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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the media at a press conference, held at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 12).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the media at a press conference, held at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 12).

TAJ Extends Deadline For Filing Tax Returns

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has extended the deadline for the filing of income tax returns to Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The initial date for the filing was set for March 15. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives n March 10.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives n March 10.

Gov’t To Yield Over $12 Billion From TransJamaica Highway
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte is in the background.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte is in the background.

$1-Billion Safety Net Programme For The Elderly
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (March 11) post-Budget press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With him are officers of the Ministry.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (March 11) post-Budget press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With him are officers of the Ministry.

SLB Extends Grace Period For Repayment
President and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Emanuel DaRosa (left), fields questions from residents during the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review, which was held at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (March 10). Beside him is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the JPS, Vernon Douglas.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Emanuel DaRosa (left), fields questions from residents during the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review, which was held at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (March 10). Beside him is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the JPS, Vernon Douglas.

JPS LED Street Light Programme To Be Completed Next Year

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DBJ To Launch MSME Growth Project

The Development Bank of Jamaica will be undertaking a five-year project aimed at facilitating sustainable and robust growth among micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups. The initiative, dubbed ‘Boosting Innovation in Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE)’ will be launched during the new financial year. As stated in the 2020/21 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives as he opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate on March 10.
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$1-Billion Scholarship Programme For Public Sector Workers

The Government is investing $1 billion over five years on the provision of 150 scholarships to qualified public-sector workers under the new Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, announced the initiative while opening the 2020/2021 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 10). He...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives n March 10.
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Gov’t Sets Aside $7 Billion In Contingency Funding For COVID-19

The Government has allocated $7 billion in contingency funding towards tackling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement as he opened the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 11. Jamaica recorded its first imported case of COVID-19 on March 10. Dr. Clarke said the...
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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, on March 3. He will open the 2020/2021 Budget Debate on March 10.
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Education Gets Largest Share Of Budget

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the largest share of the Government’s $853.5-billion Budget for 2020/21, totalling some $117 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the provision is $5 billion more than the allocation for 2019/20, and represents the largest increase for the upcoming fiscal year, outside of sums...
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