VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE

VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3

JULY 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2012

Towards a Migration & Development Policy for Jamaica is now in the process J amaica of developing a National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development.

Inside this issue: Draft MTF 2012-2015 Nears Completion

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Hot Topic ...Tracking Our Progress

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Jamaica 50 Expo – Showcasing Vision

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2030 Jamaica

Voices of the Youth JCDC 2012 Festival of the Performing Arts – Winners

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Community Renewal Programme

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Communication Interventions

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Bite of the Quarter

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What’s Happening

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Next Steps Breaking News

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DID YOU KNOW?

The National Vision Statement is:

“Jamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do business”

Formulation of the comprehensive and multi-sectoral, National Policy and Plan of Action, will be the first of its kind in the region. It is being set within the context of Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Development Plan; encompassing directly and indirectly, the priorities to make Jamaica “the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business.”

Specifically, international migration and development is situated in the Population Sector Plan for Vision 2030 Jamaica, which has identified the issue as one of the main areas of focus.

Public Consultations Towards the development of the National Policy and Plan of Action, approximately 330 persons, comprising interest groups and members of the public, participated in a series of island wide consultations to identify and discuss the various issues relating to migration.

The consultations included presentations on the substantive issues to be addressed in the policy by national and international experts, including representatives from the International Office on Migration in

Director - Social Policy, Planning and Research, PIOJ, Mr. Easton Williams, speaking at the first public consultation on the formulation of the National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development. At right is Chairperson for the session, Ms. Nadine McCleod. The event was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston, on September 18, 2012.

Geneva. These issues were previously identified through deliberations of the subcommittees and the National Working Group on International Migration and Development (NWGIMD).

During the one-day sessions, participants worked in breakout groups according to thematic areas which included:  Diaspora and Development  Return & Reintegration of Migrants  Data Research and Information Systems The inputs obtained through the consultations will form an important part of the process to identify the relevant issues and will complement inputs from other deliberations from

institutions and stakeholders in the area of migration and development.

Development of the National Policy and Plan of Action is a broad-based partnership initiative between the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The finalized draft policy document will be submitted to Cabinet for approval and to the Parliament for adoption in 2013.

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Draft 2012-2015 Medium Term Framework Nears Completion ...

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OCTOBER 2012, a draft of the second in the series of seven consecutive three-yearly Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Frameworks (MTFs) will be completed. The MTF is the mechanism for the successful implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Vision 2030 Jamaica.

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The input of key stakeholders in all sectors of the society relevant to national development is a fundamental strategy for the formulation of an effective MTF 2012 - 2015. To this end, the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Planning Institute of Jamaica held several sector planning workshops over the July – September 2012 period, aimed at defining the priority sectoral outcomes, strategies, programmes and targets for the next three years of national development under Vision 2030 Jamaica.

Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica, Mr. Richard Lumsden, giving opening remarks at the sector workshop on Governance. Seated at the Head Table are from left: Minister of Local Government and Community Development (MLGCD), the Honourable Noel Arscott, and Mr. Robert Rainford, Permanent Secretary, MLGCD.

Of note, was the high level of representation of Ministers of Government at the opening sessions of some workshops; and of Permanent Secretaries who served as Chairpersons for their respective sector break-out working group sessions.

From left: President of JAMPRO, Mrs. Sancia Templer, PIOJ Deputy Director General, Mr. Everton McFarlane, and Minister of State, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Mrs. Sharon Ffolks -Abrahams, at the Workshop on Enabling Business Environment.

To date, approximately 400 representatives from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Private Sector Groups, Civil Society, International Development Partners (IDPs), NonGovernment Organizations, members of academia and the church across the island, have participated in the workshops, which began in late June 2012 and will end during the second week of October.

The objectives of the planning workshops were to identify:  priority issues affecting each sector;  key results to be achieved under the priority issues for each sector; and  priority actions to be taken over the next three years to address the identified issues.

