The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising customers and the general public that a flyer purporting auctions to be undertaken by the Agency that is circulating on Social Media, did not originate with the Agency and bears false and erroneous information. In this regard, persons are urged to desist from further circulating this flyer or share its contents. In keeping...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has signed a US$285-million contingency credit facility with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that will provide the country with immediate financing during the emergency recovery phase after a sudden event. The agreement was signed on Monday (November 26), during a brief meeting with IDB officials in Washington DC, where the Prime Minister is...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has encouraged leaders of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to engage in fruitful discussions with its international partners on building resilience in the Caribbean. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Conference this afternoon (Monday, November 26) in the US capital Washington DC, Prime Minister Holness underscored that the discussions on building resilience must include impacts...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says the Government’s decision to revise the governing framework to enable pension funds to invest up to five per cent in venture capital is a “positive development”. Responding to questions from journalists during a quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s New Kingston head office on Wednesday (November 21), Dr. Henry...

Within the next four months, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) should have a fully operational mobile application (app) that facilitates motor-vehicle registration and fitness fee payments online. The app, designed to run on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, will eliminate the hassle of waiting in long lines for extended periods at TAJ locations. It will allow persons...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the economy grew by an estimated 1.9 per cent during the July to September 2018 quarter. The growth, he pointed out, was spurred by an estimated 5.2 per cent increase in the goods-producing industry, and 0.8 per cent for the services industry. Dr. Henry said that the...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been an important partner over the past 10 years, playing a pivotal role in the country’s economic turnaround. He noted that the IDB came to Jamaica’s aid “at our time of greatest need”. “The IDB, led by President, Luis Alberto Moreno, took...