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Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner, addresses the opening of the Ralph Anglin Community Centre in Belvedere, Westmoreland, on Sunday, January 31. The construction of the community was funded by JEEP at a cost of $10 million.
Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner, addresses the opening of the Ralph Anglin Community Centre in Belvedere, Westmoreland, on Sunday, January 31. The construction of the community was funded by JEEP at a cost of $10 million.

JEEP Spends $10.45 Billion on Projects, Employs 61,000 People

By: Marlon Tingling, February 2, 2016
Since the establishment of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) in 2012, some $10.45 billion has been spent on projects islandwide, providing employment for more than 61,000 people. This was...
Mayor of Montego Bay, Glendon Harris, walks along St. James Street in Montego Bay, where preparations are underway for upgrading of sidewalks. The sidewalk project, which will also entail Barnett Street, is being undertaken through $13 million from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

St. James Parish Council Upgrading Sidewalks in Montego Bay

By: Marlon Tingling, January 27, 2016
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), prepares to cut the ribbon to open a roadway in the community of Keith in St. Ann, which was repaired under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Others (from left) are: Deputy Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Delroy Redway; State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan; Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dayton Campbell; Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; and children of the community.

JEEP Delivers

By: Garwin Davis, January 26, 2016

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Work and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (right), congratulates Andrew Chong, the recipient of China Communications Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Award 2013-2015. Mr. Chong, a Jamaican employed at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is a subsidiary of CCCC, was honoured at a reception held on Friday, January 15, at the Jamaica Regional Management Centre in Kingston.
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CHEC Jamaica Employee Wins Prestigious Award

Thirty-three year old Andrew Chong, an employee at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Jamaica, has copped the Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award, presented by parent company, China Communications Construction Company...
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By: Judith A. Hunter, January 18, 2016
Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Dennis Morrison, addresses Norman Manley International Airport stakeholders at a recent reception, held at the airport.
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AAJ Says Business is good at NMIA

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is assuring that business prospects at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) are good, despite the fact that no bids were received for divestment...
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By: Peta-Gay Hodges , January 18, 2016