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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has said that while health research can be costly, this area is critical in assisting Jamaica to implement programmes, policies and decisions aimed at improving the nation's health system. Dr. Campbell-Forrester was speaking at the inaugural National Health Research Conference (HRC), held at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, on...

Programme Manager in the Planning Institute of Jamaica's (PIOJ) Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, says improvements in the areas of education, labour force quality and security are part of the four key goals to advancing the National Development Plan - Vision 2030. The goals include: empowering persons to achieve their full potential; making the society secure, cohesive and just; making...

Jamaica is looking to significantly cut the use of imported oil by more than 60 per cent over the next 20 years, with a greater percentage of energy needs to be met from renewable sources and liquefied natural gas. "In terms of what we envision 2030 to look like in terms of our energy source mix, we want to move...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is leading efforts in the public service to improve ethics and accountability, by having its entire staff undergo training. The training course, 'Creation of an Ethical Infrastructure', will be conducted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in collaboration with the Cabinet Office. The course will take the form of a series of...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has said that Caribbean nations must become more proactive in addressing climate change, given the region's vulnerability to natural disasters. "As planners we can no longer sit by and wait to carry out post assessments of hazards impact. We have to become more proactive, we have to anticipate...

The creation of appropriate ethical infrastructure in Jamaica is set to gather momentum in the coming months, as the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), in collaboration with the Cabinet Office, rolls out its refocused programme targeting all ministries, departments, agencies and public enterprises. Later this month, officers of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will be sensitized, through a...

A series of consultations are to begin on Thursday (November 11) to harvest views and suggestions on the various sub-policies under the Government's recently tabled National Energy Policy (NEP). The first in the series of consultations will be a two-day workshop at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, which starts at 9 a.m. Thursday (November 11). It set the stage...

Public sector entities are being encouraged to remain steadfast in their commitment to customer service excellence as their work directly impacts on the achievement of the nation's development imperatives and by extension the Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Development Plan. In an interview with JIS News, Acting Chief Standards and Monitoring Officer of the Public Sector Modernisation Division, Cabinet Office...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has congratulated the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR) on their achievement. Dr. Baugh, who was speaking at the official opening of OOCUR's 8th Annual Conference currently underway at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, noted that the organization has the...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that the government remains committed to ensuring that the voices of Jamaicans living outside of the country are heard. She was addressing a welcome reception for participants in the first annual Jamaica Diaspora Northeast United States Conference held on Friday (Oct. 29) at the West Indies...

Speaking to construction professionals earlier this year, Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, reiterated that the construction sector will play a key role in the implementation of the Housing Policy. "We are finally on the verge of putting in place a National Housing Policy, to bring order and cohesiveness to the sector. The Ministry is in possession of...

Prime Minister, Hon Bruce Golding, has said that if "Vision 2030 Jamaica" is to be effective, as many Jamaicans as possible need to "take ownership of the plan". The Prime Minister singled out students, suggesting that Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, ensure that students from high school level up get a copy of the newly published popular version of...