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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, looks at some of the plastic products that the Government will ban starting January 2019. The Minister announced a ban on the importation, manufacturing, distribution and use of specific categories of plastics during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (September 17). These items include single-use plastic carrier/shopping bags; expanded polystyrene foam, commonly referred to as styrofoam; and plastic drinking straws.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, looks at some of the plastic products that the Government will ban starting January 2019. The Minister announced a ban on the importation, manufacturing, distribution and use of specific categories of plastics during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (September 17). These items include single-use plastic carrier/shopping bags; expanded polystyrene foam, commonly referred to as styrofoam; and plastic drinking straws.

Gov’t Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags, Plastic Straws and Polystyrene

Starting January 1, 2019, the Government will be imposing a ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of specific categories of plastic packaging materials. These include single-use plastic carrier/shopping bags; expanded polystyrene foam, commonly referred to as styrofoam; and...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), shares with proud new property owners after they were presented with keys to their houses and letters of possession for serviced lots during a handover ceremony for the Longville Vista and Longville Court housing developments in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 12). Also pictured (from left) are new Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Lennox Channer; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), shares with proud new property owners after they were presented with keys to their houses and letters of possession for serviced lots during a handover ceremony for the Longville Vista and Longville Court housing developments in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 12). Also pictured (from left) are new Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Lennox Channer; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Fifty NHT Beneficiaries Become New Property Owners
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addressing today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addressing today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Government Working to Alleviate Problems Faced by Commuting Public
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), speak with philanthropist and businessman, Michael Lee-Chin, who has donated $60 million to the industry that will be made available to needy coffee farmers. Occasion was a media briefing regarding the coffee industry at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, on Monday (September 10).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), speak with philanthropist and businessman, Michael Lee-Chin, who has donated $60 million to the industry that will be made available to needy coffee farmers. Occasion was a media briefing regarding the coffee industry at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, on Monday (September 10).

Help for Coffee Farmers
Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (fourth right), is assisted by Director, Constituency Development Fund, Kedesha Campbell (third right); Councillor, Red Hills Division, Rohan Hall (left); and Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Sandra Goulbourne (second left) in unveiling the new sign for the renovated Red Hills Skills Training Centre, at the official reopning on Thursday (September 6). Also sharing in the moment were Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (second right) and President, Community Development Committee, Janice Lewis.
Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (fourth right), is assisted by Director, Constituency Development Fund, Kedesha Campbell (third right); Councillor, Red Hills Division, Rohan Hall (left); and Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Sandra Goulbourne (second left) in unveiling the new sign for the renovated Red Hills Skills Training Centre, at the official reopning on Thursday (September 6). Also sharing in the moment were Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (second right) and President, Community Development Committee, Janice Lewis.

Training For Unattached Youth at Renovated Red Hills Skills Centre

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), speaking with (from left) Office Head United Nations (UN) Environment, Caribbean Office, Vincent Sweeney; Environmental Analyst, Ministry of Environment in Brazil, Juliana Guedes Bezerra; and Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight. Occasion was the opening of a three-day workshop for the Second Technical Meeting of the Caribbean Working Group on Environmental Indicators of the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 4).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t to Announce Measures to Address Plastic Pollution at G7 Meeting

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government will announce measures to address plastic pollution at a meeting of G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers in Canada later this month. Speaking at the opening of a regional environmental workshop at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (September...
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Stakeholders in attendance at the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Farmers Watch group, at the Dutch Hill New Testament Church of God in Ulster Spring, Trelawny on August 30.
AgricultureEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Farmers Urged Not To Take Law into Their Hands

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has emphasised the importance of farmers working with the police in the fight against praedial larceny. He also encouraged the farmers to report farm theft to the police, while urging them not to take the law into their own hands. “Report them quietly to the...
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Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (right), listens as Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, responds to questions from journalists during the EGC’s Sixth Quarterly Report at Jamaica House on Thursday (August 23).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

EGC Chairman Welcomes Positive Economic Indicators

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, has welcomed several key positive economic indicators recorded at the end of the April to June 2018 quarter. Notable among these, he says, are an estimated 1.8 per cent economic growth; Tax Administration Jamaica’s $79.9 billion revenue intake, which he notes is 9.2 per cent above the $73.2 billion target; and further reduction...
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Chairman, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon (left), converses with the agency’s Managing Director, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre); and Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, E-Media Interactive Group, Tyrone Wilson (right). The occasion was HEART Trust/NTA’s World Entrepreneurs’ Day symposium and workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on August 21 under the theme ‘Rise on the Heels of Success’.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentInformationVision 2030Youth

HEART Trust’s Reassignment to OPM Consistent with Growth Agenda

Chairman, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon, says the strategic placing of the Agency at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is in line with the country’s growth agenda. “Placing HEART at the OPM is strategically in line with our 2030 vision and [the] goal is to promote entrepreneurships, start-ups and an option to spur economic growth. It is for this...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addresses journalists during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Division, James Stewart; and Economic Development Specialist in the PIOJ’s Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Travis Reid.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework to be Completed By Sept.

Work on the fourth Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework (MTF) under the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica – is scheduled for completion in September. According to Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, the latest Framework, covering the period 2018 to 2021, is in the final stages of preparation. He was...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), converses with National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, during Wednesday’s (August 15) launch of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association’s annual conference and exhibition at Jamaica House. The event will be held from October 8 to 12 in Montego Bay, St. James.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Jamaica to Host Caribbean Water and Wastewater Conference

Jamaica will host the 27th annual Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) Conference and Exhibition from October 8 to 12 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay. Over 400 regional delegates and international participants are expected to attend the five-day event, which is being held under the theme: ‘Climate Resilience: Innovation and Partnership for Sustainable Water...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Dr. Charles Douglas (left), exchanges greetings with Management Consultant, Global Management Services Limited, Dr. Henley Morgan, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) 20th annual public lecture, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 19. At centre is Director of Business Development and Communication at MIND, Marlene Campbell.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Business Innovation Will Boost Productivity Levels

Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Dr. Charles Douglas, says that incorporating innovative practices into business operations will help to boost the productivity level of the country. “Very simple ideas have turnaround impact on companies’ profit... . That is what we want to happen... innovation drives productivity, productivity drives competitiveness, competiveness drives economic growth...,” he said. He was...
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