The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is exploring several options that can potentially enable the entity to execute key data-collection activities, which have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Among these, Director General, Carol Coy, says, is the addition of a COVID-19 module in the July 2020 Labour Force Survey, “if circumstances allow [this]”. She was speaking during a virtual...

Applications for Compassionate Grants under the CARE Programme will close at 5:01pm today, April 16. As at 2:00pm today, Thursday April 16, the CARE Programme received a total of 388,775 applications for the Compassionate Grant. An application that is accepted by the WeCARE online platform and that generates a reference number, indicates that the TRN associated with the application is...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is promoting the use of its online portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm for customers to access several services instead of visiting a Tax Office. Currently, in addition to business persons using the website to file all tax Returns and make business related tax and statutory payments, the TAJ online platform facilitates a wide range of other payments and...

The Government will be working with umbrella groups to ensure compliance of business entities in relation to applications for individual assistance under the Supporting Employees with Transfer (SET) of Cash component of the $10-billion COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. This component provides temporary cash grants for workers who have either been laid off or whose employment has...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Office of the Auditor General (AG) has been asked to review the application and disbursement processes under the Government’s COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. He was speaking during a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14) to provide an update...

Registered airport red cap porters are among the 19 categories of workers in the tourism industry slated to benefit from the Government’s $10-billion COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. The programme, which was launched online today (April 9), via website www.wecare.gov.jm, aims to provide financial assistance to workers and businesses impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The package...

Fitch Rating Agency, today, April 10, 2020, revised the country’s outlook to “Stable” from “Positive”, while affirming its Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at B+. The Rating Agency indicated that the revised outlook reflected the shock to Jamaica from the on-going global Corona Virus (COVID-19) health crisis. Fitch indicated that due to the pandemic, the country will experience a...