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KINGSTON, Jamaica - A youth Thematic Working Group (TWG) has been launched to advance the implementation of Vision 2030 Jamaica. The TWG will serve as a consultative mechanism for results-based monitoring and evaluation. Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams, said the initiative was born out of a partnership with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). “Our focus is primarily directed at advancing the youth development priorities of national outcome...

Two brothers were indicted by a federal grand jury for a lottery scheme where victims were led to believe they won the lottery, but were required to send money in advance for taxes and fees. 

A suspected gang shooting that saw a mother killed in front of her daughter occurred along Hackneys Murder Mile - a stretch of road where 11 people have been killed since 1997.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, says the Government is committed to strengthening Jamaica’s entertainment, culture and creative industr...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 1.9 per cent during the July to September 2023 quarter, compared with the corresponding period last year. Speaking during the PIOJ's quarterly briefing...

Higher levels of employment coupled with increased capacity utilisation in the mining industry and the continued growth momentum of tourism are said to be the main drivers of the estimated 1.9 per...

The Jamaican economy expanded by 1.9 per cent during the September 2023 quarter and is projected to grow further, but remains vulnerable to shocks, the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ, said in its quarterly briefing on Wednesday. “The recent...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 1.9 per cent during the July to September 2023 quarter, compared with the corresponding ...

A SENIOR public-health expert has warned that the Caribbean stands at a critical juncture where the challenges faced in ensuring the well-being of its citizens - from the persistent threat of infectious diseases to the rising prevalence of non-...

The pursuit of economic growth for its own sake is a dangerous game, akin to a dog chasing its tail - circular and ultimately unfulfilling. It risks creating a society in which numbers thrive,...