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Government Senator and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Chairman, Matthew Samuda (right), looks at a tray made from bamboo, being shown to him by Administrative Assistant for Special Projects, BSJ, Lisa Francis. Occasion was a Jamaica Standards Network Meeting on Thursday (April 11), at the BSJ’s offices along Winchester Road in St. Andrew.
Government Senator and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Chairman, Matthew Samuda (right), looks at a tray made from bamboo, being shown to him by Administrative Assistant for Special Projects, BSJ, Lisa Francis. Occasion was a Jamaica Standards Network Meeting on Thursday (April 11), at the BSJ’s offices along Winchester Road in St. Andrew.

$30 Million Spent on Plastic Ban Education Campaign

Government Senator and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Chairman, Matthew Samuda, says that approximately $30 million has been expended to date on the education campaign surrounding the ban on single-use plastic bags and polystyrene foam in Jamaica. The ban, which...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP.

Upgrade of Mandeville Water Supply System
Chairman, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Senator Matthew Samuda (centre), looking on a tray made from bamboo, being shown to him by Administrative Assistant for Special Projects, BSJ, Lisa Francis (left). Observing is Technical Director, Flexpak Limited, Nigel Hoyow. Occasion was a Jamaica Standards Network Meeting on Thursday (April 11), at the BSJ
Chairman, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Senator Matthew Samuda (centre), looking on a tray made from bamboo, being shown to him by Administrative Assistant for Special Projects, BSJ, Lisa Francis (left). Observing is Technical Director, Flexpak Limited, Nigel Hoyow. Occasion was a Jamaica Standards Network Meeting on Thursday (April 11), at the BSJ's offices along Winchester Road in St. Andrew.

Plastic Bottle Refund Deposit Scheme on Track
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second left), officially opens the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)  Harbour View branch, on Saturday (April 6). Sharing the occasion are:  Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), and (from left) Restaurants of Jamaica (RoJ) Managing Director, Mark Myers, and Marketing Director, Tina Matalon (right).
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second left), officially opens the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)  Harbour View branch, on Saturday (April 6). Sharing the occasion are:  Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), and (from left) Restaurants of Jamaica (RoJ) Managing Director, Mark Myers, and Marketing Director, Tina Matalon (right).

Restaurants of Jamaica Lauded for Contributing to Economic Growth
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), accepts a gift from World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (left), during the launch of the KingstOOn animation festival at the University of Technology (UTech) on Friday (April 5). Sharing the moment is World Bank Co-Task Team Leader for the Youth Employment in the Digital Animation Industry Project and Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), accepts a gift from World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (left), during the launch of the KingstOOn animation festival at the University of Technology (UTech) on Friday (April 5). Sharing the moment is World Bank Co-Task Team Leader for the Youth Employment in the Digital Animation Industry Project and Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis.

Jamaica Ripe for Investment in Animation – Senator Charles Jr

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Acting Senior Director for Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Nicole Hayles, provides details about the new queue management system, ‘Qme’, and the Online Surveyor Search Request Service (OSSRS) at a JIS Think Tank on April 2.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

NLA Launches New Services to Enhance Customer Experience

The National Land Agency (NLA) has launched a queue management system and an Online Surveyor Search Request Service (OSSRS), which are aimed at enhancing customer service delivery. The queue management service, dubbed ‘Qme’ is in place at the Land Titles Division. It is aimed at reducing wait time, better enabling customers to plan their day. The service is being implemented...
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Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

FCJ to Provide Additional BPO Space in Kingston and St. Catherine

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) will this year commence construction of 100,000 square feet of additional business process outsourcing (BPO) space in Kingston and St. Catherine at a cost of $550 million. As stated in the 2019/20 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the expenditure is a portion of the $952 million budgeted for the period. Work...
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CAPTION: Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, addressing climate change stakeholders at the opening of the three-day Green Climate Fund (GCF) Caribbean Private Sector Engagement Workshop hosted at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, April 2.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Senator Emphasises Need for Investments to Counter Climate Change

Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, says Jamaica’s middle-income state designation should not render the country ineligible to receive international climate change investments. He argues that as Jamaica and, by extension, other Caribbean states contend with the effects and impact of climate change, international financing for public- and private-sector stakeholder response is necessary to enable the countries to adapt and seize economic...
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Senior Director of the Land Administration and Management Division (LAMD) of the National Land Agency (NLA), Felicia Wiltshire (left), addresses a JIS Think Tank on April 2. Beside her is Senior Director of the NLA
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

Two New Divisions at NLA

Two new divisions have been established at the National Land Agency (NLA) to continue the titling of land under the Registration of Titles Act. They are the Land Administration and Management Division (LAMD) and the Adjudication Services Division (ASD). The departments were created out of the merger of the NLA with the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), the latter...
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Caption: Acting Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Simone Lloyd (standing), shows a Church Teachers’ College student teacher how to navigate the geographic information system (GIS) desktop software. Lecturers and student teachers were trained in using GIS software to teach specific subjects on March 27, at the College, under the Division’s GIS in Schools Education Programme (GISSEP).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

More GIS Teacher Training Workshops

The National Spatial Data Management Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will be increasing the number of geographic information systems (GIS) teacher training workshops, under its GIS in Schools Education Programme (GISSEP). This was disclosed by Acting Principal Director of the Division, Simone Lloyd, in an interview with JIS News, following the conclusion of a teacher...
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Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, gives details about the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 27.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEntertainmentJIS Think Tank

Film And Animation Sector Reaping Benefits – Film Commissioner

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the film, animation and music sector is reaping significant benefits from the investment, export and trade initiatives that the entity has been facilitating. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 27, she pointed out that JAMPRO manages several talent programmes by identifying, discovering and providing opportunities for individuals who...
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Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, gives details about the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 27.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEntertainmentJIS Think Tank

JAMPRO Hosts Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum

Owners of creative projects and the local investor community will network and discuss business deals at the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29. The Forum will include networking opportunities, meetings, discussions on marketing creative projects for investment, a presentation on ‘Distributing Caribbean Films’, and a panel discussion dubbed – ‘Finding...
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