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Education and training are regarded as key components of Vision 2030, a 23-year development plan, which seeks to position the country as a place of choice to live, work, do business, and raise families. To this end, the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) Trust/National Training Agency (NTA), has embarked on the development of a (five-year) strategic plan, aimed at...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, James Robertson has said that it is imperative that the country pursues a policy of enlightened development planning covering a number of critical issues, which have implications for economic growth. These, he said, include global warming and its consequent effects on the environment, coastal management, energy conservation, agriculture, land and...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has emphasized that foreign trade must be integrated into national development strategies. "This requires focusing our efforts on creating the environment for increasing productivity and competitiveness, so that we can meaningfully engage in international trade and attract the right mix of investment to boost commercial activity," the Minister said. "The...

A draft integrated plan for Vision 2030, is expected to be ready for Cabinet submission by the end of July, Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr. Wesley Hughes has disclosed to JIS News. He informed that the document would then be taken to Parliament for further consultation and refinement. Vision 2030 is a strategic, long term...

The national strategic development plan, Vision 2030, is receiving the support of the business community and other stakeholders of the parish of St. Catherine. Following a recent public consultation held at the Open Bible church Hall in Twickenham Park, President of the St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce, Don Robotham and Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Sharon Haye-Webster...

The Government is having discussions with several multi-lateral agencies, to determine how best they can assist Jamaica to benefit from a wide range of resources available to enhance the country's capacity for development. This was pointed out by Finance and Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw, at the opening of a two-day International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)/Organization of...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will not take place without a paradigm shift in the health and environment sectors. Making his contribution in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 3), Mr. Spencer said that these two sectors account (directly or indirectly) for...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that a committee has been established to aid in the renewal of the country's Primary Health Care system. He pointed out that by September 2008, the committee would develop the concept and framework for a renewed Primary Health Care System in Jamaica; develop a strategic plan for a comprehensive and renewed...

In an effort to enhance the standard of education in secondary schools, the Ministries of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, and Education have jointly embarked on an e-Learning Project. The project seeks to utilize current state-of-the-art technology in Jamaican high schools to improve the quality of education delivered to students, enhancing their learning experience in the process, thereby improving the level...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has welcomed a Regional Workshop on the 'Integration of Sanitation Policies into National Development Plans of Caribbean Countries' to be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on April 28 and 29. The workshop will analyse the current sanitation situation in Caribbean countries, look at operational strategic issues and work at...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has welcomed a Regional Workshop on the 'Integration of Sanitation Policies into National Development Plans of Caribbean Countries' to be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on April 28 and 29. The workshop will analyse the current sanitation situation in Caribbean countries, look at operational strategic issues and work at...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer has assured that all relevant stakeholders have been engaged regarding the removal of user fees at public health facilities, except the University Hospital of the West Indies. He said all are now onboard and committed to ensuring that the policy succeeds. "We have met with every critical player in healthcare in Jamaica especially...