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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), presents a certificate and tablet to Lacovia High School student, Kwan Bailey, for his honourable achievement in the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) 2022 Essay Competition. Also sharing in the presentation (from left) are USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes and Flow’s Director of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management, Kayon Mitchell. The occasion was a Project Funding Agreement signing ceremony to provide digital literacy and skills training to over 1,500 PATH households, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 23). The USF and Flow have partnered to undertake the engagement.

Over 1,500 PATH Households to Benefit from Digital Literacy and Skills Training Project

Over 1,500 households on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will benefit from digital literacy and skills training under a partnership between the Universal Service Fund (USF) and telecommunications firm, Flow. Representatives of the entities, on Friday...

Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (JIS File Photo)

Notable Gains in Attaining National Goals Under Vision 2030 Jamaica

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, speaking during the PIOJ’s digital quarterly briefing, recently.

Progress Made In Advancing Social And Economic Development

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Remains Focused On Strengthening Governance Mechanisms – PIOJ

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet to student of Jones Town Primary School, Jeneece Allen (second right), during a presentation ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (October 20). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith (left), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding.

Minister Williams Calls on Jamaicans to Support One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative

5 years ago Vision 2030

Call for Geospatial Professionals to Align Collaborate and Transform to Promote National Development Goals

PIOJ Director of Sustainable Development, Mrs Nadine Brown, urged geospatial professionals across the public and private sector to: (1) ensure that the objectives of the GIS processes are aligned to national strategic priorities; (2) collaborate for the efficient use of limited human and financial resources; and (3) aim to transform their space with geospatial technologies. She said this against the...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr Cliff Riley.

6 years ago JIS Think TankScienceVision 2030

SRC Supports ST&I Policy

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has expressed full support for the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) policy, which is slated to be tabled in Parliament later this year. “We are very happy with the ST&I policy and we can’t wait for it to be passed,” Executive Director of the SRC, Dr Cliff Riley told JIS News. “The SRC was active...

6 years ago CoronavirusVision 2030

Jamaica to UN: Country Will Recover Faster From COVID-19 than for the 08/09 Global Recession

On Wednesday, (July 8), Jamaica presented at the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), and indicated that the economy is expected to recover within two to four years and employment within one to three years following global economic fall-out caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The projected short recovery period compared with the global economic recession of...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), speaks at a media briefing. Listening (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Peisha Bryan.

6 years ago Vision 2030

Government Reviews Vision 2030 National Development Plan

The Government has commenced work to review and revise the requisite strategic actions for implementing the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica – in light of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Plan aims to positon Jamaica to achieve developed country status, and in the process, make it the place of choice to live, work,...

Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addressing journalists during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. Others (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Peisha Bryan.

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PIOJ Reports Gains Under Vision 2030

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting gains under the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, made the disclosure while reporting on the 2018 targets during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly briefing at the Institute’s head office in New Kingston. Vision 2030 Jamaica aims to reposition the island to achieve developed country...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

6 years ago DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Gov’t To Spend $339.706 Million On Poverty Reduction Programme

The Government is to spend $339.706 million on the Poverty Reduction Programme IV in the new fiscal year. As outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project seeks to empower residents of volatile communities to achieve their fullest potential and contribute to the attainment of a secure, cohesive and just Jamaican society as...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2020/21 Throne Speech, under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity‘, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 11.

6 years ago Governor GeneralHousingThrone Speech 2020Vision 2030

More Than 10,000 Housing Starts In The New Fiscal Year

More than 10,000 housing starts are slated for the new fiscal year as the Government continues to accelerate the delivery of housing solutions for Jamaicans. The projects will be undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) and the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ). Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the 2020/2021 Throne...