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Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government says almost 21,000 people have gained employment under the country’s JEEP programme. The Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme, was launched in March by the People’s National Party government, which marked a year since its election Friday. The data, which Works Minister Dr Omar Davies said […]
Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in Parliament Tuesday (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The next phase of Jamaica’s JEEP emergency jobs plan, which the country’s government says has already created 5,800 jobs, will be headlined by a housing drive for Jamaicans living in poverty. Jamaica’s government will work with the Ministry […]
Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Works Minister Dr Omar Davies at a JEEP project site earlier this year (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has received an $11.5 million USD grant from the PetroCaribe Fund for its Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme. The grant will take effect during the 2012/2013 fiscal […]
