Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is a ministry of the Government of Jamaica. It was established in February 2016. [1] It is responsible for 7 portfolio areas: [2] Land; Environment; Climate change; Investment; Water and wastewater; Housing; Works
The ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the prime minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of government. As of 2016, the prime minister is Andrew Holness . The agencies of Jamaica are created by both parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.
The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) is a 5,000-member public sector trade union in Jamaica which represents workers in local and national government, governmental corporations, quasi-government bodies and other agencies created by statute.
Pages in category "Ministries and agencies of the government of Jamaica" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Robert Nesta Morgan is the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with the responsibility for Works. He is a member of the governing Jamaica Labour Party. [1] Morgan represents Clarendon North Central.
Jamaica, which had seen its poverty rate drop almost 20 percent over two decades, saw it increase by eight percent in a few years. The unemployment rate in Jamaica is approximately 6.0% (April 2022, Statistical Institute of Jamaica), with youth unemployment more than twice the national rate, albeit trending downwards (15%).
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Jamaica oversees Social Security and Welfare, Education Affairs and Services, and Labour Relations Employment Services. The head offices of the labour and social security divisions are in Kingston.
Under a World Bank development program, The Jamaica Energy Security and Efficiency Enhancement Project, Jamaica has begun the transition to renewable energy. Since the program began, Jamaica has increased it generation capacity from 9% to 12% with a final goal of 20% by 2030, inline with Jamaica Vision 2030, lowering its dependence on expensive ...