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The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported substantial progress in preparing for the implementation of the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) this year. The CRP resulted from Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s mandate to the PIOJ to prepare a programme for long term stability and well-being, inclusive of violent and vulnerable communities and consistent with the goals of Vision 2030, following...

A Policy Logistics Unit has been established at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ),  to monitor, problem-solve and harmonise the government’s plans to implement and adopt elements of the growth inducement strategy across Ministries and agencies. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson made the announcement at the Institute’s quarterly press briefing on May 20. “We have re-assigned, at...

Programme Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, has reported significant gains in five key areas pivotal to the success of the National Development Plan, Vision 2030. He cited education status, labour force quality, national security, justice and economic growth as the key areas, and noted that for January to March 2011, progress had...

She had all the warning signs: a lifeless arm, slurred speech, loss of co-ordination and a severe headache: Cynthia Morant was having a stroke. “I remember being at home, when I began to lose feelings in my right hand. I also had shortness of breath, so they rushed me to the hospital, where I stayed for about a week,” she...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sancia Templer, says that Jamaica is in an excellent position to take advantage of the global trend in wellness tourism, because of its natural resources and first-rate health care professionals. Speaking at a Health and Wellness Tourism Stakeholder Workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston on Wednesday, Mrs. Templer noted that there were many...

Governor General, His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen, has underscored the need for the development of partnerships to support the country’s heath care system, to enable it to continue to provide quality service. Addressing the presentation ceremony for medical equipment and supplies donated to the Annotto Bay Hospital by the Issa Trust Foundation on Thursday, May 12, the Governor General said...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will be embarking on a series of discussion sessions and workshops across the island, as part of the process to develop the National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development. Director of the PIOJ’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, told a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, that the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says this year's budget is consistent with a clearly defined, coherent strategy that will facilitate investment and stimulate economic growth. Making his contribution to the 2011/12 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, Mr. Golding said that the core elements of this strategy includes providing a framework of transparency and accountability so that people...

Officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries and National Security have welcomed the extension of multi-billion support to Jamaica under the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The  ($3.4 billion) US$39.4 million agreement, which was signed at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Oxford Road offices on May 4 will support the implementation of long-term development and medium-term plans...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and United Nations (UN) agencies in Jamaica, on Wednesday (May 4), signed the second consecutive UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) to be implemented in Jamaica, at the PIOJ office, Oxford Road, New Kingston. The UNDAF, which will be executed between 2012 and 2016, will support implementation of Jamaica’s long term and medium strategic plans....

The Ministry of Health yesterday received some $670,000 worth of baby treatment masks and spacers to be used in the care of young asthmatic patients in public health facilities. The lifesaving equipment was donated by the LASCO Pharmaceuticals Division in recognition of World Asthma Day, which is being observed under the theme: ‘You Can Control Your Asthma’. Speaking at the...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) plans to engage in consultations with members of the physically challenged community, particularly the visually impaired, to see how best they can be incorporated in the development and implementation of the country’s National Development Plan - Vision 2030 Jamaica. This move is expected to complement the planned distribution of some 500 copies of the...