The Economic Growth Council (EGC) has engaged the service of Israeli Bonds Director, Gideon Sitterman, to assist with the Government’s undertaking to lobby greater Jamaican Diaspora support for the country’s...

The Economic Growth Council (EGC) has endorsed the Government’s public sector transformation programme. Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, describes it as an undertaking that will serve to enhance growth....

Economic Growth Council (EGC) member, Adam Stewart, says Jamaica stands to benefit from over US$3 billion in investment projects up to 2019, which will create over 25,000 new jobs, with...

The Economic Growth Council (EGC) will be placing particular focus on developing measures to improve national security and the business environment. This was disclosed by the entity’s Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin,...

Twelve additional areas of forests, totalling 1,862.74 hectares, are to be declared as forest reserves. This follows approval of the Forest Reserves Orders during Tuesday’s (Jan. 24) sitting of the...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is urging persons to support its household expenditure survey (HES), as information obtained will be strictly confidential. “All of our interviewers and all our...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be conducting a household expenditure survey (HES) from February 6, 2017 to February 2018 to obtain information on the goods and services purchased...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), in collaboration with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), is hosting a three-day conference looking at the potential of...