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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (Left), speaks with President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, on the final day of the two-day Outsource2Jamaica inaugural Symposium and Expo held at the Montego Bay Convention from April 12 to 13.

BPO Earnings Could Reach US$750 Million by 2020

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the local business process outsourcing sector (BPO), which is valued at more than US$400 million, continues to grow exponentially, and could reach US$750 million by 2020. “Over the...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), and Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converse with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, during the 10th PIOJ/Inter-American Development Bank Labour Market Forum, which was held recently at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew.

Govt Creating Environment to Grow BPO Investment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with General Manager, Caribbean Region, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Jason Nestor. Occasion was a Blockchain Design Workshop put on by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority in Kingston on Wednesday (April 11).

Gov’t to Speed up Processing of SEZ Applications

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens to a point being made by Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Una May Gordon, during the launch of the Climate Change Information, Education and Communications campaign at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on April 11.

Climate Change Public Education Campaign Launched

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), discusses a matter of interest from a United Nations (UN) publication with (from second left) Pollution Control Director, Economic Growth Ministry, Nicole O'Reggio; Project Manager, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) – Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) Jamaica Project, Dr. Ruth Potopsingh; and Senior Director, Environment and Risk Management Division, Economic Growth Ministry, Gillian Guthrie. Occasion was a national stakeholders meeting for the UNEP-GFEI Jamaica Project at the Half-Way Tree Road offices of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation on Wednesday (April 4).

Jamaica Praised for Work to Reduce Motor-Vehicle Emissions

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Shared Services Sector Making a Major Impact

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says the global shared services (GSS) sector, of which business process outsourcing (BPO) is a part, is a key pillar in the country’s economic growth and diversification strategy. Dr. Henry said marked growth in the BPO labour force is one area in which the sector’s impact has been most evident,...

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Jamaica to Benefit from Four-Year Climate Change Project

Jamaica is among three Caribbean islands to benefit from a four-year initiative that will help the country prioritise and invest in ecosystems that specifically reduce its risk of disasters related to climate change. The Dominican Republic and Grenada are the other two islands to benefit from the Resilient Islands by Design Project, which runs from 2017 to 2021. The objective...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right), accepts a copy of the 3rd National Communication of Jamaica to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from the Principal Director of the Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Una May Gordon (left), at a ceremony held today (March 27) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Cabinet to Get Document on Climate Change

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, received Jamaica’s 3rd National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, today (March 27), for submission to the Cabinet. The National Communication highlights the activities that Parties have completed or are planning to complete in fulfilment of their obligations as Parties to the Convention....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) looks on as first-place winner of the Ministry’s Poster Competition, Shamary Davis (centre) of Port Morant Primary and Junior High, accepts his laptop award from Vinci Construction Managing Director, Timothee Delebarre. This was at an exhibition hosted by the Ministry to observe World Water Day, at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in St. Andrew on March 22.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Committed to Expanding Irrigation Systems across the Island

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to the introduction of more irrigation systems across the island for the benefit of small farmers. He acknowledged that there are several such systems already in place, highlighting that the Essex Valley irrigation system is currently being expanded. “The...

Opposition Spokesperson on Land and the Environment, Senator Sophia Frazer Binns addresses participants at a Best Practice Symposium on Informal Settlements at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), on March 21.
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8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Vaz Says BRACED Project Should Be Replicated in Other Vulnerable Communities

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is suggesting that the Habitat for Humanity International’s Building Resilience and Capacities for Emerging Disasters (BRACED) project, being undertaken in Portmore, St. Catherine, be replicated in other vulnerable communities. “It is my hope that as all (relevant) agencies… along with the various interest groups, review...

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Growth Council to Assume New Roles

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Economic Growth Council (EGC) is assuming new roles, having achieved the objectives it was initially established to pursue. These new engagements, he said, include monitoring the Government’s performance in relation to specific growth-related policies and its members serving as investment ambassadors. The Prime Minister made the announcement during his 2018/19 Budget...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Economic Growth, Curbing Crime Remain Priorities – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says achieving economic growth and curbing crime remain national priorities. Mr. Holness, who was making his 2018/19 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20) under the theme ‘Prosperity in Action’, noted that Jamaicans are ambitious people who “want to see our country grow (and) want to be able...