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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17). The event is being held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17). The event is being held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.

Members and Organisations in Diaspora Encouraged to Support JSSE

Members and organisations in the diaspora are being encouraged to support the newly established Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE). An initiative of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), the JSSE, which was launched in January by Prime Minister, the Most Hon....
Project Director in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, addresses a luncheon at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 17. The event is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Project Director in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, addresses a luncheon at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 17. The event is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica to Launch Investment Map
Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Monica Brown, addresses a recent Higher Education Summit, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.
Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Monica Brown, addresses a recent Higher Education Summit, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.

SLB to Fund Short Certification Courses
(Mr. Richard Byles (FILE)
(Mr. Richard Byles (FILE)

Mr. Richard Byles selected as New BOJ Governor
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds, speaking during the regional market sounding forum at the DBJ’s Private Equity and Infrastructure Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 12).
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds, speaking during the regional market sounding forum at the DBJ’s Private Equity and Infrastructure Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 12).

DBJ Has Facilitated US$1.1 Billion in Investments Under Public-Private Partnership

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on June 11. In the background is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Public Procurement Regulations Approved By the House

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 11) approved the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) Regulations, 2019. Piloted by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, the Regulations are critical to the operationalisation of the reformed public procurement landscape. In his address, Dr. Clarke said the Regulations will fully enable the Public Procurement...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), addresses the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Private Equity and Infrastructure Development Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (June 11). The four-day conference is being held from June 10 to 13 under the theme ‘Delivering Economic Growth through Partnerships: Financing Regional Infrastructure, SMEs & Innovation’.
Finance & Public Service

Government to Strengthen Partnerships for Infrastructure Development

The Government is taking steps to deepen private-sector engagement in public infrastructure development through partnerships. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Administration is being aided by the United States Treasury Department to build out Jamaica’s capacity to engage in an open, competitive and transparent procurement process, intended to accommodate heightened private-sector participation....
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(FILE) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, Maria Thompson-Walters (at podium), addresses participants in a recent forum on public-sector transformation, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), at its Kingston campus.
Finance & Public Service

60 Public Sector Workers Certified as Change Managers

Sixty public sector workers from various entities have been trained and certified as change managers, who will be charged with assisting the transformation process in the public service. The training was conducted by the Transformation and Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service. Executive Director of the TIU, Maria Thompson Walters, told JIS News that the...
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State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the Jamaica Micro Financing Association Limited’s (JaMFA) recent annual microfinance sector leadership forum, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

JSE Junior Market Booming

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market has recorded significant gains over the 10 years since its establishment. He noted that the market has grown from one company listing with capitalisation of $750 million, to some 43 entities that have generated approximately $135 billion in capital. In addition,...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Jamaica Micro Financing Association Limited’s (JaMFA) Executive Director, Raymond Gabbidon, during JaMFA’s annual microfinance sector leadership forum, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (May 28).
Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Gov’t Looking to Sharpen Financial Literacy Skills of Citizens

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is looking to partner with the Jamaica Micro Financing Association Limited (JaMFA) to sharpen the financial literacy skills of Jamaicans. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, said the objective is to ensure that citizens have a better understanding of and appreciation for key terms such as stock market, investments, loans/credit...
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Manager of Communications and International Relations at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), David Geddes, addresses a town hall meeting in Mandeville, Manchester, on May 21.
Finance & Public Service

FSC-Regulated Entities Must Meet Fit and Proper Test

Manager of Communications and International Relations at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), David Geddes, says entities in the insurance, pension and securities industries must meet the FSC’s fit-and-proper requirements in order to legally operate in Jamaica. This means that responsible persons must possess the competence, character, diligence and judgment necessary for them to perform their duties. “Fit and proper, in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), observes as Chairman, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, Russell Hadeed (left), inserts the strip signifying Wigton Windfarm
Finance & Public Service

Wigton Windfarm Now on Jamaica Stock Exchange

Wigton Windfarm Limited in Manchester is now listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) – the world’s best-performing stock market. The listing, which took place today (May 22), followed the success of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), which saw some 31,200 Jamaicans taking up the opportunity to own 11 billion shares in the company. The offer was oversubscribed as...
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