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JAMPRO Launches The Global Services Sector (GSS) Project To retool Jamaica’s Labour Force to meet New Technological Demands
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) offers the chance to sub-contract skillsets that are not found in a company. Marketing, accounting, sales, coding and animation are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the types of skills being outsourced to Jamaica and every day, the demand for skills in the technology sector grows. However, in Jamaica, the demand far outweighs...
GOJ Minute 2 October 8 2019
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has officially launched the Government’s National Tree Planting Initiative aimed at planting three million trees over the next three years.
GOJ Minute 1 October 8 2019
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is now in South Korea for the Green Climate Fund Private Investment for Climate Conference being held October 7-9.
Penwood High School in St Andrew To Receive Upgrades
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has announced that upgrades to Penwood High School in West Central St. Andrew will begin in short order. Among the renovations being targeted are improvements to the auditorium, staff room and general administrative building as well as the addition of new classrooms. The Prime Minister says the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has already scoped the project...
The Agriculture Ministry Announces Infrastructure Investment Plans for the Farming Sector.
The agriculture sector will receive a boost in investment in order to increase production and reduce imports which will benefit small farmers. Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw says this will be made possible by large companies that are getting involved in the sector with a greater push towards agro processing. Listen to find out more on today’s edition of Calling Farmers.
Evening News October 7 2019
Jamaica to create first Caribbean Green Bond Listing on JSE; Works on Penwood Police Station slated for completion early next year and more tourists from South America; LatAM Airlines to begin weekly flights to Montego Bay.
Public Safety & Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) Discusses Plans To Go Forward
The Jamaica Constabulary has increased its capacity to improve the safety of citizens and maintain public order through the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, PSTEB. Since its launch in 2018, PSTEB has recorded significant gains. Head of PSTEB, Assistant Commissioner of Police Kevin Blake joined Acting JIS Deputy CEO Enthrose Campbell on our Get the Facts programme to discuss the...
Midday News October 7 2019
Jamaica targets India as part of tourism expansion plans, Ferris to Mackfield road improvement to boost economic activity and Procurement process for compensation management project to be completed in 2 weeks.
Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Starting Anti-Trafficking In Persons Clubs in Schools Initiative
Human Trafficking is a global criminal activity, where humans, mainly against their will are traded for sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude, debt bondage and organs. The crime involves three interrelated activities: recruitment by deception or force; transportation across borders legally or illegally or within a country; and exploitation. Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Vice Squad in the Jamaica Constabulary Force,...
Going For Growth: Coming Soon…The Largest IPO in Jamaica’s History
The public will soon be able to purchase shares in Trans-Jamaican Highway Limited (TJH), owners and operators of the country’s East - West toll-road network. While the full details have not yet been released, the upcoming IPO is already being touted as the largest in Jamaica’s history. Stay tuned for more on going for growth!
Prime Minister Holness Tours Ferris To Mackfield
The Ferris to Mackfield Road Improvement Project in Westmoreland is 95 percent complete. Prime Minister Andrew Holness got a firsthand look at the works last week and noted the major difference in the appearance of the roadway prior to the start of works, and now.