To date, the following Workshops have been held:  Services  Enabling Business Environment  Education and Training  Energy, Mining and Science, Technology and Innovation  Manufacturing  Climate Change and Hazard Risk Reduction  Effective Social Protection

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Environment and Planning Tourism Agriculture Health Infrastructure and Construction

The sector planning workshops were informed by the main national development issues and challenges, as well as the key national priorities and related strategies to be addressed over the 20122015 period. These had been previously identified by stakeholders during the two-day Jamaica Country Assessment and National Prioritisation Workshop, held in April 2012.

CONDOLENCES

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) takes this opportunity to offer its deepest condolences on the passing of the late Faith Innerarity, Director General, Ministry of Labour and Social Security; and to acknowledge her invaluable contribution to the Vision 2030 Jamaica process and particularly the issue of Social Protection.

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Tracking Our Progress

(As presented at the PIOJ Quarterly Press Briefing, August 21, 2012)

Vision 2030 Jamaica - National U Development Plan nder the

framework, key indicators of national well-being are examined under eight main areas— Health Status, Education Status, Labour Force Quality, Security Status, Justice Status, Economic Growth, Employment, and Environmental Stewardship Status.

In this issue, we present a summary report for the April to June 2012 quarter of performance on two of the main areas—Labour Force Quality and Security Status. An overview of performance shows little change in Labour Force Quality, but improvement in Security Status. With this report, we also mark two years since the introduction of the National Dashboard of Indicators in August 2010.

National Dashboard of Indicators National Goal

Main Reporting Area

National Goal # 1:

1. Health Status

Jamaicans Are Empowered To Achieve Their Fullest Potential

2. Education Status

Report This Quarter

3. Labour Force Quality

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National Goal # 2:

4. Security Status

The Jamaican Society is Secure, Cohesive and Just

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5. Justice Status

National Goal # 3:

6. Economic Growth

Jamaica’s Economy is Prosperous

7. Employment

National Goal # 4: Jamaica has a Healthy Natural Environment

Performance

8. Environmental Stewardship Status

Labour Force Quality Under Labour Force Quality, 22.8 per cent of the total labour force had vocational or professional certification based on the quarterly labour force survey for April 2012.

This compares to an average of 23.2 per cent for the calendar year 2011, and to 22.7 per cent with vocational or professional certification in the January 2012 survey. No labour force survey was carried out for April 2011, so the result for April 2012 cannot be compared with the similar period in the previous year.

National Goal # 1: Jamaicans Are Empowered To Achieve Their Fullest Potential Main Reporting Area

3. Labour Force Quality

Key Indicators

Labour Force Certification (% of Labour Force)

Past

Present

Main Reporting Area

Key Indicators

4. Security Status

Major Crime Rate/100,000 Population (2) Murder Rate/100,000 Population

Past

Present

Future

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2011 (1)

2012 (1)

% Change

2015

616

208

182

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182

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Notes: 1. January – June 2. From June 30 2011, carnal abuse replaced by sexual intercourse against a female or male under the age 16 Figures are subject to change due to ongoing investigations Discrepancies in table may be due to rounding

Future

1995

2011 (Annual Average) (1)

2012 (April Survey)

% Points Change

2015

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23.2

22.8

n.a.

60.0

Notes: 1. No Labour Force Survey was conducted for April 2011

National Goal # 2: The Jamaican Society is Secure, Cohesive and Just

Security Status With respect to Major Crimes (murder, shooting, rape, carnal abuse, robbery, break-ins and larceny), 182 major crimes per 100,000 population were committed over the period January to June 2012, a decline of 12.3 per cent from 208 per 100 000 population over the similar period in 2011. The murder rate for January to June 2012 was 20 per 100 000 population, up 5.3 per cent from 19 per 100 000 population over the similar period in 2011.These figures for the past year continue the downward trend in crime rates that began in June of 2010.

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Showcasing the Journey to 2030 at the Jamaica 50 Expo

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AMAICA IS ON A MISSION … to

2030 and Beyond! And this mission is to become “... the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business” by the year 2030.

