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Economic Growth Council (EGC) Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, speaks at the EGC’s briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (November 20).
Economic Growth Council (EGC) Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, speaks at the EGC’s briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (November 20).

Senator Hill Says Digital Society Key To Improving Services

Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Senator Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica’s transformation to a fully digital society is key to improving services delivered by the public and private sectors. Speaking at the EGC’s quarterly briefing at Jamaica House...
Assistant Manager, Project Management and Research Development,Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Sasha McCalla.
Assistant Manager, Project Management and Research Development,Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Sasha McCalla.

500 Benefit From JBDC Employee Engagement Conference
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.

15 Case Students To Study Agriculture In Israel
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The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) logo

STATIN Administering Pretest II of 2021 Census
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.

JBDC Uniting Entrepreneurs

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the inaugural Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday, (November 20).
Health & WellnessTourism

Gov’t Pumping $66 Million Into Health And Wellness Tourism

The Ministry of Tourism will be spending $66 million over the next three years to strengthen and expand Health and Wellness Tourism in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in making the announcement, said that health and wellness tourism is a growing market internationally and Jamaica is uniquely poised to capitalise on the industry. He said research has shown that...
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Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Dr. Ronald Robinson (left) emphasises a point during the final minimum wage public consultation held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 1F North Street offices in Kingston on November 20. At right is Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, St. Patrice Ennis.
LabourSocial Security

Recommendations On National Minimum Wage To Be Submitted By End Of January

Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Dr. Ronald Robinson, says recommendations on the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for security guards will be submitted to Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, before the end of January 2020. He said that deliberations on matters arising from the just-concluded minimum wage public consultations are to begin...
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The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationLocal Government

Golden Hill, Two West Rural St. Andrew Schools benefit from Water Systems

The community of Golden Hill and two primary schools from West Rural St Andrew are the latest to benefit from the installation of water systems by the Rural Water Supply Limited to increase storage capacity in communities and schools across the island. The schools, Essex Hall Primary School and the Lawrence Tavern Primary Schools had their newly installed rainwater harvesting...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), examines a Holter System – a type of ambulatory electrocardiography device, at the official opening of the Cardiology unit at the Kingston Public Hospital, on Wednesday (November 20). Sharing the moment are Head of the KPH Cardiology Unit, Dr. Camille Christian (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven. Establishment of the unit was made possible through $64 million in funding provided by the CHASE Fund.
Health & Wellness

Cardiology Unit Opens At KPH

Persons can now access non-invasive cardiac services at the recently established Cardiology Department, at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Establishment of the unit was made possible through $64 million in funding provided by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The facility is equipped with one echocardiogram with three reading stations, one portable echocardiogram, one Holter System with...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), in discussion with executives of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) from left: Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Bernadette Warner; Executive Chairman, UCC Group of Companies, Dr. Winston Adams; President, UCC, Professor Dennis Gayle; and Chief Financial Officer, UCC Group of Companies, David Wan. Occasion was an Internet Society (ISOC) Jamaica Chapter and UCC-CompTIA Seminar, held at the Worthington Campus of the UCC on Tuesday (November 19).
Technology

Technology Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Be Vigilant In Cyberspace

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on Jamaicans to be more accountable and vigilant as they traverse cyberspace, in order to avoid the dangers posed by increased Internet use. “Own your data and your online presence,” she said, while addressing the Internet Society (ISOC) Jamaica Chapter and University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC)-CompTIA Seminar, held...
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