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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7).

Jamaica Recovers from COVID-19, Exceeding Pre-Pandemic Growth

Jamaica’s economy is estimated to have expanded by 3.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, signaling the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said data from...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 7). Seated is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 7). Seated is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

No Review of Income Tax Threshold – Finance Minister
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, displays digitally generated image of the exterior of new tax to be built in Montego Bay, St. James, while opening the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 7).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, displays digitally generated image of the exterior of new tax to be built in Montego Bay, St. James, while opening the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 7).

Tax Offices to be Built, Renovated
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, displays a specimen of the new $100 Jamaican bank note, as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, displays a specimen of the new $100 Jamaican bank note, as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7).

Upgrading of Banknotes to be Implemented by June
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses journalists during a press conference on Monday (March 6) at Jamaica House where he outlined plans of the Government to support small cannabis farmers.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses journalists during a press conference on Monday (March 6) at Jamaica House where he outlined plans of the Government to support small cannabis farmers.

128 Small Ganja Farmers Targeted for Support

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, uses abacuses to demonstrate his point, while delivering the opening presentation in the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7) .
Budget 2023/2024Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Eight Years of No New Taxes

No new taxes will be introduced to finance the Government’s $1 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7). He indicated that 2023/24 represents the sixth consecutive fiscal year...
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Budget 2023/2024Finance & Public Service

Gov’t to Make Public-Sector Contract Workers Permanent Employees

Many contract workers now employed in the public sector will be made permanent employees. Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 7. He said that the objective is to address the longstanding abuse of fixed-term contracts in Government....
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 7.
Budget 2023/2024Finance & Public ServiceParliament

UK-Based Entity to Provide Forensic Audit Services for SSL Probe

The United Kingdom (UK)-based Kroll Associates will be providing forensic audit investigative services to the Financial Investigations Division (FID) in the entity’s probe of the Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) matter. The development follows the signing of a Statement of Work by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, and representatives of Kroll this morning...
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Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
Local Government

Increase in Emergency Calls

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has reported an increase in the number of emergency calls responded to in 2022, when compared to the previous year. “Our overall responses totalled 16,696… an increase of 304 or two per cent,” said Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford, during an interview with JIS News. Of the total number of calls received, 7,756 were genuine fire...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

CRH to Provide Improved and Expanded Healthcare Services

When completed, the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) will represent a modern facility that will provide a range of improved and expanded healthcare services for Jamaicans, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The completed project is expected to deliver a state-of-the-art 430-bed, 387,500sq. ft. reconstructed hospital. Providing an update on the progress of the work at...
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Winner of the Award for Most Impactful Oral Presentation at the 13th Annual National Health Research Conference in November 2022, Dr. Kunal Lalwani, presents the findings of his research, titled ‘A Secondary Analysis of Alcohol Use and Driving While Intoxicated in Jamaica’ at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (March 7).
Health & WellnessTransport

One in Five Motorists Who Use Alcohol Drive Intoxicated

Approximately one in every five drivers who use alcohol, operate a vehicle under the influence. This was one of the findings of a study, titled, ‘A Secondary Analysis of Alcohol Use and Driving While Intoxicated in Jamaica’. The study, which won the award for the Most Impactful Oral Presentation at the 13th Annual National Health Research Conference in November 2022...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7).
Budget 2023/2024EducationFinance & Public ServiceParliament

SLB Will No Longer Require Guarantors for PATH Applicants

Starting this September, beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) who apply to the Students’ Loans Bureau (SLB) will not need guarantors to support their applications. This was announced by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while opening the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7). Dr....
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