Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the government is exploring avenues to encourage greater participation in Jamaica’s financial market. Dr. Phillips, who made the disclosure while addressing a forum hosted for members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday, February 5, said the move is being undertaken in collaboration with the...

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has rolled out several new course offerings under its e-learning campus, geared at providing professionals with relevant training in the area of financial planning and management. The certificate courses, which commence this year, will be offered through a web-based application, combined with face-to-face interaction, and will cover a range of topics, including Credit Risk Management;...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the prospects for additional export earnings, and jobs being generated by several key sectors, are promising. Addressing a special forum for members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on February 5, the Minister pointed out that two of the key areas showing most promise are manufacturing...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says equal emphasis is being placed on the achievement of economic growth, and on the inclusion of the micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs), that will contribute to that growth. Addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps at a special forum at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on February 5, Dr....

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the government is confident of continued growth for the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2013/14. This, he says, is based on the administration’s implementation of the country’s economic programme, approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under an Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has commended local manufacturer, Serge Island Dairies, a subsidiary of Seprod, for supporting the development of the island’s sporting sector with an investment of $20 million. The money will be put into this year’s sponsorship of the popular inter-primary and inter-prep school track and field championships. Another key component of the...

More than 100 arrests have been made under the anti-lottery scamming law, since it was passed last year. These cases have so far resulted in convictions, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, told members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, on February 5. Mr. Bunting pointed out that at its peak; lottery scamming activities were...