration of jobs lost as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
Acting Chief Technical Director in the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie
Acting Chief Technical Director in the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie

Update Of National Climate Change Policy Framework In Progress
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left); and Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (second left), are presented with the keys to a bus by President, Guardian Group, Eric Hosin (fourth left), during a handover ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (March 30). The bus is a donation from Guardian Life Limited for the transportation of healthcare workers. Also pictured (from left) are Regional Director, SERHA, Maureen Golding; Executive Director, Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas; and President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left); and Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (second left), are presented with the keys to a bus by President, Guardian Group, Eric Hosin (fourth left), during a handover ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (March 30). The bus is a donation from Guardian Life Limited for the transportation of healthcare workers. Also pictured (from left) are Regional Director, SERHA, Maureen Golding; Executive Director, Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas; and President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz At Handover Of Buses
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, speaking at the Digital Town Hall for workers and small businesses hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 26).
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, speaking at the Digital Town Hall for workers and small businesses hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 26).

PSOJ President Commends Govt’s Fiscal Response To COVID-19
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Keith Duncan, speaking at the Digital Town Hall for workers and small businesses hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 26).
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Keith Duncan, speaking at the Digital Town Hall for workers and small businesses hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 26).

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CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Inspection Of All BPO Facilities To Be Completed By May 4

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the inspection of all business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities in the island is to be completed by May 4. Speaking at a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre on April 27, the Minister emphasised that whatever is needed...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentParliament

Debate Begins On Bill To Reform Land-Titling System

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21) began debate on the Registration of Titles (Amendment) Act, 2020, which is aimed at reforming Jamaica’s land-titling system. In his opening remarks, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the reform is necessary due to the large number of persons occupying land whose...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point as he closes the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 24). At right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHealth & WellnessParliamentTourism

$2 Billion Grant For Tourism, Small Business Operators

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has announced the provision of approximately $2 billion in grant assistance for tourism and small businesses impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica. The funds are being made available under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. Outlining the details of the support, while...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

DBJ To Launch MSME Growth Project

The Development Bank of Jamaica will be undertaking a five-year project aimed at facilitating sustainable and robust growth among micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups. The initiative, dubbed ‘Boosting Innovation in Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE)’ will be launched during the new financial year. As stated in the 2020/21 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Jamaica Special Economic Zones Authority (JSEZA), Dr. Eric Deans (right), greets JSEZA’s Senior Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Chantal Bennett, following a recent sensitisation session hosted by the agency at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. Sharing the moment is JSEZA Director for Regulations, Policy, Enforcement and Monitoring, Ainsley Brown.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

Special Economic Zones Poised For Additional Multimillion-Dollar Foreign Investments

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Jamaica Special Economic Zones Authority (JSEZA), Dr. Eric Deans, says the country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are poised to benefit from additional multimillion-dollar foreign investments that will serve to further boost the economy. Noting that Jamaica’s investment climate is “very attractive right now”, he cited significant interest from the United States (US), United Kingdom...
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Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addressing journalists during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. Others (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Peisha Bryan.
DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

PIOJ Reports Gains Under Vision 2030

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting gains under the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, made the disclosure while reporting on the 2018 targets during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly briefing at the Institute’s head office in New Kingston. Vision 2030 Jamaica aims to reposition the island to achieve developed country...
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Senior Director of Business Partner and Support Services at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Licia Grant, adresses a sensitisation session for SEZ developers and operators in western Jamaica at the S Hotel in Montego Bay St. James on February 21.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

JSEZA Implementing Innovative Strategies

Senior Director of Business Partner and Support Services at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Licia Grant, says the Authority continues to implement innovative strategies in order to ensure that companies within the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) can remain competitive and operate more efficiently. “One of the first things that we have in mind is to have our physical...
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