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Labour Ministry Holds Information Session on Trailer Driver Recruitment

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is organizing an information session on Saturday, January 18, 2014 to provide details about the recruitment of Articulated Trailer Drivers to fill vacancies in Canada. This free session will be held at...

President of JAMPRO, Dianne Edwards (right), shares a moment with Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans; and Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica, Betty Stockhausen, at a function to launch of a two-day logistics hub symposium for the local business community on Thursday, January 9, at JAMPRO’s head office in New Kingston. The symposium will be held later this month.

Two-Day Symposium to Explore Logistics Hub Project Prospects

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NWC Implementing Drought Mitigation Measures

JIS CEO Donna Marie Rowe receives a Certificate of Participation for the Logistics 101 Training Course from Dr. Eric Deans, Chairman of the Logistics Hub Task Force. Looking on are Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd left), Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute and Head of the Logistics Task Force Sub-Committee on Education and Training and Mr. Ainsley Brown (2nd
right) from the Logistics Hub Secretariat. Members of staff of the JIS were trained in Logistics 101 at the company — JIS CEO Donna Marie Rowe receives a Certificate of Participation for the Logistics 101 Training Course from Dr. Eric Deans, Chairman of the Logistics Hub Task Force. Looking on are Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd left), Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute and Head of the Logistics Task Force Sub-Committee on Education and Training and Mr. Ainsley Brown (2nd right) from the Logistics Hub Secretariat. Members of staff of the JIS were trained in Logistics 101 at the company's corporate office on Half-Way-Tree Road on January 9, 2014.

Over 3,600 Jamaicans Benefit From Logistics Hub Training Course

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses a ceremony on January 9 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, to announce GraceKennedy Money Services’ (GKMS) sponsorship of Olympian and national swimming champion, Alia Atkinson. Listening (from left) are Miss Atkinson; and Chief Executive Officer at GKMS, Michelle Allen.

Sport Minister Welcomes GKMS Sponsorship of Alia Atkinson

Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held on January 9, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

12 years ago CommerceJIS Think Tank

Technical Studies for Dredging of Kingston Harbour Completed

The technical studies regarding the dredging of the Kingston Harbour have been completed, says Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans. The studies, which were completed in December, will form part of activities to determine, among other things, how much dredging of the area will be required. “They...

Some of the Lawyers from Western Jamaica who packed the Lucea Court House, in Hanover, for the Historic sitting of the Court of Appeal on December 9.

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

Intensified Efforts to Improve Access to Justice

The Ministry of Justice, under the leadership of portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, pushed forward a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing access of Jamaicans to justice. HISTORIC COURT OF APPEAL SITTING Among these measures was the historic sitting of the Court of Appeal in the town of Lucea, Hanover during the week of December 9 to 13....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), participates in bilateral talks with his counterpart, His Excellency Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, while in Beijing to attend the UNCTAD Global Services Forum.

12 years ago Vision 2030Year in Review 2013

Jamaica Cements Relations with International and Regional Partners

During 2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, under the charge of Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, continued to cement its relations with international and regional partners, as it sought to improve foreign policy and trade prospects. COMMUNITY OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES (CELAC) SUMMIT Early in 2013, Minister Nicholson attended the 1st EU-CELAC Summit/7th EU-LAC Summit...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), having a light conversation with Chairman of Europe’s third largest hotel chain, Melia Hotels International (MHI), Gabriel Escarrer Julia (left), during the signing of an agreement between MHI and the National Insurance Fund (NIF) for the provision of 400 jobs at the Braco Hotel in Trelawny, which MHI will operate over the next 15 years. Arrangement for the jobs were finalized following discussions involving Dr. McNeill; Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), under whose portfolio the NIF falls.

12 years ago Vision 2030Year in Review 2013

GOJ Efforts Advance Job Creation in 2013

The Government implemented several initiatives and programmes in 2013, aimed at boosting economic development and creating avenues for more persons to be employed. These efforts were carried out under one of the five strategic priorities developed by the Government for the 2013/14 Fiscal Year - ‘Job Creation & Economic Growth’ - with the objective of improving the lives of the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, emphasies a point at a press conference on August 30, at his St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, to give an update on the Global Logistics Hub Initiative.

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

Logistics Hub Initiative Tops Agenda at Investment Ministry

For 2013, the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce focused primarily on efforts to promote and implement critical deliverables in relation to the Logistics Hub Initiative. The Ministry also continued to push initiatives to boost the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, entrepreneurship and investment. LOGISTICS HUB INITIATIVE The Logistics Hub Initiative is geared towards achieving continued growth, fitting...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), shares a light conversation with (from left): Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Team Chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert van Selm, during Thursday’s (August 22) media briefing, jointly hosted by the Finance Ministry and the Mission, in Kingston. Details of the country’s just concluded first quarter performance review, under the four-year IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF), were outlined.

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

Finance Ministry Pushes Ahead with Economic Reform Programme

Significant implementation of the government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP), leading to a new four-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), dominated activities undertaken by the Ministry of Finance and Planning during 2013. The ERP’s provisions are consistent with the administration’s strategic priority focus on attaining fiscal prudence and a credible economic programme. It aims to spur economic growth, reduce...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivering the keynote address at Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Planning at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated); and Co-Chairmen, Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

Economic Reform Programme Central to Reducing Debt and Spurring Growth

The Government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP) for Jamaica is central to the administration’s strategic priority focus on attaining fiscal prudence in its pursuit of a credible economic programme for the country. Key elements of this focus include: negotiating a new medium-term agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF); containing public expenditure; eliminating waste and corruption; divesting select public assets; and...