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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, delivers the keynote address at the official opening of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited’s Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, St. James on Wednesday (January 7).

New Budget Cycle this Year

The Government will be tabling the 2015/16 Budget in February, with the estimates of expenditure and revenue estimates to be laid in the House of Representatives at the same time. “We are having a new budget cycle this year. In...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the launch of the Mona School of Business and Management’s inaugural conference on Wednesday (January 7), at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Montego Bay, St. James.

More Positive News This Year on International Business Ranking – Hylton

President and Chief Executive Officer of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, Jacqueline Sharp, addresses the official opening of the bank’s Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 7).

Scotia Bank Executives Praise Economic Programme

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Speaker of the House of representatives, Lloyd B Smith (centre); and Opposition spokesman on Housing and Water Climate Change, Dr. Horace Chang, during a tour of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited’s Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, at its official opening on Wednesday (January 7).

Economy to Continue on Positive Path

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

Minister Kellier Commends Broiler Companies for Price Reductions

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon.
Dr. Arnaldo Brown (right), in conversation with University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. Kadamawe K

11 years ago DiasporaForeign AffairsJamaican DiasporaVision 2030

Jamaican Diaspora Commended for Support to Country

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has commended members of the Jamaican Diaspora for their consistent support and commitment to the country, having contributed US$2 billion in remittances to the economy over the last two years. “This amount constitutes the largest source of foreign exchange earnings outside of tourism and almost...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Relations Between China and Caribbean and Latin America Boosted

Relations between China and the region are expected to strengthened, following the two-day meeting of foreign ministers and representatives from the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell is attending the forum, which concludes on Friday, January 9, in Beijing. China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

A Barbaric Assault on Freedom Says PM

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed deepest sympathy to the Government and people of the French Republic, following yesterday’s attack on French News Magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a condolence letter to the French President Francois Hollande, Mrs Simpson Miller said, “The Jamaican people are saddened to learn of this barbaric assault which has claimed many innocent lives and caused...

Vice Chairman of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC), Bishop Stanley Clarke (left), engages in a light conversation with (from second left) Chairman, NLPBC, Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels; Senior Vice President, Group Legal Compliance and Corporate Secretary, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Keri-Gaye Brown; and Secretary, NLPBC, Clyde Edwards. Occasion was a press briefing held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, today (January 8) to launch the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast, which will be staged at that hotel on Thursday (January 15).

11 years ago Community

Victims of Human Trafficking to Receive Help

Persons who have been victims of human trafficking are to be assisted with rebuilding their lives, through proceeds from this year’s staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast. This was announced during a press briefing held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, today (January 8) to launch the event. Providing details on the social project to be undertaken this...

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addresses the Mona School of Business and Management conference in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 7).

11 years ago EducationLocal Government

Education and Business Leaders Must Help Shape Labour Force

Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, says education and business leaders have a key role to play in shaping the quality of Jamaica’s workforce. “The world is ever changing and as we rise to meet current global opportunities, educational and business leaders must assist Government in amplifying the impact of institutions…in delivering the kind of quality education that will produce...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips (2nd left), is assisted by President and Chief Executive Officer of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, Jacqueline Sharp, in unveiling the plaque commemorating the bank’s Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, which was officially opened on Wednesday (January 7). Sharing the moment are Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship, Councillor Glendon Harris (left); and Scotia Group’s Senior Vice President for English Caribbean International Banking, Bruce Bowen.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Phillips Confident of Passing 7th IMF Test

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is expressing confidence that Jamaica will pass its 7th consecutive International Monetary Fund (IMF) quarterly test, when the review of the period ending December 31, 2014 is done later this year. On December 19, the Executive Board of the IMF approved the disbursement of US$67 million for Jamaica following a...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), having a light conversation with Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston and Chairman of the Samuel Carter Foundation, Most Rev. Donald Reece (centre), and Acting Principal of Campion College, Lavare Henry, before the start of the inaugural Archbishop Samuel Carter Lecture, held at the St. Andrew school, on January 8. The lecture was held as part of the institution’s Founders’ Week celebrations.

11 years ago EducationSport

Sanctions for Unfair Sporting Practices

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is warning that there will be sanctions for school administrators involved in unfair sporting practices, such as match fixing and bribing. “Playing for money is not for school boys. Fixing matches, throwing games, bribing or buying aspirant athletes, even from the primary school, to boost your team (is not for the school system),” he...