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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), and Economic Growth Council Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (left), have a light moment as they exchange greetings before Tuesday’s (July 25) start of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora growth forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on is Conference Chairman, Earl Jarrett. The biennial conference is being held from July 23 to 26 under the theme: ‘Partnering for Growth’.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), and Economic Growth Council Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (left), have a light moment as they exchange greetings before Tuesday’s (July 25) start of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora growth forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on is Conference Chairman, Earl Jarrett. The biennial conference is being held from July 23 to 26 under the theme: ‘Partnering for Growth’.

Gov’t Woos Diaspora Investment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is urging greater Diaspora participation in a wide range of activities that will support the Government’s drive to boost Jamaica’s growth and development. He said...
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), is briefed on details of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) by Director General, Carol Coy (2nd right), following the opening of a stakeholders’ training workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday, July 18. Also listening are (from left): Regional Programme Coordinator, Asia-Pacific and Small Island Developing States, Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21), Millicent Gay Tejada; and United Nations Development Programme Deputy Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence Chounoune.
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), is briefed on details of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) by Director General, Carol Coy (2nd right), following the opening of a stakeholders’ training workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday, July 18. Also listening are (from left): Regional Programme Coordinator, Asia-Pacific and Small Island Developing States, Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21), Millicent Gay Tejada; and United Nations Development Programme Deputy Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence Chounoune.

State Minister Welcomes Move to Establish National Statistics Framework
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter Thompson (left), and President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Stephen Vasciannie, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver a postgraduate programme in rural development, at the institution’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on July 11.
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter Thompson (left), and President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Stephen Vasciannie, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver a postgraduate programme in rural development, at the institution’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on July 11.

UTech and RADA Sign MOU to Deliver Master’s Programme in Rural Development
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Dr. Andrew Wheatley (right) and Chief Executive Officer of Biojam Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Global Inc., Christian Strachan, exchange signed copies of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake a feasibility study for the creation of a science and technology park in Jamaica. The signing ceremony was held on July 6 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Dr. Andrew Wheatley (right) and Chief Executive Officer of Biojam Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Global Inc., Christian Strachan, exchange signed copies of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake a feasibility study for the creation of a science and technology park in Jamaica. The signing ceremony was held on July 6 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston

Gov’t to Undertake Feasibility Study for Establishment of Technology Park
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, provides details about the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS), at a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston on July 7.
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, provides details about the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS), at a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston on July 7.

STATIN Preparing National Strategy for Development of Statistics

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), is in light conversation with Chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission (LMRC), Dr. Marshall Hall (left), while LMRC Commissioner, Dr. Michael Witter, looks on. Occasion was the LMRC’s End-of-Project Forum on Friday (July 7), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabourVision 2030

Labour Market Reform Key to Economic Growth – Minister Robinson

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says transformation of the labour market is crucial for the Government’s economic growth programme. She said the reform process seeks to achieve greater levels of efficiency, equity, growth, social justice, full and satisfying employment as well as high levels of production and productivity. Delivering the keynote address at the End-of-Project Forum...
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Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division Director General, Veniece Pottinger-Scott.
CommerceOffice of the Prime MinisterVision 2030

Gov’t Committed To World-Class Customer Service Delivery

Amidst complaints about less-than-desirable public-service delivery, the Government of Jamaica is pushing ahead to achieve world-class customer service through the more than 200 public-sector institutions islandwide. This is consistent with one of the Vision 2030 Jamaica – National Development Plan goals, which commits the Administration to “foster world-class customer service and professionalism in all public institutions and to create mechanisms...
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DevelopmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterVision 2030

Sustainable Development Goals Aligned to Key Development Concerns and Priorities – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that he will be taking a keen interest in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and their alignment with Vision 2030. He says that SDGs are aligned with key development concerns and priorities of the region. “We are paying close attention to the implementation of the accelerators as recommended in the SDGs...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), has a light moment as he addresses the Caribbean Action 2030 Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, St. Andrew, on June 28. Others seated at the head table (from left) are: United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat; Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jessica Faieta.
Prime MinisterVision 2030

Jamaica Focused on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Vision 2030 – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica remains committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through attainment of the targets under the Vision 2030 national development plan. The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people can enjoy peace and prosperity....
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United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (second left) in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (second left) in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings; Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Foundation, Dane Richardson, and Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, after the announcement of a $58-million partnership to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on children, at the UNICEF Jamaica office, in New Kingston, on June 13.
Social SecurityVision 2030

JCPD Partners with UNICEF and Digicel Foundation to Help PWDs

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Digicel Foundation will partner to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs), particularly children. The two-year $58-million partnership will bolster registration of children with disabilities to improve access to social services from the JCPD; support efforts geared towards the full implementation of the Disabilities...
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Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (centre) and Registrar General’s Department (RGD) Chief Executive Officer, Deidre English Gosse (2nd right), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to undertake the processing of birth certificates for 4,200 beneficiaries from 18 Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) communities. This will enable the residents to access basic social services. Others (from left) are Technical ICDP Team Leader, World Bank, Emanuela Monterio; and JSIF executives – General Manager, Technical Services-Project Management, Loy Malcolm; and Development Manager, Mona Sue-Ho.
Office of the Prime MinisterVision 2030Youth

JSIF to Implement Projects to Benefit Thousands of Youth

More than 10,000 youth, deemed ‘at-risk’, are to benefit from jobs and other income-generating activities to be created from projects that the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be implementing during the 2017/18 fiscal year. The JSIF, an agency in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), is investing $2 billion in activities that will support the Government’s undertaking to...
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President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, addresses recent NWC conference on ‘Financing Water Utilities of the Caribbean’, at the RIU Hotel, Montego Bay.
Local GovernmentVision 2030Water

President of NWC Outlines Challenges

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, says that while the company produces more than 90 per cent of Jamaica’s total potable water, it is seriously challenged to improve and expand service delivery. Addressing a recent NWC conference on ‘Financing Water Utilities of the Caribbean’ at the RIU Hotel, Montego Bay, he said that to continue producing such...
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