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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing the Red Stripe Water Stewardship Knowledge Forum on April 17 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. The forum was held under the theme ‘Every Drop: Water, Sustainability and Industry’.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing the Red Stripe Water Stewardship Knowledge Forum on April 17 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. The forum was held under the theme ‘Every Drop: Water, Sustainability and Industry’.

Gov’t Advancing Drought Mitigation Plans

The Government is advancing plans to combat the effects of drought, particularly in vulnerable communities. The interventions are intended to ensure an effective monitoring programme is in place and facilitate the development of long-term plans to address the issue. Minister...
President of the Jamaica Animation Nation Network (JANN), Kevin Jackson, speaks at JIS ‘ThinTank’.
President of the Jamaica Animation Nation Network (JANN), Kevin Jackson, speaks at JIS ‘ThinTank’.

President of JANN Says Future of Animation Looks Bright
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (second left), addresses the media at a press conference to present the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue, in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16). With the Director General are (from left) Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair; Director, Surveys Division, Dr. Natalee Simpson and Unit Head of the Indices and Price Analysis Unit, Shelly-Ann Chambers
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (second left), addresses the media at a press conference to present the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue, in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16). With the Director General are (from left) Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair; Director, Surveys Division, Dr. Natalee Simpson and Unit Head of the Indices and Price Analysis Unit, Shelly-Ann Chambers

STATIN Highlights Areas Contributing to Increase in Employment
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presenting the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16).
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presenting the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16).

Record Low Unemployment

Ease of Doing Business Boosts Investor Confidence – PM

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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.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$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 began on January 1, 2019, covers the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of the materials. Senator Samuda said that the...
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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).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Restaurants of Jamaica Lauded for Contributing to Economic Growth

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, has lauded Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) for contributing to economic growth. Her praise comes against the background of the entity’s opening of its 37th Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant, in Harbour View, which is located in the constituency. “I must commend the team for their commitment to...
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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.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTechnology

Jamaica Ripe for Investment in Animation – Senator Charles Jr

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says Jamaica is well positioned to benefit from the lucrative global animation industry. He said that the country is ripe for “early stage” investment options. “While we still have some way to go, Jamaica has been steadily advancing to claim a stake...
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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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