The House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 29) commenced debate on the Large-Scale Projects and Pioneer Industries (Tax Relief) Act, 2025. The Large-Scale Projects and Pioneer Industries (Tax Relief) (Application) Regulations, 2025 was also tabled. Piloting both, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Fayval Williams, said the Income Tax Relief Large-Scale Projects and Pioneer Industries Act, was enacted...

Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (right), looks at one of 25 tablet computers handed over on Monday (April 28) at ODPEM’s Kingston office, which will assist in Initial Damage Assessment (IDA). Looking on are Acting Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell (left), and Director General...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has underscored the pivotal role middle managers play in driving Jamaica’s economic progress. “As Minister, I see every day how important strong leadership is to sustaining the progress we’ve made in stabilising our economy, attracting investment and opening new opportunities for our people,” Mrs. Williams said. She declared that middle...

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has trained, sensitised and onboarded approximately 200 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on how to use the Data Visualisation and Business Intelligence (DVBI) platform. The DVBI platform is the unique application for collecting, consolidating, scoring, depicting and analysing data for the Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme (CCPEP). Senior Director of the Contractor Performance Monitoring...

Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Mrs Nadia Morris, is heading to a high-level international conference at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, which will run from Monday, April 28, 2025 to Friday, May 2, 2025. The event, which is the Advanced Global Workshop on the Agreement of Government Procurement (GPA) 2012, will offer a...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, highlighted the  Government’s focus on maintaining fiscal discipline and to continue to develop the  country’s infrastructure, during the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the  International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC this week. Roads, water systems and climate resilience initiatives were the main topic of  discussion during high-level...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is encouraging Caribbean nations to adopt a more strategic and coordinated approach to high-skilled migration, viewing it as both a challenge and an opportunity for sustainable development. The call was made by Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, in a speech delivered by PIOJ Director of Social Policy, Planning and Research, Easton Williams, during the...