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Urban Development Corporation (UDC) General Manager, Heather Pinnock (left, seated), and President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (right, seated), display copies of the signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the entities that will facilitate their collaboration on programmes and initiatives, aimed at leveraging the UDC’s assets and engagements to generate local and international investments, and create business development opportunities in Jamaica. The signing took place at JAMPRO’s Corporate Office in New Kingston, on Wednesday (June 17). Also attending were (from left) UDC Deputy General Manager, Finance, Treasury and Investment, Omar Gray; Deputy General Manager, Subsidiary Management, UDC, Lisa Golding; and JAMPRO Vice Presidents for Marketing, Gabriel Heron, and Sales and Promotions, Norman Naar.

JAMPRO And UDC Sign MOU To Push Investments

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) have partnered to pursue potential local and international investment interests in UDC-owned and operated properties, and engagements spearheaded by the agency. The UDC’s General Manager, Heather Pinnock, and JAMPRO’s President,...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards.

JAMPRO Woos Logistics Investors

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson. (FILE Photo)

Jamaicans Urged To Brace For Higher Temperatures

Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC) at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Barbara Carby, speaks at a virtual town hall meeting, held by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on May 28.

Long-Term Planning Necessary To Deal With Major Disasters

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

Collective Utilisation Of Resources Needed To Overcome COVID-19 – PIOJ

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson. (FILE)

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Met Service Prepared For Above Normal Hurricane Season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is reporting that it is ready to monitor and inform the country on weather systems that may develop in what is anticipated to be an above average Atlantic Hurricane Season. Director of the Met Service, Evan Thompson, said that the office is following the forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

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

6 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

January To March Quarter Impacted By COVID-19 And JISCO Closure

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy contracted by an estimated 1.7 per cent for the January to March 2020 quarter, relative to the corresponding period last year. The Institute says that the March 2020 quarter out-turn largely reflected implementation of measures to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which commenced in mid-March; and lower capacity utilisation...

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

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Country’s Biodiversity

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is calling on Jamaicans to protect the country’s biodiversity, in order to build long-term environmental sustainability. “For us here in Jamaica and other small island developing states, effective action may be as simple as planting a tree, recycling our waste, conserving our water, properly disposing...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (right), responds to questions from journalists during Wednesday’s (May 20) digital quarterly press conference at the BOJ. Listening is Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson.

6 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Gradual Recovery In Economic Activity To Improve Current Account Deficit

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the anticipated gradual recovery of economic activity from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is expected to result in improvements in the current account deficit of the balance of payments (BOP). He was speaking at the Central Bank’s digital quarterly press conference held on Wednesday (May 20). Mr. Byles noted that due...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, on May 18.

6 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustry

BPO Task Force Approves New Protocols For Sector

The business process outsourcing (BPO) task force has approved new protocols for the operations of the BPO sector. The new protocols, which were developed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness officials, will ensure that all operators in the BPO sector implement preventative measures in their operations and give the regulatory bodies an opportunity to thoroughly inspect their operations as...

Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Week Of Activities To Mark International Day For Biological Diversity

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is spearheading the week-long commemoration of International Day for Biological Diversity from May 18 to 22 under the theme, ‘Our Solutions are in Nature’. A series of activities have been organised in partnership with agencies under the Ministry such as the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Forestry Department, while...

Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department, Daniel Dunkley, plants a Caribbean Pine in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon. The Department is offering free timber seedlings to the public for Labour Day, starting on May 18.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabour

Seedlings To Plant On Labour Day

The Forestry Department in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is making its resources readily available to the public, so that persons can ‘Labour at Home’ in keeping with the theme for Labour Day this year. “This is an opportunity for members of the public, because starting Monday (May 18), we are going to be, for a two-week...