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The National Land Agency Team ( from left) Business Services Manager, Olecia Powell; Acting Director of Information and Communications Technology, Ian-Keith Goldson; Acting Senior Director of Business Services, Nicole Hayles; and Information Services Manager, Kenroy Scarlett.
The National Land Agency Team ( from left) Business Services Manager, Olecia Powell; Acting Director of Information and Communications Technology, Ian-Keith Goldson; Acting Senior Director of Business Services, Nicole Hayles; and Information Services Manager, Kenroy Scarlett.

NLA To Merge iMapjamaica App into eLandjamaica October 1

The National Land Agency (NLA) is advising the public that its iMapjamaica application will no longer be available to users come October 1. iMapjamaica, which is a spatial application used to locate parcels of land across the island, will have...
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett

Apartment Developers Must Provide Adequate Water Storage
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, addresses a JIS Think Tank
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, addresses a JIS Think Tank

Jamaicans Urged To Make Water Conservation A Daily Habit
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right) hands over 1,000-gallon water tank to Executive Director, Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), in Kingston, Tashi Widmer (third left), today (September 24). Sharing the moment (from left) are Principal and Campus Manager, CCCD, Earl Daley; Employee Development Officer, CCCD, Marcia Anderson; and Vice President of Divisional Operations (Eastern), National Water Commission (NWC), Michael Dunn.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right) hands over 1,000-gallon water tank to Executive Director, Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), in Kingston, Tashi Widmer (third left), today (September 24). Sharing the moment (from left) are Principal and Campus Manager, CCCD, Earl Daley; Employee Development Officer, CCCD, Marcia Anderson; and Vice President of Divisional Operations (Eastern), National Water Commission (NWC), Michael Dunn.

Government Committed To Developing Water System To Serve All Jamaicans
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), speaking at a press conference at the Ministry
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), speaking at a press conference at the Ministry's New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 24). Seated beside him are: National Water Commission (NWC), President, Mark Barnett (centre) and Managing Director, Water Resources Authority, Peter Clarke.

NWC Customers To Benefit From Debt Write-Off

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(FILE) Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, addresses the Sixth IMF High Level Caribbean Forum held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 16, 2017).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Former IMF Boss Praises Jamaica

Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has praised Jamaica for the “remarkable” accomplishments under its financial arrangements with the Fund, which have now concluded. “Through two programmes, two different administrations with very strong commitment, you have managed to actually create jobs, to reduce the unemployment level to the lowest ever, you’ve reduced debt by 50...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 12).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Minister Calls On Citizens To Ensure They Accept Water From Reputable Sources

Minister with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging citizens to ensure that they are accepting water from reputable sources for domestic use, particularly trucked water. “We are alerting our citizens to ensure that they use treated water which is safe for consumption, because there are reports of persons doing (water) trucking from...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 12).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Gov’t Looking To Diversify Water Sources

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is actively exploring strategies to diversify the country’s water sources in order to ensure sustainability in supply over the long-term. Portfolio Minster, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said that the country’s reliance on rainfall as the primary source of water “makes us extremely vulnerable”. “To properly address the water issue, we...
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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Valerie Veira, addresses recent JIS Think Tank on the 2019 Employee Engagement Conference.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

MSME Sector to Be Fully Represented at Employee Engagement Conference

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector will be fully represented at the 2019 Employee Engagement Conference from October 16 to 17. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, said that the services and products offered by MSMEs will be...
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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Senior Project Officer, Data Analysis, Ricardo Edwards, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

Increasing Employee Engagement Crucial – JBDC

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Senior Project Officer for Data Analysis, Ricardo Edwards, says that increasing employee engagement is crucial in driving higher levels of productivity in organisations. He noted that Jamaica has one of the lowest levels of labour productivity in the region, and JBDC surveys indicate that one in four employees is disengaged. “There is strong statistical correlation...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) using a leak detector during a tour of Rockfort, St. Andrew on Friday (Sept. 6), to observe operations under the Kingston and St. Andrew Non-Revenue Water Reduction Programme. Observing (from left) are: President, National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett; Leak Detection Technician, NWC, Marlon Martin; Country Manager, Miya Jamaica, Alvaro Ramalho; and Vice President, NWC, Michael Dunn. ​
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Reduction in Non-Revenue Water Loss

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, is reporting positive gains under the Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Programme. He said that the initiative is working “according to plan” and has contributed to a fall in non-revenue water consumption in the Corporate Area from approximately...
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