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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

PIOJ Calls for Strategic Caribbean Stakeholder Approach to High-Skilled Migration

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,...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.

Finance Ministry Kicks of Secondary-School Budget Sensitisation Tour
Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left) and Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones (second left), converse with members of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Debate team at the launch of the Public Sector Debate Competition 2025 held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The JNHT members are (from third left) team captain, Felecia Dawson, Glessonne Mitchell Dunn and Abigail Tennant.
Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left) and Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones (second left), converse with members of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Debate team at the launch of the Public Sector Debate Competition 2025 held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The JNHT members are (from third left) team captain, Felecia Dawson, Glessonne Mitchell Dunn and Abigail Tennant.

$5 Million in Prizes for 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to roll out another impactful leg of its National Budget Secondary School Tour on April 8.
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to roll out another impactful leg of its National Budget Secondary School Tour on April 8.

National Budget Secondary School Tour Goes to Glenmuir High on April 8
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

$12 Billion Raised from TransJamaican Highway Public Offer

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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 1), at Gordon House.
Finance & Public Service

Government Remains Committed to Growth Agenda – Finance Minister

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government remains committed to the country’s growth agenda. However, the Minister pointed out that this can often be disrupted by devastating weather events. “That is why our efforts over several years to build buffers to help protect this nation and our Budget are so incredibly important to maintain,” she...
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Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Nadia Morrison.
CommerceFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestment

Visit the Public Procurement Commission Booth at Expo Jamaica

Entrepreneurs and business operators looking to tap into lucrative government contracts are being advised to visit the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) booth at Expo Jamaica 2025. PPC will be among several entities showcasing their goods and services at the four-day trade show, which will take place from April 3 to 6 at the National Arena and the National Indoor Sports...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Finance & Public Service

Special Arrears Settlement Programme Extended to May 31

The Special Arrears Settlement Programme, aimed at providing relief for taxpayers of any unpaid interest, penalty and surcharges on tax types, has been extended to May 31, 2025. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 1). The tax types include Education Tax, Corporate...
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Finance & Public Service

OEC Earmarks $188.24M for External Tests and SBAs in Fiscal Year 2025/26

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) has earmarked $188.24 million in sponsorship for external tests and school-based assessments (SBAs) for fiscal year 2025/26. Details of the provision are contained in the 2025/26 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ending March 2026, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Omar Fennell, at the Chamber’s awards banquet held at the Bloomfield Professional Centre in Mandeville on Saturday (March 29). The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address at the event, which was held under the theme: ‘Shielding Our Businesses, Recognising Excellence in 2024.’
CommerceFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestmentPrime Minister

Municipal Authorities Will Be First on SPEED Agenda – PM Holness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness, says the municipal authorities will be the first to receive attention as Government moves to reduce bureaucratic hurdles under the Streamlining Processes for Efficiency and Economic Development (SPEED) programme. “I have appointed a Minister, [Senator the Hon.] Ambassador Audrey Marks to focus on that. Her mandate is to undertake a comprehensive review of...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Budget 2025/2026Finance & Public ServiceParliament

2025/26 Budget is for the People – Senator Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the 2025/26 budget “is for and about the people of Jamaica.”    “The budget identifies the Government’s priorities in terms of the goals and aspirations for the development and upliftment of the Jamaican people. For us, those elements touch every facet of life, every mother and father,...
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A team from the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) processes life certificates for pensioners in Westmoreland on a stop of the Mobile Life Certificate Drive.
Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Mobile Life Certificate Drive Convenient for Pensioners

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) Mobile Life Certificate Drive is making it easier and more convenient for pensioners to submit their certificates. The certificate, to be submitted once every three months, must be stamped and signed by a justice of the peace (JP), notary public, minister of religion, medical practitioner, school principal, bank manager, or parish councillor. Director of Corporate...
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