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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the keynote address at the media launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Research Days 2015, held on January 20 at the St. Andrew campus.

Climate Change Policy and Action Plan to be Tabled this Month

The Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan will be tabled in the House of Representatives this month. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill today (January 20), at the media launch...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr Morais Guy (2nd right), getting acquainted with a map of the Hatfield area, during his tour of informal settlements in Central Westmoreland on January 15 and 16. Others (from left) are: Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing Regional Manager in Savanna-la-mar, Sherene Newman; Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz; Director of Lands in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Vincent Haldane; and Sales Collection Officer, Everton Lynch.

Informal Settlements in Westmoreland to be Regularised

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon.
Dr. Arnaldo Brown (right), in conversation with University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. Kadamawe K — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Arnaldo Brown (right), in conversation with University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. Kadamawe K'nife, during the Mona School of Business and Management's Inaugural Business conference, held on January 8 at the Holiday Inn Sun Spree Resort in Montego Bay. The conference was held from January 7 to 9 under the theme: 'Breaking the barriers: enterprise, competitiveness, growth and development'.

Jamaican Diaspora Commended for Support to Country

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Canadian High Commissioner, His Excellency Robert Ready and Chairman of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Quince Francis. Occasion was a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, today (January 5), to launch several new educational programmes which have been initiated by the CCCJ.

New Associate Degree in Logistics Management Launched

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left) along with Board Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, George Duncan (second right); Dental Surgeon, Dr. Lebert Wright (right) and Chairman of Friends of the centre, Nigel Moore, examine the new dental facility at the Ulster Spring Health Clinic in South Trelawny, on December 22. The Health Centre was extensively refurbished at a cost of $9 million.

Refurbished Ulster Spring Health Centre Re-Opens

Members of the Vauxhall High School Chorale in Kingston perform during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) recent staging of its fifth Labour Market Reform Forum, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Promoting Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)’. The forum was held to disseminate labour market information to a select group of participants to enable them to make informed career choices.

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PIOJ Fully Supports Labour Market Reform

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock, says the agency fully supports the process of labour market reform, describing it as essential to ensure sustainable economic growth and social development in Jamaica. He also argued that the process is consistent with the Vision 2030 Jamaica goal of underscoring the empowerment of persons, thereby enabling them to...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, addressing Friday’s (November 28) launch of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) 2012 Survey of Living Conditions, at the PIOJ’s New Kingston offices.

11 years ago DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

STATIN Adds Two More Areas in Survey of Living Conditions

The number of areas on which comprehensive data and analyses are provided in the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), has been expanded by two, in its 2012 edition, to include early childhood development and the elderly. These bring to eight, the number of focus areas incorporated in the report’s 23rd publication, the findings of...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, addresses participants in the Inaugural Western Jamaica Economic Forum held on Wednesday (November 26), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

11 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Jamaica’s Economy to Show Growth for 2014/15

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, says the economy is expected to grow for the financial year, which is a continuation of the 0.9 per cent expansion recorded for the 2013/14 period. Mr. Bullock was addressing the Inaugural Western Jamaica Economic Forum on November 26 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St....

Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Peter Ruddock, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago AgricultureEnergyJIS Think TankTechnologyVision 2030

Study Underway to Select Local Crops for Biofuel Production

A study is underway to select local crops for biofuel production, in an effort to expand Jamaica’s sources of energy supply. Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Peter Ruddock, said the company is continuing its research to extract biodiesel from plants, so as to reduce the importation of fuel. Speaking at a Jamaica Information...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsHealth & WellnessJamaican DiasporaLocal GovernmentVision 2030

UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have donated 10 forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, to assist with the country’s Ebola preparedness. The thermometers were funded by the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust, which is comprised of individuals and organisations that support health care in Jamaica, and were sourced by the International Healthcare Group UK. Minister of Local Government and...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), converses with Head Girl, Ardenne High School, Ashleigh Paige Beersingh, at the institution’s distinguished lecture series 2014, on November 5.

11 years ago Health & WellnessScienceVision 2030

Health Minister Says Sector Has Place For Science Graduates

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there is a place for more science graduates and trained professionals in the health care system. “We will never have enough health professionals to fill the current gaps. And so, we will need to continuously train a cadre of young professionals, not only to fill vacancies that presently exist, but also for effective...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), converses with Head of the Delegation of the European Union, Her Excellency Paola Amadei, at a special launch ceremony for the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) National Indicative Programme (NIP), held at Jamaica House, on November 6.

11 years ago JusticeOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterVision 2030

Country Receives Funding From EU to Improve Justice System

Jamaica’s development efforts in the areas of justice, environment and climate change and public financial management, have been significantly bolstered with a cash injection of €46 million from the European Union (EU). The money is being made available under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) National Indicative Programme (NIP), for the period 2014 to 2020. Speaking at a special ceremony...