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Converting tyres into energy, it’s a solution now being piloted by Caribbean Cement Company under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government to remove some 1.5 to 2 million tyres from the Riverton City disposal site. The move is aimed at reducing the risks and harmful effects on the environment from having these tyres out in the open.

The Government of Jamaica is working hard to make life better for everyone. Evidence of this can be seen all around us, through the numerous road improvement projects, efforts to strengthen the social safety net, and lower the country’s unemployment rate, which recently reached its lowest ever rate in the country’s history. In spite of this, all these gains can...

Many persons across Jamaica have great potential but with limited resources, no job and little hope for obtaining a higher education. But the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment Programme, has been providing HOPE for persons. More than 24,000 youth have been successfully trained under the programme to date, all of whom have been equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience...

Employment is on the rise but so too is the economy which grew by 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2019 when compared with the same quarter of 2018.Mining and quarrying and Hotels and Restaurants came up big for the period under review. We share the numbers on today programme as we continue going for growth with the Statistical...

The government is focused on strengthening key areas of its operations over the next 18 months under the public sector transformation programme. The administration is addressing outdated operating processes, inadequate use of ICT, high transaction costs and times, inadequate human resource management practices and a complex compensation structure. We’ll share with you how some of those are being tackled on today’s programme.

The Government has been making steady strides in improving the ease of doing business in the country. Recent developments include, the introduction of a new online platform where persons can register a business in Jamaica from anywhere in the world. Steps are also being taken to stimulate the business environment by increasing access to funding. Measures are also being put in...

As the Government undertakes initiatives to achieve energy security for the country, it has actively sought partnerships with international development organizations to gain both funding and technical assistance to ensure the sector keeps pace with the rest of the world. Several key initiatives are being implemented with the assistance of the United States Department of State. Recently Jamaica was tapped by...