Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, says that the Government retains ownership of the country’s assets under public-private Ppartnership (PPP) arrangements. “In the PPP modality, the Government still owns the assets, so this notion of a sell-out of the particular government interest is not founded in reality…the State’s assets may be concessioned to an experienced...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is on a drive to improve its service delivery under the Cabinet Office Service Excellence Programme. As part of the process, the entity is undertaking a customer service survey to garner feedback about its products and services. Director of Communications, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet, told JIS News that “the survey will inform the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging persons to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by undertaking energy efficiency and conservation measures. “We can use less air conditioning; we can replace our incandescent light bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs; we can drive less, we can drive smart; we can buy energy-efficient products; and we...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, says the continued budgetary support provided to Jamaica is a signal of trust in the country’s economic progress. “Budget support is a particular modality that a country has to qualify for, and it is not granted to everybody because it has to be based on sound financial management,...

Forty-five residents from communities in West Central St. James were presented with their registered land titles, under the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), National Land Titling Programme. The residents, who reside in Meadowsvale, Pitfour Phase three and Retirement Phases one and two, were presented with the titles during a handover ceremony held at the Dawn Christadelphian Bible Centre in Retirement...

Jamaica’s first artisan village, which forms part of the US$5.7-million Hampden Wharf Development Project in Falmouth, Trelawny, will be ready in time for the 2019/20 winter tourist season. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement following a tour of the site on May 8. He informed that work on the village is more than 75 per cent complete. “We...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, is encouraging the nation’s teachers to continue to act as positive role models for students. “Teachers are arguably the most important persons in your lives right now, and most of you spend more time with your...