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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., pilots the Patents and Designs Bill in the the Senate on January 23.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., pilots the Patents and Designs Bill in the the Senate on January 23.

Senate Passes Modern Patents and Designs Bill

The Patents and Designs Bill, which is aimed at modernising Jamaica’s intellectual property regime, was passed in the Senate on Wednesday (January 23). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking during a panel discussion at the Caribbean Infrastructure Conference (CARIF). The event was held at AC Hotel by Marriott on Tuesday (January 21). The other participants (from left) are: Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure for the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew; and Regional Head of KPMG
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking during a panel discussion at the Caribbean Infrastructure Conference (CARIF). The event was held at AC Hotel by Marriott on Tuesday (January 21). The other participants (from left) are: Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure for the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew; and Regional Head of KPMG's Global Infrastructure Business for the Americas and India, Stephen Beatty.

Jamaica Poised For Sustainable Growth – PM Holness
Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (centre), highlights figures in the October 2019 Labour Force Survey to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Karim Youssef (right), during STATIN’s quarterly briefing at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Looking on is STATIN’s Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair.
Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (centre), highlights figures in the October 2019 Labour Force Survey to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Karim Youssef (right), during STATIN’s quarterly briefing at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Looking on is STATIN’s Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair.

‘Clerks’ Occupation Group Accounted For The Largest Increase In Employment
Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), addresses the agency’s quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Others (from 2nd left) are: STATIN’s Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Unit Head/Senior Statistician, Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers.
Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), addresses the agency’s quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Others (from 2nd left) are: STATIN’s Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Unit Head/Senior Statistician, Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers.

STATIN Reports 6.2 Per Cent 2019 Calendar Year Inflation
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses heads of agencies with responsibility for the water, housing and infrastructure portfolios of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, during a meeting at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (January 8).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses heads of agencies with responsibility for the water, housing and infrastructure portfolios of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, during a meeting at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (January 8).

Prime Minister Holness Urges Agency Heads To Pursue Growth-Inducing Projects

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Senior Demographer at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), André Richards speaking at the institute’s ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ public consultation at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday (December 5).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

PIOJ Says Planning Key As Jamaica Prepares For Ageing Population

Social Protection Analyst at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Camille Graham, is underscoring the need for greater planning at the national and individual levels to deal with the implications of an increasing ageing population. “You need to consider the future and it has to take place from the individual, to the broader society and at the policy level. That...
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Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), turns on the tap to commission into service the Golden Hill Water Supply System in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 20). Sharing the moment (from left) are resident, Ainsworth Kelly; Member of Parliament of West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Managing Director, Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson; and resident, Myrtle Brown.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Golden Hill Gets Water Supply System

More than 1,000 residents of several communities in West Rural St. Andrew now have more reliable access to potable water following the installation of a supply system in Golden Hill. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. officially commissioned the system into service on Wednesday (November 20). The $13-million project, undertaken...
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Economic Growth Council (EGC) Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, speaks at the EGC’s briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (November 20).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTechnology

Senator Hill Says Digital Society Key To Improving Services

Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Senator Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica’s transformation to a fully digital society is key to improving services delivered by the public and private sectors. Speaking at the EGC’s quarterly briefing at Jamaica House on November 20, Senator Hill said this would also serve to further enhance the level of economic growth recorded by...
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The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationLocal Government

Golden Hill, Two West Rural St. Andrew Schools benefit from Water Systems

The community of Golden Hill and two primary schools from West Rural St Andrew are the latest to benefit from the installation of water systems by the Rural Water Supply Limited to increase storage capacity in communities and schools across the island. The schools, Essex Hall Primary School and the Lawrence Tavern Primary Schools had their newly installed rainwater harvesting...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right) breaks ground for construction of FosRich Company Limited’s warehouse facility and distribution centre at 76 Molynes Road in Kingston on Tuesday (November 19). Also breaking ground (from left) are FosRich Shareholder Representative, Matthew Williams; Chief Executive Officer, FosRich, Cecil Foster; Board Chairman, FosRich, Marion Foster; Trustee, GK Pension Scheme, Terry-Ann Graver; and Managing Director, GW Architects, Garfield Wood.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Changes To Pension Regulations Facilities Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Investment

Changes made to pension regulations by the Government have paved the way for multimillion-dollar real estate investment by GraceKennedy (GK) Pension Scheme in partnership with FosRich Company Limited. Ground was broken for the project at FosRich’s headquarters at 76 Molynes Road, Kingston on Tuesday (November 19), which followed the signing of contracts by principals of the entities on November 5....
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