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Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister/Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (left), shows Senior Consultant and Manager of Acclimatise LAC Limited, Olivia Palin (right), where to sign on contract for ‘The Process for the Development of the National Spatial Plan’ in the Banquet Hall of Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 17). Witnessing the signing are (from left, standing): Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lieutenant Colonel Oral Khan; Jamaica Country Representative and General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner-Jones; Project Manager, The Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience Jamaica, Dr. Winsome Townsend; and Senator Aubyn Hill.

National Spatial Plan to Be Developed

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has launched ‘The Process for the Development of the National Spatial Plan’ and signed a contract with Acclimatise Group Limited to draft its technical papers. The National Spatial Plan, which was conceptualised...

General Manager, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (second right), addresses public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI), staged by its Department of Economics and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on April 12. Listening (from right) are Head, Department of Economics, UWI, Professor David Tennant (right); Director General, PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWI, Professor Claremont Kirton.

IDB Official Wants to See More Investment in Robotics Technology

Principal Director of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson, shakes hands with Medical Officer (health) for the St. Elizabeth Health Department (left), Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, after handing over $2 million worth of medical equipment to enhance services at the Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence. The handover ceremony was held on April 10 at the health centre in St. Elizabeth.

Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence Gets $2 Million Worth of Equipment

Members of the clergy who participated in a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on March 20 (from left), Reverend Glendon Powell of the Open Bible Church of Unity Hall and Flanker; Reverend Mary Wildish, founder of Trumpet Call Ministries; Reverend Marc Mullings, Pastor of the Emmanuel Chapel, Mount Salem, St. James; and Teverly Grant of Trumpet Call Ministries.

Churches’ Role in Uniting the Nation Underscored

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

PIOJ Launches National Poverty Reduction Programme

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) pilot review luncheon held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on March 16.

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Bartlett Says Tourism Has Been Catalyst for Growth

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism has been the catalyst for the growth of the Jamaican economy, as it “enabled the value-added which lifted the gross domestic product (GDP) and indeed the growth rate on an annual basis”. Speaking at a Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) pilot review luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on March...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets Chief of the United Nations (UN) Human Security Unit, Mehrnaz Mostafavi (left), during the launch of the US$6.45 million “Strengthening Human Resilience in Northern Clarendon and West Kingston” project at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston on March 12. The three-year project, which aims to improve the welfare of 43,000 residents of Northern Clarendon and West Kingston, will be jointly implemented by the Government, civil society and several UN agencies. At centre is UN Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Bruno Pouezat.

8 years ago DevelopmentVision 2030

US$6.45M GoJ/UN Project to Be Implemented In Kingston and Clarendon

The standard of living of 43,000 residents of Northern Clarendon and Western Kingston is expected to significantly improve under a US$6.45 million project to be jointly implemented over the next three years by several United Nations (UN) agencies in partnership with the Government of Jamaica and civil society. The project, dubbed “Strengthening Human Resilience in Northern Clarendon and West Kingston”,...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

8 years ago TechnologyVision 2030

Government of Jamaica to Actively Pursue Greater Use of Open Source Software – Wheatley

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. Andrew Wheatley today outlined the Government of Jamaica’s intention to pursue greater use of Open Source Software as part of its thrust to transform ICT within government while at the same time reducing the attendant costs associated with the use of proprietary software. Guided by recommendations outlined in an Open Source Policy Framework...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), converses with the Director of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS), Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during the UWICDS Regional Disability Studies Conference 2018 held recently at the UWI Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew.

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Disabled Community Making Significant Contribution to Creative Industries – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded the disabled community for its contribution to Jamaica’s rich cultural industry. “People with disabilities are making a significant contribution to the cultural and creative industries. The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has a strong track record of engaging people with disabilities in its annual competitions and celebratory events,”...

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, addresses the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 13).

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Jamaicans Must See Agriculture as Primary Source of Income -Cole

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on Jamaicans to change the culture of identifying agriculture as a vocation, to a primary source of income for the growth of the society. Speaking at the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (second right), looks through the National Quality Policy 2017 with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and ISO Ambassador/Consultant for the International Organization for Standardization at the Ministry, Reginald Budhan. Occasion was a stakeholder workshop on the policy, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

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National Quality Policy Presented to Stakeholders

The National Quality Policy (NQP) 2017, which articulates the Government’s position on the quality of goods and services produced and consumed in Jamaica, was presented to critical stakeholders during a workshop at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel recently. The session, staged by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, through its entity, the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC),...

Principal, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Dr. Nicholeen DeGrasse-Johnson (second right), speaking during the opening ceremony for the institution’s annual Research in the Arts Day on Wednesday, March 7. The event was held at the College’s Arthur Wint Drive campus in Kingston. Others (from left) are Pastor of Temple of Light Centre for Spiritual Living, Reverend John Scott; Patricia Newland, daughter of one of the College’s co-founders, Sheila Barnett; and Jamaican broadcast pioneer, Alma Mock-Yen. The Day was observed under the theme ‘Embracing Our Inheritance: Founders and Findings’.

8 years ago EducationVision 2030

Edna Manley College Celebrates Research in Arts Day 2018

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts commemorated its annual Research in the Arts Day on Wednesday, March 7 at the institution’s Arthur Wint Drive campus in Kingston, under the theme ‘Embracing Our Inheritance: Founders and Findings’. The Day formed part of the College’s observance of Founders’ Week 2018, from March 4 to 9. Principal, Dr. Nicholeen...