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| | PIOJ WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL | | 26/07/10 | | Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson served the Government of Jamaica as a resident Economic Advisor and Economic Consultant in the Ministry of Finance and Planning (1996-2001) where he spearheaded the Government of Jamaica’s formal introduction into the international capital markets. Subsequent to his residency status as Dean of Studies, Economics and Business at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Oneonta, USA he remained involved as a consultant on issues of public finance, global capital markets and economic development and reform. | | Read More |
| | | WORLD POPULATION DAY LAUNCHED | | 21/07/10 | | United Nations Population Fund’s World Population Day was staged in collaboration with the PIOJ and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 on the lawns of the Devon House. The event was held under the theme: Everyone Counts—You, Me, All a Wi in an effort to highlight the importance of the Population and Housing census. | | Read More |
| | | | | BRAZILIAN TEAM (IPEA) TO HOLD DISCUSSION ON VISION 2030 | | 18/06/10 | | The PIOJ will host a team comprised of approximately five technicians from different areas of expertise from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) in Brazil, from June 21-22, 2010.
The visit will focus on Vision 2030 Jamaica-National Development Plan and related areas of cooperation between IPEA and the Government of Jamaica. | | Read More |
| | | ECONOMY CONTRACTS FOR FOURTH QUARTER | | 20/05/10 | | The Jamaican economy contracted during the January–March 2010 period due to the continued weak domestic and global demand for Jamaican goods and services attributed to the impact of the global recession. | | Read More |
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