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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (November 19) quarterly briefing, held at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (November 19) quarterly briefing, held at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.

Persons of Working Age Now 69.7 % of Population

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says persons falling within the country’s working-age range of 15 to 64 years now stand at 69.7 per cent of the overall population of 2.9 million. He says...
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.
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.

Golden Hill Gets Water Supply System
Economic Growth Council (EGC) Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, speaks at the EGC’s briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (November 20).
Economic Growth Council (EGC) Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, speaks at the EGC’s briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (November 20).

Senator Hill Says Digital Society Key To Improving Services
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STATIN Administering Pretest II of 2021 Census
The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.
The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.

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

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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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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (November 19) quarterly briefing, at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Growth Recorded For July To Sept. Quarter

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 0.3 per cent for the July to September 2019 quarter, relative to the corresponding period last year. Speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly briefing at the Institute’s head office in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 19), Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said this represents the 19th...
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Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Marketing Specialist, Cheryl Neufville-Crooks, addresses a JIS Think Tank at the agency
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Campaign To Change Stereotypes About BPO Sector

The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) has embarked on a global services sector (GSS) awareness campaign aimed at changing misunderstandings and stereotypes surrounding the industry and highlighting the higher-end career opportunities that exist. GSS, more commonly associated with business process outsourcing (BPO), also includes operations in areas such as information technology-enabled services (ITES), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), and...
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Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Marketing Specialist, Cheryl Neufville-Crooks, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, November 18.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

14,000 More Jobs Expected In Local Outsourcing Industry

Jamaica’s Global Services Sector (GSS) is projecting 14,000 additional jobs in the local outsourcing industry by March 2020. Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Marketing Specialist, Cheryl Neufville-Crooks, made the projection while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, November 18. Mrs. Neufville-Crooks, who is tasked...
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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

November 18-23 Is Global Entrepreneurship Week

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a series of activities from November 18-23 to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). The events include: ‘Kumba Mi Yabba’ Jamaica Night on Monday, November 18; ‘Raising Capital’ on Tuesday, November 19; ‘Opportunity Evening’ on Wednesday, November 20; ‘Accelerator Programme Demo Day’ on Thursday, November 21; ‘B.O.S.S MAN meets B.O.S.S LADY’ on...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Senator Charles Emphasizes the Importance of Home Ownership

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans who do not own a home, to take advantage of the opportunities initiated by the Government to make home acquisition easier. Among these, he says, are the reduction in National Housing Trust (NHT) rates and increase in loan capacity,...
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