Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are to benefit from $3 billion in loans and grant support through partnership between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). Under the DBJ’s Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Jamaica Programme, which was officially launched on Wednesday (September...

Jamaica generated export earnings of US$655.1 million between January and May 2021, representing a 24.6 per cent increase over the US$525.7 million for the corresponding period last year. The information is contained in a statement from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Tuesday (September 14). The entity indicated that the top-five destinations for Jamaican exports, during the review period...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced that the Financial Services Commission (FSC} will now have a new board member, with the appointment of Langston Sibblies. Mr. Sibblies, QC, is the former Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel of the Cayman Island Monetary Authority (CIMA) and has been an attorney-at-law for more than 40 years. He has...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced that former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), John Robinson, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC). Mr. Robinson is a career economist and banker with experience in the financial sector spanning more than three decades, 36 of which were spent at...

A virtual panel discussion on ‘Service Excellence in the Public Sector’ will be held during National Customer Service Week, to be observed from October 3 to 8. The Week begins with a church service at Webster Memorial Church in Kingston on Sunday, October 3, followed by the panel discussion on Monday, October 4. The Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division...

The government is now formulating the first 2021/22 supplementary estimates through which it will seek to address critical needs emerging in Jamaica since the approval of this year’s $830.8-billion Budget. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says these priorities include expenditure pressures brought on by the rise in the intensity of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

In light of the recent announcement by the Government, Bank of Jamaica will not be offering teller services to the public on the following days:  Monday, 6 September 2021  Tuesday, 7 September 2021  Monday, 13 September 2021  Tuesday, 14 September 2021 Bank of Jamaica regrets any inconvenience that these temporary changes may cause and encourages all...