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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the supply contracts of the Clarendon Alumina Partners Limited (CAP) will be modified to ensure that its obligations will not incur additional costs to the budget, even as it remains operational. Dr. Phillips was making the closing presentation in the 2013/14 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday,...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has assured Jamaicans that the Government will not be taxing basic food items. The Minister made the declaration as he closed the 2013/14 Budget Debate on Wednesday, May 1, in the House of Representatives. He was responding to comments by the Opposition for the removal of all tax exemptions attributable...

Minster of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says there is no need for additional regulations before the Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are issued for the development of integrated resorts. He said that the regulations that have been promulgated “are all that is needed to issue the RFPs.” Dr. Phillips was speaking as he closed the 2013/2014 Budget...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is calling for further collaboration between Government and Opposition Parliamentarians on the issue of public sector transformation. Dr. Phillips said this is to “ensure that we collectively deliver to Jamaica, a much more efficient, user friendly and growth-oriented public sector to the country.” The Minster made the call during his closing...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says that there is significant interest from overseas Jamaicans in the upcoming Diaspora conference and the opportunities to invest in the country. He said that coming out of recent promotion activities overseas “the response to the conference has been tremendous.” The State Minister, who was addressing a JIS ‘Think...

The Government, through the Development of Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), has made some $360 million in loans available for the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across various sectors. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, in closing the 2013/2014 Budget Debate on Thursday, May 1, in the House of Representatives, informed that residential customers...

Regional Director in the Ministry of Education’s Region 5, Nadine Leachman, has called for greater focus on research to drive change in the education system. She argued that a culture of research is essential in enriching learning, raising standards and improving the overall quality in schools. “Research must not only be a requirement to obtain a degree, it must…become a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the government’s expenditure of $344.47 million on sports during the last 12 months, is demonstrative of the administration’s recognition that the sector is essential to advancing sustainable growth and development in Jamaica. Making her presentation in the 2013/14 Budget Debate in Gordon House on April 30, Mrs. Simpson Miller said of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government has made significant strides during its one year and four months in office. “We know we were not able to solve all the problems. It could not be done in one year; but there is no doubt that we have made significant strides,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said, as she...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the supply contracts of the Clarendon Alumina Partners Limited (CAP) will be modified to ensure that its obligations will not incur additional costs to the budget, even as it remains operational. Dr. Phillips was making the closing presentation in the 2013/14 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday,...

The Parenting Group at the Hammersmith Preparatory School, in Trelawny, has pledged to work with the institution, to ensure desired educational outcomes for their children. Speaking at the official opening of the school on April 26, President of the Parenting Group, Sharon Stewart, said they want growth for their children, and will be assisting the school to achieve that goal....

The Government has made good on its commitment to provide affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans, with thousands of persons receiving benefits through the National Housing Trust (NHT) over the last financial year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who has portfolio responsibility for the NHT, updated the nation during her 2013/14 Budget Debate presentation in the House of...