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Employees at one of several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entities operating out of the Montego Bay Free Zone. (File photo)

Three New BPOs Approved Since May

By: Chris Patterson, June 29, 2016

Applications for three new Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies have been approved since May 2016, and cumulatively will provide employment for approximately 12,000 persons. This was disclosed by Minister without...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 28).

Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Receives Over 200 Applications from Investors

By: Chris Patterson, June 29, 2016

Minister with responsibility for Environment and Climate Change in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), greets Climate Finance Trainer, Mr. Jason Yapp, at a breakfast meeting with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), at the Hotel Four Seasons on June 24. This formed part of a week-long Climate Finance Readiness Training workshop. The meeting was hosted by the Climate Change Division of the Ministry, in conjunction with the German Institute (GIZ).

Climate Change Division Awaits Response to Proposal

By: Denise Dennis, June 28, 2016

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Lead Planning Officer for Phase 2 of the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOMM)-led multinational security training initiative, ‘Exercise Tradewinds’, Lieutenant Colonel Mahatma Williams (right) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), along with local and visiting programme participants at Monday’s (June 20) launch at the JDF’s headquarters at Up Park Camp in Kingston. From left are: Canadian armed forces Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kerber; Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Jamaica, Brigadier Rocky Meade; Deputy Chief of Staff of the US Marine Corps Forces, Colonel David Carbonero; Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Jamaica, Major General Antony Anderson; US SOUTHCOMM Division Chief in charge Joint Training and Exercises, Colonel Randall Warring; and Executive Director of the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPOACS) and Jamaica’s former Police Commissioner, Francis Forbes.

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Participants in Exercise Tradewinds to Clean Beaches

Officers attending the Exercise Tradewinds multinational security training programme (Phase 2), now under way in Jamaica, will participate in six coastal clean-up projects on June 26. The projects are community...

By: Douglas McIntosh, June 21, 2016

Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson (right), listens to a point from United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOMM) Division Chief in charge of Joint Training and Exercises, Colonel Randall Warring, just before the launch of phase two of Exercise Tradewinds at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters at Up Park Camp in Kingston on Monday (June 20).

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Foreign Police, Military in Jamaica for Security Exercise

More than 1,300 military and police personnel from the Caribbean, United States (US), Canada, Britain, France, and Mexico, are in Jamaica for Exercise Tradewinds 2016. The nine-day exercise, from June...

By: Douglas McIntosh, June 21, 2016

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), looks on as Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, points out files on his desk during a tour of the Minister’s new offices on June 15.

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Defence Board Meets to Discuss Enquiry Findings

The Defence Board chaired by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Andrew Holness met on June 17, 2016 to discuss the Report of the Commission of Enquiry Appointed to Enquire...

By: Office of the Prime Minister, June 20, 2016

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) luncheon held in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently.

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One-Stop Shop in Economic Growth Ministry

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Ministry will be making it a lot easier for persons to do business...

By: Garwin Davis, June 17, 2016

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Prime Minister Says Gov’t Working to End Gun Violence – Expresses Condolence to the People of the USA

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is working with the Police and the Army to deal with the issue of gun violence in Jamaica. The Prime Minister's statement comes a...

By: OPM Communications Unit, June 12, 2016

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JMB Stages Housing Seminar on June 22

The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) will be staging a housing seminar on June 22 to facilitate discussions on how the housing sector can impact economic development. Themed: ‘Achieving Economic Growth...

By: Kadian Brown, June 10, 2016

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MHPM Holness Hails Impact and Contribution of Gary Spaulding

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says The Government and the Jamaica Labour Party are mourning the passing of veteran journalist and Senior Gleaner Political Correspondent Gary Spaulding. Prime Minister Holness, in...

By: Office of the Prime Minister , June 7, 2016

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith (right), and Ambassador of Panama to Jamaica, His Excellency Alexis Sandoval (centre), peruse Zika information pamphlets being displayed by National Health Fund (NHF) promotions agent, Ammoya Sundar, during a health and wellness fair at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston on June 3.

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Jamaicans Encouraged to Adopt Healthier Lifestyles

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Derrick Smith, is encouraging Jamaicans to make healthier lifestyle choices that will minimise the risks associated with non-communicable...

By: Chris Patterson, June 6, 2016

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