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Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during STATIN’s quarterly media briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (October 17).

2.6 Per Cent Increase In Employed Persons As Of July

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the number of employed Jamaicans was 1,254,100 as at July 2019, representing a 2.6 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. According to the Labour Force Survey for July,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, second row), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the Chesterfield Bridge in St. Mary during a ceremony on Wednesday (October 16). Also pictured (from left, second row) are: Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington; Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. Norman Dunn, while in the third row (from second left) are: Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Infrastructure Projects To Boost Economic Opportunities In Northeast Parishes

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), speaking during today's (October 17) quarterly press briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Listening are: STATIN's Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson, and Senior Statistician, Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers.

STATIN Reports 1.3 Per Cent Growth For April To June Quarter

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).

Rent Assessment Board Commended

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing the installation ceremony for the 2019/20 Mico University College Guild of Students executive on Thursday (October 10). The ceremony was held at The Mico’s Marescaux Road campus in Kingston.

Senator Charles Jr. Urges Mico Administration to Work With Student Guild

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), is delighted to commission a $9-million rainwater harvesting system at the Rock Hall All-Age School in West Rural St. Andrew on October 1. Sharing the moment (from second left) are Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Latoya Johnson; Chairman of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Councillor Homer Davis, who is also Mayor of Montego Bay; Managing Director of the RWSL, Audley Thompson; Board member of the agency, Councillor Winston Maragh, who is also Mayor of May Pen; and Principal of the school, Paula Plummer. In the background is Member of Parliament for the area, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

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Minister Says Significant Investments Being Made In Water Sector

The Government is making significant investments to achieve a sustainable water sector, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The Minister, who was commissioning a $9-million rainwater harvesting system at the Rock Hall Primary School in West Rural St. Andrew on October 1, said the budget for the...

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Group General Manager, Therese Turner Jones (right), shares a moment with Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Hon. Winston Jordan (left); and Principal Director for the Debt Management Branch in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Dian Black, during the Inaugural Caribbean Debt Summit at Secret Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (October 1).

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IDB Exploring Measures To Improve Regional Debt Management

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Group General Manager, Therese Turner Jones, says the IDB is exploring measures through which regional territories with which it has funding agreements can be assisted to improve debt management. Speaking at the official opening of the Inaugural Caribbean Debt Summit at Secret Resorts in Montego Bay, on Tuesday (October 1), Mrs. Turner Jones...

The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (Tuesday, October 1) commissioned a Rainwater Harvesting System at the Rock Hall All-Age School in St. Andrew.

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Rural Water Supply Limited ends ‘Bucket Patrol’ at Rock Hall All-Age School

The “Bucket Patrol” has ended at the Rock Hall All-Age School in Red Hills, St Andrew following the commissioning of a Rainwater Harvesting System on the grounds of the institution yesterday (Tuesday, October 1). The system was installed by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of approximately $9 million. The project saw the installation of water harvesting gutters,...

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.

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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 its functions integrated into the new eLandjamaica platform. “It really is an integration of iMapjamaica and eLandjamaica into one portal,”...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett

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Apartment Developers Must Provide Adequate Water Storage

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, is imploring developers to ensure that adequate water-storage facilities are in place for residents of apartment complexes. He told JIS News that under new measures put in place by the agency, in collaboration with the municipal corporations, developers will be required to ensure that residents have access to ample water supply...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, addresses a JIS Think Tank

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Jamaicans Urged To Make Water Conservation A Daily Habit

National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, is urging citizens to practise water conservation as part of their daily habit. “The concept of water conservation is normally taken more seriously during the dry period, but it should be an everyday conversation and practice,” he said in a recent JIS News interview. “Water is the core of sustainable development. so we...

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.

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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., says the Government is committed to developing a diversified and resilient water system, to serve all National Water Commission (NWC) clients. “We are working to implement the measures to give as much relief as possible and our long-term goal is to develop...