ICT Offers Jamaicans Best Solution For Unemployment

WHILE THOUSANDS of individuals graduate from various secondary and tertiary institutions annually with no job prospects, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell has said information communication technology (ICT) is the best solution for unemployment.

“We have seen this week another report from the PIOJ (Planning Institute of Jamaica) which indicates that growth has continued below two per cent and also that unemployment is going down … but I have to concede that the growth we are experiencing is not being felt, the unemployment decline is not being felt sufficiently to relieve the burden on our people,” MORE