This was the underlying theme of the Vision 2030 Jamaica booth which showcased the journey of transformation the country has embarked upon since 2009 at the Independence Expo in the National Arena from Wednesday, August 1 to Monday August 6, 2012.

The event formed part of the Golden Jubilee Village — the hub for the Independence, Emancipation and Jamaica 50 celebrations.

Hundreds of Jamaicans from home and abroad as well as foreign visitors, streamed through the venue to view the exhibits and interact with representatives from the various entities which worked tirelessly to highlight their contribution to Jamaica’s progress since Independence in 1962.

Visitors to the Vision 2030 Jamaica booth, including the young and old, expressed a range of emotions from optimism to pessimism about the reality of achieving the vision. Many, especially from the Jamaican Diaspora were excited about the possibility of becoming involved in its achievement.

Many commended the Vision 2030 Jamaica/PIOJ team for its “Excellent Customer Service”. Everyone was taken on a guided journey of the booth.

This included an explanation of the story of the Plan — from formulation to implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They were also given Vision 2030 Jamaica information materials, including a copy of the Vision 2030 Jamaica Popular Version, which is a concise, user-friendly version of the larger plan document.

FEEDBACK FROM VISITORS VISITORS TO THE BOOTH                  

“Very Informative & Interesting booth” “Excellent layout” “Good” “ Very creative…”

“Hope the vision will be a reality” “It’s great!’

“I did have fun” “Interesting & Interactive” “Let’s achieve” “Summary book of Vision 2030 an excellent idea” “Like that there is a vision and far mission” “Educational” “Vision is great… wonderful” “Very impressed and interested in vision 2030” “Let’s keep our politicians in check” “Good work” “Well organized” “Informative; providing hope”

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“Impressive!!”

“The experience was great” “Excellent, hope everyone gets to see this” “Glad to see a vision. Hope to see results” “I am happy Jamaica has a single plan”

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INDEPENDENCE EXPO (CONT’D)...

A visitor to the booth views a video presentation on Vision 2030 Jamaica; while others gain more information from Mrs. Vivienne Kerr– Williams, a Booth Information Guide.

Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Irwin LaRocque among the many visitors to the Vision 2030 Jamaica booth. He noted that the staging of the booth was “An excellent effort at getting the people to buy into the Vision”.

PIOJ Director of Communication & Marketing, Marcia Blake-Hall takes time to answer a query from a visitor to the booth.

Visitors, under the watchful eyes of Information Guides, test their knowledge by spinning the Vision 2030 Jamaica “knowledge wheel”

Above: A bird’s eye view of the Vision 2030 Jamaica booth among the many others, as visitors flock to learn more about the plan.

The Cultural Industry is key to the success of Vision 2030 Jamaica.

Here, a group depicting Jamaica’s cultural diversity, pauses for a photo opportunity in the booth with Information Guide, Mrs. Sheneico Allen-Morgan (3rd left).

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Voices of the Youth...

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he poem below is a Bronze Medal winning item in the Dub Poetry Ensemble, Class 3 Category of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2012 Festival of the Performing Arts Competition.

It was written by Ms. Juliet Hylton, teacher at the Ascot Primary School, Portmore, St. Catherine, and performed by pupils in Grade 3 & 4 from the school.

The 2030 Vision Plan Extra! Extra ! Read all about it!

Children from the Ascot Primary School in their costumes depicting the dub poem on the Vision 2030 Jamaica Plan, which they performed at the JCDC 2012 festival of the Performing Arts in Portmore, St. Catherine.

- Oberie Reid, Trelawny - “New Year Come let mi tek you on a tour Vision” (Bronze Medal) With a prosperous economy, all a wi a go have So you can learn some more opportunity - St. Jago Cathedral Prep, St. Catherine And mek mi tell you ‘bout the transformation. No need for begging or stealing “Vision 2030” (Merit) Wi a go have a high standard of living It is a national development plan Come help wi with the transformation It is a vision fi every Jamaican With the Vision 2030 plan It is our dream and aspiration That everyone in a fi wi island Come mek wi play fi wi part an’ be a real Help build and mek it, the greatest nation. stalwart And renew fi wi pretty, pretty islan’ You ever hear ‘bout the 2030 plan?

