The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will host its three-day private equity and infrastructure development conference from June 10 to 12 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The event is being staged through the Jamaica Private Equity and Venture Capital and the Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation programmes, under the theme ‘Delivering Economic Growth through Partnerships: Financing Regional Infrastructure,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to stick to its current macroeconomic policy in order to protect and build on the gains attained to date. He argued that any reversal or diversion from the policy could jeopardise prospects for the nation’s economic security and independence. The Prime Minister was speaking at a media briefing at...

The House of Representatives has approved the National Contracts Commission (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2019. The Bill seeks to validate and confirm all acts done in good faith by the National Contracts Commission in the performance of its functions pursuant to the mandate granted to the Commission under the Contractor General Act in the registration and classification of perspective contractors....

Newly appointed World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Axel van Trostenburg, says Jamaica’s macroeconomic achievements, to date, have been “extremely impressive”. “I don’t know any country that has achieved, over a sustained period of time, the fiscal adjustments and reforms as Jamaica has done, and produced a most spectacular reduction of its debt level that reached...

The Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has congratulated the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for winning the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition. Mr. Gager was in attendance of the grand finals of the contest held on April 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. “I am happy and delighted that this team, coming from Trelawny, could be able to perform...

Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation are winners of the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition. They defeated the Ministry of National Security in the finals held on April 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. “We are really happy about this victory. For each match, we did intense preparation and gave it our best,” Captain of the Trelawny...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the country’s days of being subjected to reckless forms of policy reversals to the detriment of the local people and the economy are over. Speaking at the opening of the Victoria Mutual Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 24, Mr. Clarke said Jamaica...