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Director/Commissioner, Land Valuations, National Land Agency (NLA), Eric Allen, explains the land valuation process at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Director/Commissioner, Land Valuations, National Land Agency (NLA), Eric Allen, explains the land valuation process at a recent JIS Think Tank.

NLA Explains Land Valuation Process

Effective April 1, a new property tax regime was implemented based on valuations carried out by the National Land Agency (NLA) in 2013. With the new valuations, properties have either increased in value, experienced a decline, or remain unchanged. Director/Commissioner,...
Home constructed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Sandhill Vista housing development programme in Hellshire, St. Catherine, which were handed over to beneficiaries in 2015 (FILE)
Home constructed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Sandhill Vista housing development programme in Hellshire, St. Catherine, which were handed over to beneficiaries in 2015 (FILE)

Gov’t Moves to Improve Efficiency in Housing Sector
Members of the audience at an Economic Growth Council Forum in Birmingham, UK, recently.
Members of the audience at an Economic Growth Council Forum in Birmingham, UK, recently.

Meetings to Highlight Work of Economic Growth Council
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right); Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (4th left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Excellence Group, Monserrate Amengual (right), break ground for construction of the Excellence Group’s Oyster Bay hotel in Blue Waters, Trelawny, on March 30. Others looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, Victor Wright; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschett; Mayor of Falmouth, His Worship Colin Gager; Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right); Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (4th left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Excellence Group, Monserrate Amengual (right), break ground for construction of the Excellence Group’s Oyster Bay hotel in Blue Waters, Trelawny, on March 30. Others looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, Victor Wright; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschett; Mayor of Falmouth, His Worship Colin Gager; Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert.

2,200 Jobs from Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel Project
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), in conversation with (from left) Member of the Economic Growth Council, Adam Stewart; and Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Senator Don Wehby, at the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) 7th Annual Business Environment Round Table on March 30 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in kingston. The forum was held under the theme:‘Institutionalisation of reforms for sustainable growth and competitiveness’.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), in conversation with (from left) Member of the Economic Growth Council, Adam Stewart; and Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Senator Don Wehby, at the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) 7th Annual Business Environment Round Table on March 30 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in kingston. The forum was held under the theme:‘Institutionalisation of reforms for sustainable growth and competitiveness’.

Public Sector Reform Vital for Economic Growth – Vaz

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses a Rotary Club of St. Andrew luncheon meeting, held at the Hotel Four Seasons on March 28.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Reduction of Non-Revenue Water to Boost Drought Resilience

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says a 30 per cent reduction of non-revenue water (NRW) will significantly improve the country’s resilience to drought. Addressing a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew at the Hotel Four Seasons, yesterday (March 28), he also said the periodic lock-off of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

Fair Allocation of Houses

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says housing allocation will be done in a manner that is fair to all Jamaicans. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for a National Housing Trust (NHT) project in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, on March 24, Dr. Chang, who has responsibility for water, housing and works, said...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Homer Davis, delivers a speech on behalf of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at a World Water Day event at the Iberostar Hotel, St. James, on March 23.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t to Improve Waste-Water Resources

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government will be expanding and improving waste-water resources in the new financial year. The objective, he said, is to safeguard water sources, guard public health, preserve the country’s fragile ecosystems and protect economic investments. Dr. Chang’s remarks came in a speech read...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), speaking at the launch of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&M) Project, one of five projects falling under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in Jamaica. The launch was held in Frankfield, Clarendon, on March 23. Others (from left) are His Worship the Mayor of May Pen, Winston Maragh; Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Claire Bernard, and Project Manager, Anaitee Mills.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$2 Billion Allocated for Climate-Resilience Project

Some US$17.5 million (J$2 billion) has been allocated to the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&FM) project, one of five projects falling under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in Jamaica. Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the project represents the kind of partnership the Government believes is necessary for the achievement of economic growth and development of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Aggressive Reforestation Programme to be Undertaken

The Government is working to ensure that the island’s forest reserves are increased and preserved through an “aggressive” reforestation programme. Specific focus will be placed on closed broadleaf forests which have been diminishing over the years. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during a stakeholder consultation on...
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Acting Account Manager, Sutherland Global Services, Curtley-Ann Palmer.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustryVision 2030

BPO Employees and Owners Support Govt’s Job-Creation Thrust

When Curtley-Ann Palmer joined the staff of Sutherland Global Services as a customer service representative in 2014, she had no idea that four years later she would become one of the entity’s top-performing managers. She tells JIS News that she worked hard and took advantage of all the training programmes, even completing an undergraduate degree at the Mona Campus of...
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