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The Government of Jamaica has disbursed some $21 million in economic empowerment grants to 62 persons with disabilities between November 2008 and October 2012. Additionally, more than $12 million in assistive aids were paid out to some 144 persons from April 2008 to October 2012. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, outlined the figures at an economic...

Minister of State for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says that the government is committed to providing Jamaicans with access to computer technology and for them to use it in productive ways to improve their lives and the country’s economy. "Access puts you in the game. Many of our youngsters (may not) have the aptitude for...

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, has underscored the entity’s vision of becoming Jamaica’s leading community development agency and, in the process, helping to facilitate good governance, economic prosperity, and a sustainable environment across the society. Speaking at the first in a series of Parish Meetings, jointly hosted with the Ministry of Local Government and...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), through its Vision 2030 Unit, will be hosting a viewing of the Vision 2030 information video, in its training room, at 16 Oxford Road, Kingston, today (October 17), at 3:00 p.m. Communication Specialist at the PIOJ, Carmen Miller, said the rationale for the viewing is to showcase what the video entails, in an effort...

Residents of five communities in downtown Kingston now have access to proper bathroom facilities, following the official handing over of 100 sanitation units on September 27. The communities include: Central Kingston, Tivoli Gardens, Denham Town, Hanna Town and Fletcher's Land. Valued at approximately $109 million, the units  were financed by the PetroCaribe Development Fund, through its grant facility which is...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Global Logistics Hub could add 17 per cent growth to Jamaica’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over six to eight years. The figures, Mr. Hylton said, were baseline estimates provided by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The Minister was briefing senior journalists on the global logistics hub, at a breakfast...

Acting Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Janice Miller, says the development of an informed policy on migration will improve the government’s capacity to measure, monitor and manage international migration. She noted that the policy will also seek to address the development priorities outlined in the country's Vision 2030 National Development Plan. Vision 2030 Jamaica...

The Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, has undertaken 20 water catchment projects in the parish of St. Elizabeth, since January 2012. This was done at a cost of $15 million, funded primarily by the Ministry. General Manager of Engineering at RWSL, Douglas Wilson, told JIS News that the projects are...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has announced the completion of a science and technology innovations road map for Jamaica, by the Ministry. Mr. Paulwell emphasised that the road map is pivotal to Jamaica's future development, as the administration believes that the country will not accomplish the “laudable” objectives outlined in the long-term National Development Plan, Vision...

The Government of Jamaica now has a migration profile of the country, which can be used to inform policy development and planning. The profile titled ‘Migration in Jamaica: A country profile 2010’, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean, and was launched by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

President of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen, has stressed the need for businesses to operate within the formal economy, noting that this is critical for the country prosperity. "We recognize that one of the foundations of our future development will have to be increasing formality within the spheres of economic activity," Mr. Chen stated on September 4, as...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, will be Jamaica’s representative at a renewable energy Summit, which will be held in the Republic of Malta, from September 6-7. The two-day meeting, dubbed Renewables and Islands Global Summit, is being hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). One of the objectives...