You better be informed, how wi ago transform JCDC PARISH AWARDEES - ENTRIES WITH VISION 2030 JAMAICA THEMES To a first-class, world-class nation

Mi ago start with education When you have it, you cyan go wrong An educated man, is a conscious one An di 2030 plan will empower everyone

- Little London Primary, Westmoreland “Vision Pat” - (Gold Medal) - Maizan Kelly, Trelawny - “Wi Struggle a goh done”- (Gold Medal)

From the little ghetto man, to the greatest one - Akilah Bell, Westmoreland - ”The ViOur vision is to give them, a world-class educa- sion” - (Silver Medal) tion.

- Clevante Plummer, Westmoreland Falla back a mi mek mi tell you ‘bout the healthcare sector.

When you healthy you feel much better Di 2030 plan, promotes good health for everyone So we will have a healthy and a stable population

“Mi naw badda lef” - (Silver Medal) - Crystal Scott, Trelawny - “Jamaica ave a Vision” - (Silver Medal) - Najae Palomina, St. Catherine - “Di Vision” (Silver Medal) - Grants Pen Primary, St. Thomas “Vision 2030” - (Bronze Medal)

Crime and violence a plague everyone - Kerry Ann Bell, Trelawny - “Betta Nobody nuh want fi live inna wi lan’ Come” - (Bronze Medal) Wid Vision 2030, it a go be a reality - Monique Rose, Trelawny - “Wi CounTo improve security, fi every family try a go shine” - (Bronze Medal) And encourage them other one, in a foreign lan’ To return to wi pretty, pretty islan’

A youngster poses for the camera while waiting to make his presentation, focusing on Vision 2030 Jamaica, at the JCDC 2012 Festival of the Performing Arts Competition, held in Portmore.

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Community Renewal Programme (CRP)...

First Meeting of the National Technical Working Group on Community Safety and Renewal

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he Community Renewal Programme (CRP) convened its first meeting with Members of the National Technical Working Group on Community Safety and Renewal on June 5, 2012, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ).

The meeting was held in accordance with the mandate of the CRP to harmonize the efforts of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) towards effecting safe and renewed communities as outlined by Goal 2 of Vision 2030 Jamaica— “The Jamaican Society is Secure, PIOJ-CRP Proposed Kingston Lifestyle Centre Project presented to St. Andrew Rotary Club Cohesive and Just”.

Director General of the PIOJ, Dr Gladstone Hutchinson,

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rogramme Director of the Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Omar Sweeney was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of St Andrew weekly luncheon, at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

Mr. Sweeney presented aspects of his portfolio under the CRP, which relates to the development of Downtown Kingston, focusing specifically on the proposed Kingston Lifestyle Centre Project (KLC).

The KLC is a multi-billion dollar partnership initiative between the government and the private sector towards the redevelopment of Down Town Kingston. The CRP through coordination with relevant intervention partners will provide the necessary social support services for the 17 communities within a one kilometre radius of the location.

The Rotary Club of St. Andrew “is a service organization which aims to foster the idea of service as a basis of worth enterprise…” A key component in achieving this mandate is the application of the ideal of service through community development.

In this regard, the meeting of the PIOJ-CRP/Rotary Club could provide an opportunity for the Club to lend support to community development initiatives under the Kingston Lifestyles Center Project.

addressed the meeting which was attended by representatives from several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

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Communication Interventions ...

Launch of Garveyism and Vision 2030 Jamaica into the new Civics Programme to be introduced in schools - August 17, 2012 ...

Before You Go‌ PIOJ’s Director General, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson (r), presents Contractor General Mr. Greg Christie with Vision 2030 Jamaica documents and promotional items, when he paid him a courtesy call at the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) on Wednesday, August 15, 2012.

