The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is conducting a Listing of Dwellings Exercise, which is aimed at updating the count of dwellings in Jamaica between censuses. The exercise provides the sampling frame for the selection of households to be included in the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions, the Labour Force Survey, among others. Acting Director of the Research, Design and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says his Ministry is in the process of updating the Climate Change Policy Framework. He was speaking at a Public Forum, titled, ‘Adapting to Climate Resilience’, which was held at the Rio Nuevo Village in St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29). The Minister said the...

Cabinet has approved the fourth Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework (MTF), which underpins implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. This was disclosed by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the agency’s recent quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Vision 2030 Jamaica seeks to reposition...

Real estate renting and business activities, and hotels and restaurants were among the sectors recording the highest increases in employment among the 1,232,700 persons holding jobs as at January 2019. This was disclosed by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, who also indicated that the unemployment rate fell by 1.6 percentage points to eight per cent,...

Approximately 160,000 additional jobs are expected to be created during the production stage of a newly patented nutraceutical being championed by the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST). The product, Zon Teasan, which was a plant researched through collaboration with the NCST, Northern Caribbean University and a number of other international tertiary institutions, will be launched on June 24...

The Nathan Ebanks Foundation (NEF) will stage its third Family Expo and Special Resource Fair on Saturday, May 25 on the grounds of Hope Gardens in St. Andrew from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Speaking with JIS News during an interview recently, President and Founder of the NEF, Christine Staple-Ebanks, said the event provides a unique platform for families and...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 1.5 per cent during the January to March 2019 quarter, with projections for up to two per cent growth for April to June. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said that the first-quarter calendar year resulted from an estimated 1.8 per cent increase in the goods...