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Programme Director for Vision 2030 Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, spoke with JIS News about implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan.
Programme Director for Vision 2030 Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, spoke with JIS News about implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan.

Secretariat Reports Steady Progress in Implementation of Vision 2030

The Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, located at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), is reporting steady progress in the implementation of Vision 2030 Jamaica, the country’s long-term National Development Plan. Vision 2030 Jamaica is intended to position the island to...
Deputy Financial Secretary in charge of the Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (standing), greets public sector human resource officers attending Tuesday’s (Sept. 17) workforce adjustment and human resource process standardisation conference at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston. The event was organised by the Ministry.
Deputy Financial Secretary in charge of the Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (standing), greets public sector human resource officers attending Tuesday’s (Sept. 17) workforce adjustment and human resource process standardisation conference at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston. The event was organised by the Ministry.

Public Sector HR Officers Updated on Practices and Policies
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), emphasizes a point while addressing Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry 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 is: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated).
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), emphasizes a point while addressing Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry 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 is: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated).

Gov’t Must Balance Development With Environmental Protection – Dr. Phillips
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.
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.

Private Sector Input Key in Economic Reform Programme
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 .
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 .

Gov’t Holds First Conference on Economic Reform Programme

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Gov’t Receives 7 Million Euros in Budgetary Support from EU

The Government has received €7 million in budgetary support from the European Union (EU), which will assist in the implementation of various development programmes. The provision is being facilitated through a grant agreement, which Government and EU officials signed on Tuesday, September 17, during a ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon....
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Sagicor CEO Lauds Economic Reform Programme

Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles, is voicing support for Jamaica’s economic reform programme (ERP) currently being implemented by the government. The programme, he says, will ensure that targeted structural reforms, stipulated under the US$932.3 million four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which the government negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are implemented. Speaking recently...
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Director of Health Promotion and Education at the Ministry of Health, Takese Foga, provides information on activities for Caribbean Wellness Day 2013, at the media launch held on Friday (September 6), at Rooms on the Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
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Venture Capital Fund Next Fiscal Year

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is to launch a venture capital fund within the first half of the next fiscal year, which begins April 1, 2014. This initiative forms part of the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP), which is being implemented over three years in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The JVCP is a Government of Jamaica...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, stresses a point as he addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the institute’s offices in Kingston.
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Final Draft of Comprehensive Social Protection Strategy Completed

The final draft of a comprehensive social protection strategy being developed as part of the Government’s growth agenda for the economy, has been completed and is slated for review in early September.     This strategy has been drafted within the context of the provision of effective social protection, as articulated in the country’s National Development Plan - Vision 2030 Jamaica....
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, stresses a point as he addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the institute’s offices in Kingston.
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Community Renewal Project to Roll Out Between November and January

The phased roll out of the Community Renewal Programme (CRP), being implemented by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), is slated to be undertaken between November 2013 and January 2014. Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock, who made the disclosure during the agency’s quarterly media briefing on Tuesday, August 27, said phase one of the programme will entail Majesty...
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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), hands over the keys to one of two buses to Senior Customs Officer and Public Sector Representative at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Devon Manahan. The buses, which were handed over during a ceremony held at Jamaica Customs head office in Kingston on August 28, were purchased by the agency to facilitate staff usage in Kingston, Montego Bay and St. Ann’s Bay.
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More Electronic Transactions to be Done at Customs

The information processing platform of the Jamaica Customs Agency is to be upgraded to allow for more transactions to be done electronically, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has informed. Dr. Phillips said the move, which is in keeping with the Government’s economic reform efforts, will also facilitate greater collection of data electronically. Speaking at a...
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