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Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz says Information and Communications Technology (ICT) should be used as a nexus in the process of making Jamaica the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business. "This administration aims to use ICT to automate, simplify and make accessible the services of Government to the...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reminding Jamaicans that the deadline to apply for the posts of Census Takers for the 2011 Population and Housing Census is Friday, December 3, 2010. Over the coming days, persons can drop off their applications at STATIN collection centres islandwide. They are as follows:Kingston: STATIN, 7 Cecilio Avenue.St. Catherine: STATIN Shop 9, 9...

Nine markets are to be renovated under Phase One of an island-wide market beautification programme, to be spearheaded by the Department of Local Government. The markets are: Constant Spring, in St. Andrew; Ocho Rios and St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann; Buff Bay and Port Antonio, Portland; Oracabessa and Annotto Bay, St. Mary; Falmouth, Trelawny; and Lucea, Hanover. All the markets...

The Government of Jamaica's Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES) is to be instituted during the 2011/2012 financial year, following Cabinet's approval of its framework and implementation. Speaking at Wednesday's (November 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, informed that the PMES is part of the Medium-Term Expenditure...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has received a $5.5 million donation from the German Government to support recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of recent heavy rains. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency, Juergen Engel, presented the cheque to Deputy Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson today (November 24) at the agency's...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is appealing to the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) to sign off on the agreement regarding time allotted for government broadcasts on radio and television. Addressing the issue at on Wednesday November 24 post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House, Minister Vaz said that while the MAJ has...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported an increase of more than 21, 000 new jobs between April and July 2010, indicating economic recovery. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, said the increase was due largely to increased employment in the wholesale and retail sector, which went up by 12, 900 persons, and transport, storage and communications,...

Persons from across the Caribbean Diaspora turned out on November 18 for a Service of Thanksgiving, followed by a tour of the headquarters of Food for the Poor at Coconut Creek, South Florida. Under the patronage of the Consulate General of Jamaica, the event was organised by the Jamaican Diaspora Advisory Board for Southern United States and staff of Food...

Persons applying for land titles under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), are now benefitting from further reductions in fees paid to process the documents. "We calculate our fees on the unimproved value of the land, so we have reduced the 40 per cent that was required (for deposit) and now make it $5,000 across the board," stated Minister...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is optimistic that the economy will return to positive growth in the last quarter of the fiscal year, despite a decline in earlier quarters. "We are forecasting a return to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth by the January/March quarter of 2011," said Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson. He was addressing a...

An amendment to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica's (PBCJ) regulations will now allow for the appointment of a new Board for the entity, which has been without one for two years. This follows Cabinet's approval for the tabling of the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (Amendment) Regulations 2010, which is subject to affirmative resolution in Parliament. Making the disclosure...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has said that Caribbean nations must become more proactive in addressing climate change, given the region's vulnerability to natural disasters. "As planners we can no longer sit by and wait to carry out post assessments of hazards impact. We have to become more proactive, we have to anticipate...