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Technical Specialist with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Charmaine Brimm, addresses a Think Tank held recently, at the JIS head office in Kingston.

17 Communities to Benefit from CRP Interventions

The Community Renewal Programme (CRP) will be rolling out its social intervention initiatives to reach 17 communities in Kingston and St. Andrew. The move comes following a successful pilot of the programme in Majesty Gardens in 2012. “We were successful...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (right), addressing journalists at the agency’s quarterly media briefing, at its New Kingston head office on Wednesday (August 20). Listening keenly is Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research, and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart.

0.5 to 1.5 Per Cent Growth for December Quarter

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, emphasises a point during the quarterly media briefing on November 18, at the Bank’s downtown Kingston offices.

Fiscal Year Inflation Remains Within Target Range – Wynter

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Colin Bullock (left), responds to a question posed during the institute’s quarterly press briefing at its Oxford Road offices on Wednesday (Nov. 19). A right is Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden.

Services Industry Top Earner For July To September Quarter

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

First Supplementary Estimates To Be Tabled November 25

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Govt. to Spend $739.6 Million Less for 2014/15

The Government will be spending $739.6 million less than what was approved for the 2014/15 financial year. This is outlined in the first Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the 2014/15 financial year, tabled in the House of Representatives on November 25 by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. The Government intends to spend $936.3 million more...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

The European Union And Jamaica – 39 Years Of Cooperation And Support

The European Union (EU) has contributed a total of €31 million or J$4.7 billion in development assistance to Jamaica, up to the end of September. Head of the Delegation in Jamaica, Her Excellency Paola Amadei, says this is more than the EU disbursed in 2012, and is close to 70 per cent of the allocation for the similar period in...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

First Supplementary Estimates to be tabled November 25

The first Supplementary Estimates for the 2014/15 financial year will be tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 25. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 18. The Estimates are to be discussed by the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC)...

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Focused on Lowering Inflation – Governor

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says the institution is focused on lowering domestic inflation, in order to reduce pressure on the exchange rate, which has resulted in depreciation of the Jamaican dollar. “Where we want to be is to have an inflation rate no higher than that of Jamaica’s trading partners, in the region of three to four...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), watches as Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh, demonstrates a feature on one of four computers donated by Digicel, at the official opening of the Treadways Internet café on September 27, which is located on the grounds of the Treadways Gospel Assembly in St. Catherine. Also observing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe; Pastor of the church, Elder Courtney Lynn; and Civil Servant of the Year 2013-14, Enthrose Campbell. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Miss Campbell.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

Treadways Internet Café Making An Impact

The recently opened Treadways Internet café is already making a difference in the lives of residents of the rural St. Catherine community who, before now, had to travel outside the area to access the information superhighway. Speaking with JIS News, Pastor of the Treadways Gospel Assembly, which hosts the café, Elder Courtney Lyn, said the initiative is “a wonderful investment in...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), addresses journalists at a press briefing to announce the completion of the sixth review of Jamaica’s programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the Ministry of Finance, in Kingston, on November 14. Others (from left) are: Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley; the IMF Mission Chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Bryan Wynter.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

IMF Mission Chief Says ERP Remains Strong

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Jan kees Martijn, is reporting that Jamaica’s economic reform programme (ERP) is “on track and remains strong.” He was speaking at a press briefing on Friday, November 14, at the Ministry of Finance, where the IMF mission team announced it has completed its sixth review of Jamaica’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on November 12. Civil Service Week will be observed from November 16 to 21 under the theme: ‘Public Sector Advancement though Partnership and Collaboration’.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

JCSA Head Says Service Delivery Has Improved Significantly

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, says service delivery in the public and private sectors has improved significantly, as a result of new innovations and technology implemented by various entities. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 12, Mr. Grant said public sector entities have done much to improve service delivery at the point of...