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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left) addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening is Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.

Cabinet Approves Fourth Medium-Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework

By: Douglas McIntosh, May 28, 2019

Cabinet has approved the fourth Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework (MTF), which underpins implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. This was disclosed by Planning...

Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram Martin, addresses the launch of four new programmes by the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, recently.

Gov’t Implementing Measures to Increase Number of Nurses

By: Rochelle Williams, May 28, 2019

Acting Senior Director, Sport Development and Monitoring, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Suzette Ison (right), writes notes on a chart during a workshop for the development of a system for the monitoring and evaluation of the contribution of sport to national development, held on Wednesday (May 15), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on is Consultant to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Andy Preece.

Gov’t Developing System to Measure Contribution of Sport

By: Rochelle Williams, May 19, 2019

Culture 7 years ago National Culture Policy Being Finalised
By: Chris Patterson, May 16, 2019
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By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 13, 2019

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), listens to Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Michael Wilson, at the launch of the Rio Cobre Early Warning System (RCEWS), in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on April 29.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Rio Cobre Early Warning System Launched

Residents of communities surrounding the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine will benefit from an upgraded Rio Cobre Early Warning System (RCEWS), which will assist in the management of potential...

By: Chad Bryan, April 30, 2019

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (centre), is all smiles as he holds the Public Sector Debate Competition Champion’s Trophy won by the Trelawny Municipal Corporation at the competition finals held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on April 25. Members of the wining team are (from second left) Garcia McLean, Ricardo Williams, Marlet Wellington, Shakera Williams and Tamicka Malcolm. Sharing in the moment are Chairman of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee (PSTOC), Danny Roberts (left); Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Maria Thompson-Walters (second right); and President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (right).

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceLocal GovernmentVision 2030

Falmouth Mayor Congratulates Trelawny Municipal Corporation Debate Team

The Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has congratulated the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for winning the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition. Mr. Gager was in attendance of the grand finals...

By: Charnele Henry, April 29, 2019

Director, Water Monitoring, Water Policy and Monitoring Branch, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (Water Division), Talia Gibson, speaks at the recent Red Stripe Water Stewardship Knowledge Forum, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030Water

National Water Policy to be Tabled in Parliament Soon

The National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan 2019 is to be tabled in Parliament soon. Director, Water Monitoring, Water Policy and Monitoring Branch, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...

By: Rochelle Williams, April 29, 2019

Acting Senior Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (second right), converses with Deputy Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Seth Broekman (left), at a national consultation on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on April 25. Others (from second left) are Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme, Cordia Chambers-Johnson; and Acting Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Kristal Tucker-Clarke.

7 years ago Gender AffairsVision 2030

Jamaica Prepares Report to Advance Rights of Women

Jamaica is in the process of preparing the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action (BPfA) + 25 progress report. The document is a visionary agenda for advancing the rights of...

By: Chris Patterson, April 26, 2019

Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (April 18)

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think TankVision 2030

PIMSEC Head says Planning Essential for Sound Public Investment Projects

Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, says that planning remains crucial in implementing sound public investment projects. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’...

By: Colleen Dawkins, April 18, 2019

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents a trophy and $20,000 bursary to Ardenne High School student, Alexio Fraser, who was awarded for outstanding performance in the 2018 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology examination. The presentation was made during an awards ceremony hosted by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation for top students in the 2018 examination, at Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on April 16.

7 years ago EducationEnergyVision 2030

JPS Foundation Lauded for Initiating Engineering Scholarship

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation’s decision to offer a scholarship to a student wishing to pursue undergraduate studies in...

By: Chad Bryan, April 17, 2019

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, affix their signatures to two financing agreements, under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at $2.8 billion (€20.20 million), at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on April 15.

7 years ago Foreign AffairsVision 2030

Government Signs Agreements with European Union

The Government today (April 15) signed two financing agreements with the European Union (EU), under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at J$2.8 billion (€20.20 million). This will support the...

By: Latonya Linton, April 16, 2019

Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation public sector debate team, with their team captain, Shakera Williams (second left, top photo), after winning their semi-final match on April 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

In the photograph below are members of the Ministry of National Security public sector debate team, with their team captain, Peta Gay Rowe (seated centre), after securing their spot in the final of the competition.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Final of Public Sector Debate Competition April 25

The Ministry of National Security and the Trelawny Municipal Corporation will compete in the final of the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition on April 25. Both teams will debate the...

By: Colleen Dawkins, April 13, 2019

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