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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), responds to questions during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Senior Director for the Institute’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), responds to questions during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Senior Director for the Institute’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.

PIOJ Highlights Sectors Recording Highest Increases in Employment

Real estate renting and business activities, and hotels and restaurants were among the sectors recording the highest increases in employment among the 1,232,700 persons holding jobs as at January 2019. This was disclosed by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director...
Members of staff at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), clean a classroom at the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC
Members of staff at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), clean a classroom at the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC's project for Labour Day 2019, which was observed nationally under the theme ‘Child Safety… It’s you, It’s me, It’s all ah we.’

PHOTOS: JDIC Gives Facelift to Mcleod Basic School
Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

PHOTOS: Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston at Children’s Park on Labour Day
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Managing Director, Gary Howell, during a tour of HAJ projects in St. James on May 22.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Managing Director, Gary Howell, during a tour of HAJ projects in St. James on May 22.

Senator Charles Tours Housing Agency Projects in St. James
Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. Professor Morrison said a new strain of ginger plant, which the Commission helped to develop, could launch a nutraceutical industry in Jamaica.
Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. Professor Morrison said a new strain of ginger plant, which the Commission helped to develop, could launch a nutraceutical industry in Jamaica.

160,000 New Jobs Expected from Production of New Nutraceutical

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Executive Director, Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell Wilson (left), converses with Bethlehem Moravian College student, Suwannie Johnson (centre), and Chief Nursing Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram-Martin, during Wednesday’s (May 22) launch of four new CCCJ programmes for community colleges, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
Education

Four New Programmes Added to Community Colleges’ Curricula

The curricula for community colleges islandwide have been expanded to incorporate four new industry-relevant programmes. These are the Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Social Work; Associate of Applied Science in Agro-Processing and Business Management; and Associate of Applied Science in Health and Wellness Tourism. The courses are being developed by the Council of Community Colleges of...
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A staff member of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited works on the foundation for a new gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).
CommunityLabour

AAJ/NMIA Staff Laboured at Schools

Employees of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited have installed a new chain-link perimeter fence at Donald Quarrie High School and constructed a gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $1.07 million. The projects were among nine undertaken by the entity at schools across the island for Labour Day on May...
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Student of Santa Cruz Preparatory in St. Elizabeth, Rovonae Cowan (left) holds the trash bag as Holland Primary School teachers, Osheim Spence (centre) and Samantha Scott, dispose of litter. The engagement formed part of activities carried out at Holland Primary School on Labour Day, Thursday May 23.
CommunityLabour

Strong Support for National Labour Day Project at Holland Primary School

The spirit of volunteerism was evident at Holland Primary School in St Elizabeth, where many persons turned out to participate in Labour Day activities focusing on children’s safety, on Thursday (May 23). The institution was among four selected as national projects by the Labour Day Secretariat. Scores of community members, school staff and students came out in full support to...
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West Kingston Power Partners employee, Clive Smith (right), drills the wall in the new disabled restroom at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as (from left) colleague, Jermain Hunter; Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals; Colleen Wright; and Administrator/Asset Manager, KPH, Kathleen Cooper Brown look on. The work was part of activities carried out at both hospitals by the energy firm on Labour Day (May 23).
Labour

Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals Benefit from Key Upgrades on Labour Day

The staff of West Kingston Power Partners installed a bathroom for disabled clients and carried out painting at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in downtown Kingston as part of Labour Day activities on Thursday (May 23). Acting Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Colleen Wright, told JIS News that the Outpatient Department at the KPH’s...
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