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Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development (LED) Coordinator for Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Damian Lowe.

SDC Calls for Local Economic Initiatives to Access its Services

By: Charnele Henry, February 26, 2019

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is encouraging small entrepreneurs within communities to access its services through the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). Speaking with JIS News, Acting Public Relations...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Land, Environment, Climate Change and Investments, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in discussion with Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, when she visited him at Jamaica House on Tuesday (February 19).

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Meeting with Her Excellency Laurie Peters

Senior Research Officer in the Forestry Department, Brahim Diop. The Forestry Department is leading the Government’s activities to qualify for REDD+ earnings from reducing the country’s carbon emissions.

Forestry Dept. Spearheads REDD+ Programme

By: Charnele Henry, February 15, 2019

Budget 2019/2020 7 years ago $15 million for Green Climate Readiness Support Project
By: Chris Patterson, February 25, 2019
Budget 2019/2020 7 years ago Project to Protect Hope and Yallahs River Watersheds gets $119 Million
By: Chris Patterson, February 25, 2019
Budget 2019/2020 7 years ago $795.3-Million Allocated for Rural Water Projects
By: Chris Patterson, February 25, 2019

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7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Economic Growth Projected in the Range of 1.5 To 2.9 Per Cent Over the Next Four Fiscal Years.

Economic growth is projected in the range of 1.5 to 2.9 per cent over the next four fiscal years. This is according to the Government’s 2019/20 Fiscal Policy Paper, which...

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 24, 2019

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

MSMEs to Benefit from $1 Billion in Support

The Government will be spending $1 billion to assist with the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The funds, which have been allotted in the 2019/20 Estimates of...

By: Alecia Smith, February 21, 2019

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$5 Million Allocated for Monitoring of Palisadoes Mangroves

Activities under the Palisadoes Shore and Road Project will continue in the new fiscal year with another allotment of $5 million. As outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now...

By: Alecia Smith, February 21, 2019

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$150 Million Allocated for Work on UN House

The establishment of United Nations (UN) House in Jamaica, which began in 2017, is expected to be completed by March 2020. This follows an additional allotment of $150 million for...

By: Alecia Smith, February 20, 2019

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$4.78 Billion to Continue Infrastructure Upgrade

The Government will spend another $4.78 billion in 2019/2020 to continue the improvement of the island’s road infrastructure. This is outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the...

By: Alecia Smith, February 19, 2019

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Allocates $8.42 Billion for Southern Coastal Highway

Work to expand the Harbour View, St. Andrew to Yallahs, St. Thomas roadway to four lanes, is to begin this fiscal year under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. A...

By: Alecia Smith, February 18, 2019

Manager for the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Sales Support Unit, Ricardo Durrant, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

50 Companies for Export MAX III Implementation

Fifty companies will benefit from capacity building and export promotion support under the Government’s Export Max III programme, being rolled out in April. The three-year engagement, which will run until...

By: Kadian Brown, February 13, 2019

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), is in discussion with (from second left), Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Economic Growth and Job Creation Ministry, Una May Gordon; Country Engagement Specialist, Latin America and the Caribbean, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Partnership Support Unit, Cayetano Casado; and Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC, Yamide Dagnet. Occasion was a micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) consultation on supporting private-sector investment for advancing climate action in Jamaica, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 12).

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Minster Vaz Calls for More Private-Sector Support in Building Climate Resilience

More private-sector stakeholders are being encouraged to partner with the Government in executing projects designed to build Jamaica’s climate change resilience. This call comes from Minister without Portfolio in the...

By: Alecia Smith, February 13, 2019

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Economic Growth Projected in the Range of 1.5 To 2.9 Per Cent Over the Next Four Fiscal Years.

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Gov’t Allocates $8.42 Billion for Southern Coastal Highway

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