For fiscal year 2022/23, the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) plans to implement capital programmes valued at $1.174 billion. This is outlined in the 2022/23 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 10. Under the programme, work is set to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is recovering steadily from the economic fallout sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the out-turns of several key indicators. Notable, he says, is growth of 14.2 per cent and 5.8 per cent in the April to June and July to September 2021 quarters, respectively, following an 18.4 per cent...

The Senate recently approved the Proceeds of Crime (Designated Non-Financial Institution) (Trust and Corporate Services Providers) Order, 2022. The Order provides for the designation of Trust and Corporate Services Providers as Designated Non-Financial Institutions. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who brought the Order before the Senate, said the...

Government Senator, Don Wehby, has commended the Government’s prudent fiscal management of the economy, particularly during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “In my opinion, this Government gets an A-plus for its management of the economy through this crisis,” he said. Senator Wehby, who was closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House recently, highlighted some of the economic...

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green says he is working to settle the payment of incentives owed to staff at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). Following a meeting with the management team at the Agency, Mr. Green said a plan for the payment was presented. “I want to assure the workers that from...

Members of the Senate today (January 21) approved the Pensions (Jamaica Constabulary Force) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2021. The Bill seeks to validate the approval granted by the Governor-General for early retirement for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) during the period February 13, 2019 to August 13, 2019. It also covers actions taken by all persons who facilitated...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, says the Government is advancing on plans to upskill Jamaican labourers needed for work on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. Mr. Warmington said the project is expected to begin this year and included in the provisions is a 90 per...