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Tax Day less than Two Months Away

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging taxpayers to begin preparations to file their Income Tax Returns as the March 15 Income Tax due date is now less than two months away. Taxpayers are being reminded that they are required to...

Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

Announcement Of The Closure Of The Cays

Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis.

Earthquake And Tsunami Sensitisation Exercise Held In Black River

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at Wednesday's (Jan. 20) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Cabinet Approves $21 Million Towards Legal Fees Of Five JCF Members

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), looks at the assortment of technological items donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to benefit children in juvenile facilities. The handover ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (January 20). Others (from left) are: Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (retired), Gary Rowe.

UNICEF Donates Technological Equipment To Juvenile Facilities

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, outlining details of STATIN’s October 2020 Labour Force Survey during Wednesday’s (January 20) quarterly digital briefing.

5 years ago Labour

Labour Force At 1,155,800 As At October 2020

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the number of persons comprising the employed labour force, as at October 2020, totalled 1,155,800. This is 92,600 or 7.4 per cent lower than the 1,248,400 recorded for the corresponding period the previous year, according to STATIN’s October 2020 Labour Force Survey. The latest employed labour force out-turn largely contributed to...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaks at STATIN’s quarterly digital briefing on Wednesday (January 20).

5 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

Inflation Of 6.4% For Calendar 2020

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the rate of inflation for December 2020 was 1.3 per cent, while the out-turn for the calendar year was 6.4 per cent. The calendar year out-turn is 1.4 percentage points higher than the figure for the period up to October. Speaking at STATIN’s quarterly digital briefing on Wednesday (January 20), Director...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday

5 years ago InformationTechnology

$104.2 Million Contract Awarded For Delivery Of ICT Equipment Under Alternative Pathway Programme

A $104.2 million contract has been awarded to Cheetah Toys and More LLC for the supply and delivery of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment under the Alternative Pathway for Secondary Education Programme, following approval by Cabinet. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided details during Wednesday’s (Jan. 20) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 19.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Now Compliant Or Largely Compliant With 27 FATF 40 Recommendations

Jamaica is now compliant or largely compliant with 27 of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 40 recommendations. The Financial Action Task Force is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. “[This is] a substantial improvement over compliance or partial compliance with only 17 out of 40 FATF Recommendations in our mutual evaluation which was undertaken in 2015 and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on January 19.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Cuts Spending By $3.5 Billion

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Tuesday (January 19), tabled the third Supplementary Estimates for 2020-21 in the House of Representatives, which shows a $3.5 billion reduction in spending for the fiscal year. The revised Budget proposes a reduction in expenditure from $853.8 billion to $850.3 billion. The capital budget was reduced from...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), in discussion with Ann Marie Mowatt Carby (right), one of 30 persons who have joined the Ministry

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Reach Out Rangers For COVID-19 Mental Health Response Programme

The Ministry of Health & Wellness has assigned the first set of Reach Out Rangers to its COVID-19 Mental Health Response Programme, to assist community members who are facing psychosocial challenges. Speaking at a virtual graduation for 30 persons, Wednesday (January 20), portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said another 50 personnel will also be added. He noted that...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Which Inflation Rate Does BOJ Target?

On Friday, 15 January 2021, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) published its bulletin for the Consumer Price Index for December 2020. In this report, it was noted that, for calendar year 2020, the inflation rate was 6.4 per cent. The same release by STATIN also noted that the point-to-point inflation rate as at December 2020 was 5.2 per cent....