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Director of Economic Planning, Research and Logistics at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), James Stewart (left), addresses quarterly press briefing at the PIOJ offices, on November 16. Others (from second left) are Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at PIOJ, Ms. Elizabeth Emanuel.
Director of Economic Planning, Research and Logistics at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), James Stewart (left), addresses quarterly press briefing at the PIOJ offices, on November 16. Others (from second left) are Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at PIOJ, Ms. Elizabeth Emanuel.

Crime Rates Trending Down

There has been a downward trend in overall crime rates, with the January to September 2016 period recording a 20.2 per cent decline from the previous year. This refers to Category One crimes, which include murder, shooting, rape, aggravated assault,...
Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.
Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.

Private Sector Willing to Recruit Persons with Hearing Impairments
Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mainstreaming Acceleration Policy Support (MAPS) Mission Team, Nik Sekhran, addresses debriefing for the implementation of the UNDP’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in New Kingston, on October 28.
Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mainstreaming Acceleration Policy Support (MAPS) Mission Team, Nik Sekhran, addresses debriefing for the implementation of the UNDP’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in New Kingston, on October 28.

Govt Commences Work on Roadmap to Guide Implementation of SDGs
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), accepts a token from Chief Executive Officer of IBEX Global, Robert Dechant, following an address at a ceremony to officially open the company’s offices in Portmore Pines, Portmore, St. Catherine, on October 27. The company currently employs 550 persons, with a view to increasing that number to 1,000 when the facility is complete.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), accepts a token from Chief Executive Officer of IBEX Global, Robert Dechant, following an address at a ceremony to officially open the company’s offices in Portmore Pines, Portmore, St. Catherine, on October 27. The company currently employs 550 persons, with a view to increasing that number to 1,000 when the facility is complete.

Gov’t Working to Boost BPO Investment
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the 14th annual conference of the Organization of Caribbean Utilities Regulators (OOCUR) at the Secrets Resort in Freeport, Montego Bay, on October 26.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the 14th annual conference of the Organization of Caribbean Utilities Regulators (OOCUR) at the Secrets Resort in Freeport, Montego Bay, on October 26.

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Manager, Loan Origination at the Development Bank of Jamaica, Tracy-Ann McIntosh, (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank to provide details about the Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (FOROMIC) to be held from October 24 to 26 in Montego Bay. Listening is Assistant Business Advisory Services Manager at Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters.
CommerceJIS Think TankVision 2030

FOROMIC to Create Opportunities for MSMEs

The Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (FOROMIC), the region’s largest event on microfinance and entrepreneurship, is expected to significantly boost opportunities for growth and expansion of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. FOROMIC is a space for business and financial innovations and, in particular, a platform for microfinance businesses to showcase their products and services. Assistant Business Advisory Services...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).
LabourSocial SecurityVision 2030Youth

Three Disabled Young Men Receive Scholarships

Three young men are this year’s recipients of the Margaret Moody Scholarship Fund administered by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). The awardees, Delon Smith, Ian Smith and Shamar Bennett, who have varying forms of disabilities, were selected out of a competitive group of 13 applicants. Margaret Moody, who was a nurse at the University Hospital of the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alison McLean (centre) looks on as Acting Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon (left), presents the winning trophy to Assistant Vice President, Marketing, Mayberry Investments Limited, Anika Jengelley, for copping the Best Decorated Business Office in the Private Sector. Occasion was the Spirit of Independence Awards Presentation ceremony at the Devonshire in St. Andrew, today (September 15). In keeping with the 2016 Jamaica Festival theme, ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’, local businesses and government agencies were encouraged to display their ‘Spirit of Independence’ by decorating their offices in a window dressing competition, while parish council offices were encouraged to decorate their various town squares.
CultureJamaica 55Vision 2030

Independence Display Champions Named

The Forestry Department, Mayberry Investments Limited and the St. Catherine Parish Council have been dubbed champions for their various displays during the Jamaica 54 Emancipation and Independence celebration period. They were awarded the Best Decorated Business Office in the Public Sector, Best Decorated Business Office in the Private Sector and the Best Decorated Town Square, respectively, during the awards ceremony...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a group of community stakeholders at the first of a series of sessions to offer training on justice services and conflict resolution, at the Ministry’s offices on Constant Spring Road in Kingston on September 1. The participants included school administrators, justices of the peace, custodes, and leaders of the church. They were given training in restorative justice, victim support, legal aid and child diversion, as well as how to identify and help fight human trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence and other social ills.
CommunityJusticeVision 2030

Justice Ministry Hosts Sensitisation Session for Community Leaders

The Ministry of Justice, yesterday (September 1), hosted the first in a series of sensitisation sessions to equip community leaders with skills to help citizens access justice services, resolve conflicts and prevent crime. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing the group at an opening ceremony at the Ministry’s offices on Constant Spring Road, said the project marks a major step...
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Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationJIS Think TankVision 2030

JFLL Offers High-School Diploma to Uncertified Workers

Employers and workers are being encouraged to make use of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) workplace intervention programme. Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, told JIS News that the call comes as a result of statistics from the Jamaica Vision 2030 Training Sector Plan which indicate that 70 per cent of the Jamaican workforce is...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (third right); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right); Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Herman Athias (right); Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane (second left), sign a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry and eGov Jamaica Limited at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on Aug. 25. Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); Director, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, Dunstan Bryan (standing, left); and Director, Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet.
Finance & Public ServiceTechnologyVision 2030

US$1.4 Million Allocated to eGov Jamaica

A sum of US$1.4 million has been allocated to eGov Jamaica Limited for institutional strengthening, in becoming the implementer of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions for the Government. The money has been drawn from the US$37.6-million Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, which seeks to strengthen public resource management and support selected public-sector institutions in facilitating a more enabling environment...
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