The two discussed a range of issues, chief among which were the progress being made with the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Vision 2030 Jamaica and the potential impact of the work of the OCG on this process.

Above: Visitors sign the Registration Book when they visited the Vision 2030 Jamaica information booth at the Launch of the infusion of Garveyism and Vision 2030 Jamaica in the school curriculum, at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School, St. Ann. Below: Students reading a poster which shared the views of other young people on various issues relating to the development of Jamaica.

Celebrating Marcus Garvey, IRIE FM Courtyard, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, August 17, 2012

Some members of the Rastafarian faith, who turned out in full force for the celebrations, collect their Vision 2030 Jamaica educational materials.

Vision 2030 Jamaica Social Sector Specialist, Mr. Charles Clayton (r), participates in the Panel Discussion on the life and works of Marcus Garvey.

Disc Jockey, Governor Shyne, Roots FM Secondary School students visit the booth and collect information materials.

95.4, London, England, (facing camera) pays a visit to the booth at the IRIE FM produced event, to learn more about Vision 2030 Jamaica.

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Communication Interventions (cont’d)…

Students of the Learning for Earning Activity Programme (LEAP) Centre, downtown Kingston, participate in a Vision 2030 Jamaica information and education session with Ms. Carmen Miller, Communication Specialist, during its Orientation Week of Activities, at the Centre on Thursday, September 13, 2012.

SDC 2012 TWENTY20 NATIONAL COMMUNITY CRICKET Ultimate Cricket Grounds, Discovery Bay, St. Ann, Sunday, August 12, 2012 S E M I F I N A L S

From left: Branding Vision 2030 Jamaica; PIOJ’s Angela Sayle interacting with visitors to the Vision 2030 Jamaica booth; and Kemesha Kelly - Jamaica Festival Queen 2012 (Miss St. Ann).

Alpart Cricket Club, St. Elizabeth, Sunday, August 26, 2012 N A T I O N A L F I N A L S The lone figure of Mr. Lumsden (left) as he mans the Vision 2030 Jamaica booth at the SDC Twenty20 Cricket Finals on August 26, at the Alpart Sports Club, Nain, St. Elizabeth. At centre, one of the plaques he presented to community cricket teams for their commitment to making Vision 2030 Jamaica a reality; and at right, he presents a plaque to one of the community group representatives.

Buying into the National Vision!! ...Our roving camera captured this Community Mural in Colgate, St. Ann, on August 17, 2012.

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NEXT STEPS

Bite of the Quarter

Thematic Working Group Meetings Ongoing presentations to key stakeholders on Vision 2030 Jamaica

My vision for 2030 is to see Jamaicans more culturally aware, and we all have a safe environment in which to live and raise our families

Finalizing 1st Draft of MTF, 2012 - 2015

Denise Morrison, JCDC Parish Manager, St. Mary, in St. Mary ‘Tun Up’ Jamaica 50 Celebrations, the Saturday Gleaner, August 11, 2012.

Salute the Journey … Embrace the Vision

Breaking News!!

What’s Happening EVENTS MTF Sector Planning Workshops

DATE Governance Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston Culture, Creative Industries, Entertainment and Youth Thursday, October 11, 2012 Wyndham Kingston Hotel, Kingston

Community Renewal Programme Charrette (Town Hall Meeting) In-house Launch of

Vision 2030 Jamaica Information Video

Launch of Vision 2030 Jamaica Intra-Curricular Club Inaugural Disability Friendly Awards Gala by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities

Sunday, October 7, 2012 Seaview Gardens, Kingston Thursday, October 18, 2012 Don Mills’ Training Rm. Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston Gideon Educational Centre Friday, October 12, 2012 Buff Bay, Portland Monday, November 19, 2012 Wyndham Kingston Hotel, Kingston

Vision 2030 Jamaica Information Video now available!

Vision 2030 Jamaica Schools’ Essay Competition - Deadline: November 23, 2012!!

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