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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left) addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening is Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.

Notable Gains Under Vision 2030

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, is reporting notable gains under the National Development Plan (NDP) – Vision 2030 Jamaica for the Medium-Term Framework (MTF) period 2015 to 2018. The MTF is the main...

Director of the Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson, speaking at the launch of the division's third Weather Climate and Climate Change Quiz Competition. The launch was held at the University of the West Indies, Mona on May 31. Students from preparatory and primary schools across the island will test their knowledge on weather and climate related issues in the one-day competition on June 14.

MET Service Launches Weather Quiz Competition

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, as he peruses the 2018/19 annual report of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA). Occasion was the opening of the 100th annual general meeting of the association at the JACISERA Park Sport Complex in Kingston on Thursday (May 30).

PM Says as Economy Grows Civil Servants Will be Duly Compensated

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), speaking at a public forum at the Rio Nuevo Village, St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29). Seated beside him is Councillor, Retreat Division in the parish, Krystal Lee.

Minister Vaz Reports Over 90 Per Cent Support for Plastic, Styrofoam Ban

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister greeting the President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O'Neil Grant.

Transformation of the Economic Space to Yield Increase for Civil Servants – PM Holness

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Twenty Communities to Take Part in Pretest of Census 2021

Twenty communities across the island have been selected to participate in the pretest of the Census 2021 questionnaire exercise, to be administered by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The communities are Denham Town in Kingston; Half-Way Tree, Norbrook and Bull Bay in St. Andrew; Fellowship, Portland; Islington, St. Mary; Drax Hall and Brown’s Town, St. Ann; Falmouth, Trelawny; Flankers...

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

STATIN Conducting Listing of Dwellings Exercise

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 with responsibility for Land, Environment, Climate Change and Investment at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), speaks at a Public Forum in Rio Nuevo Village, St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29). With the Minister is Councillor for the Retreat Division, Krystal Lee.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Climate Change Policy Framework Being Updated

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...

7 years ago CabinetEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Cabinet Approves Fourth Medium-Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework

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...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), responds to questions during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Senior Director for the Institute’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

PIOJ Highlights Sectors Recording Highest Increases in Employment

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,...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. Professor Morrison said a new strain of ginger plant, which the Commission helped to develop, could launch a nutraceutical industry in Jamaica.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

160,000 New Jobs Expected from Production of New Nutraceutical

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...

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationHealth & Wellness

Nathan Ebanks Foundation Stages Annual Fair on May 25

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...