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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips (left), in discussion with Director, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Solutions and Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Association for Infrastructure Development, David Wright, during Thursday’s (February 20) second and final day of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) conference, staged by the British High Commission, in partnership with United Kingdom (UK) Trade and Invest and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). It was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, under the theme: ‘Delivering Growth by Partnership – Sharing UK Capabilities in PPP’. Dr. Phillips was the keynote speaker.

Privatization Could Result in US$500M Investment

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says Jamaica could realize in excess of US$500 million in potential capital investments from three of the State entities and service shortlisted for privatization under public/private partnership arrangements. These, he says,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), engages in light conversation with Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, on her arrival at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 20, for day two of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) seminar, being hosted by United Kingdom (UK) Trade and Investment and the DBJ.

Linstead to Moneague Highway Segment to be Completed By June

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angella Brown Burke (right), greets Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, when he arrived at St. Luke's Anglican Church, in Cross Roads, on February 19, for the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) first town hall meeting for 2014.

KSAC to Boost Public Education on Tax and Fees Compliance

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, raps with Vice-Principal at the St. Aloysius Primary School, Nichara Johnson-Simpson (left), and students, following an address to the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) on February 19, at the institution located downtown Kingston.

Parents Urged to Set Good Examples for Children

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), is welcomed by Acting Town Clerk, Andrine McLaren (left), and City Terasurer, Naudia Crosskilll, to the first town hall meeting for 2014, hosted by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at St. Luke's Anglican Church, in Cross Roads, on February 19. Dr. Phillips was the guest speaker at the packed forum.

Finance Minister Upbeat on Progress

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third left), having a light conversation with President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Chris Zacca (right), at the National Competitiveness Council of Jamaica business environment reform roundtable, held at the Jamaica Pegasus on February 20. Others (from left) are: Jamaica Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner Jones, and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding,

12 years ago Commerce

Business Environment Being Improved

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government is taking urgent and measurable steps to correct and improve the environment in which businesses are conducted. “I give my personal commitment to ensuring that an enabling environment which is conducive, not only to start up businesses, but one in which businesses can thrive, becomes the hallmark of...

12 years ago Official Visits

Earl and Countess of Wessex to Visit on March 2

Prince Edward, the Earl and the Countess of Wessex will arrive in the island on Sunday, March 2, for a four-day Working Visit. Their Royal Highnesses will participate in activities related to the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Jamaica. As the Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Foundation and Chair of the International Council, the Earl will meet with...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), engages students from the Shortwood United Basic School with a tablet computer, at the re-launch of the Grant’s Pen Cyber Club, on February 19.

12 years ago Technology

Basic School Students to Get Tablet Computers

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has announced that the tablet computer project, originally earmarked for primary and high schools, will now be extended to basic schools. “Over 400,000 students will have their own individual device, starting with the pilot project,” the Minister said, while delivering the keynote address at the re-launch of the Grant’s Pen...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock (centre), emphasizes a point during the institute’s quarterly media briefing at the agency’s New Kingston offices on February 19. Flanking him are: Director of the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left); and Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Increase in Number of Persons Employed

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting an increase in the number of persons employed as at October 2013, relative to 2012. Speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing at the institute’s New Kingston offices on February 19, Director General, Collin Bullock, informed that a labour force survey conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) shows that 1,100,700...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock (centre), and Director of the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left), in discussion with Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, prior to the start of the institute’s quarterly media briefing on February 19, at the agency’s New Kingston offices.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Third Quarter Growth of 1.4%

Led by strong performances in mining and agriculture, Jamaica recorded third quarter growth of 1.4 per cent between October and December 2013, relative to the corresponding period in 2012. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, who made the disclosure at the institute’s quarterly media briefing on February 19, at its New Kingston offices, informed that...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (left), emphasizes a point, as he addresses the third in a series of public consultations on climate change, held on February 19, at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

12 years ago Environment

Protecting the Environment Like Money in the Bank – State Minister Hayles

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Ian Hayles, has likened the protection of the environment as similar to saving money in the bank for future security for one’s family and self. He describes global climate change as one of the most important challenges to sustainable development being faced by the Caribbean region in...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official re-opening of the Accident and Emergency Unit at the Nuttall Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew during a ceremony February 19. Sharing in the moment (from right) are: Chairman of the hospital, Dr. Vincent Lawrence; Chief Executive Officer, Value Added Services Limited, Fabian Brown; and Lord Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory. (FILE)

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Reviewing Customer Care Policy

The Ministry of Health is reviewing its customer care policy, in a bid to ensure that Jamaicans are afforded the highest level of service within the public health sector. Making the disclosure on February 19, portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said it is intended that “(persons) will receive from our doctors and nurses and administrative persons…quality service.” “We are...