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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Gov’t Ramps up Logistics Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is focused on developing the lands adjacent to the port of Kingston into a modern competitive near-port logistics centre. These include the lands lying between the Causeway and the terminal,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Economic Growth, Curbing Crime Remain Priorities – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (file)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (file)

Government to Support Plastic Bottle Return System
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

PM Announces BPO Projects to Create Thousands of New Jobs
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Budget Presentation 2018/2019 Fiscal Year – PM Andrew Holness

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Tables Second Supplementary Estimates

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, tabled the Second Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the 2017/18 financial year, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 13). The figures show that the Budget has been revised upwards from $805.4 billion to $815.2 billion, an increase of $9.78 billion. The Estimates show an increase in the Recurrent...
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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), addresses the Government of Jamaica/International Monetary Fund (IMF) press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (March 9), where details of the third review under the IMF’s Precautionary Stand By Arrangement (PSBA) were announced. Listening (from left) are: Head of the IMF Staff Mission Team which conducted the review, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; and Bank of Jamaica Governor, Brian Wynter.
Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

Govt to Strengthen Tax Compliance

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he does not anticipate any challenge to Jamaica meeting future International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets consequent on the Government’s decision not to introduce new revenue measures to fund the 2018/19 Budget. “Not at all. We are going to focus on areas of compliance across the major tax types – at Tax...
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Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

Budget Supports Govt’s Commitment to Fiscal Discipline

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley  Shaw, says the budget for fiscal year 2018/2019 is designed to achieve the targets entrenched in the fiscal rules and is within the context of the Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Importantly, this new budget will be the last full year under the Standby Agreement with...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point as he opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.
Budget 2018/2019Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Hundreds of Jobs to Be Created from Seven Upcoming Projects

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced seven upcoming projects that will result in the creation of hundreds of jobs for Jamaicans during the fiscal year 2018/2019. They are Jiuquan Iron and Steel (JISCO), North-South Highway Development Projects, South Coast Highway Improvement Project, Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project, Naggo Head Technology Park, Morant Bay Town...
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Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Government Will Continue to Protect the Poor

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government remains committed to protecting the poor and vulnerable in the society. Opening the 2018/19 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 8, the Minister said social programmes for protected groups will continue to receive priority with respect to the allocation of resources, to ensure that...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point as he opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.
Budget 2018/2019Development

Gov’t Invests $16.7 Billion in Infrastructure Development

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says $16.7 billion or 81 per cent of the $20.6 billion allocated to the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is earmarked for works-related projects aimed at developing and improving the country’s physical infrastructure. Mr. Shaw made the disclosure while opening the 2018/19 Budget Debate in the House of...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams
Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

All IMF Targets Met – Shaw

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reporting that the country has successfully passed the targets set under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement. “As at the end of December 2017, the Government of Jamaica has successfully met all the quantitative performance criteria and indicative targets agreed with the IMF,” he said. He was...
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