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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Chairman, Milverton Reynolds, during the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service held at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20).

Finance Minister Applauds PPC’s Five Years of Exemplary Service Since 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) for its exemplary performance since becoming operational in 2020. “As the Minister with responsibility for the Public Procurement Commission, I must commend the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), along with (from left) Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller; Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Chairman, Milverton Reynolds, and Executive Director, Nadia Morris, participate in the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20).

PPC Reports 10 Per Cent Increase in Supplier Registrations for Fiscal Year 2024/25

Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.

TAJ Rolls Out New Electronic Vehicle Registration Certificate System

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the MSME linkages day event at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on July 15.

JSE a Powerful Engine of Entrepreneurial Growth – PM

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses the launch of the National Population and Sustainable Development Policy (NPSDP), on World Population Day, Friday (July 11) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.

Revised Population Policy Responds to Demographic Shifts

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left), shares a celebratory moment with members of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s team, which won the 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition. The Ministry of Agriculture defeated the Ministry of Tourism in Thursday’s (July 10) final match at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.

8 months ago Finance & Public Service

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Crowned 2025 Public Sector Debate Champion

Cheers erupted at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining was crowned champion of the 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition on Thursday (July 10). The team triumphed over the Ministry of Tourism by a 17-point margin, compellingly debating the motion ‘Be it resolved that addressing mental health challenges requires societal reform more than...

Forty eligible candidates will benefit from the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Tertiary Education Grant for the 2025/2026 academic year. Beneficiaries will receive $100,000 towards their tuition.

9 months ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceIndustry

BGLC Accepting Applications for Tertiary Education Grant

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is accepting applications for its Tertiary Education Grant, for the 2025/2026 academic year. The grant is available to full-time third and fourth-year undergraduates who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication at BGLC, Wendy Robertson, told...

Captain for the Ministry of Tourism debate team, Matthew Blake (centre), flanked by team members during the recent semi-finals of the Public Sector Debate Competiton.

9 months ago Finance & Public Service

Grand Finale of Public Sector Debate Competition on July 10

The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining (MOAFM) will compete in the final of the 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition. Organised by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, this year’s staging brought together 26 teams, with 19 returning entrants and seven first-timers. Executive Director of TIU,...

9 months ago Finance & Public Service

Additional TAJ Locations Now Offering Same Day Processing of Driver’s Licence

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has increased the number of offices that offer same day processing of Driver’s Licence. The Annotto Bay Tax Office now offers the complete Driver’s Licence Service, whilst the Portmore Tax Office will offer renewal services only, at this time. The other offices where full Driver’s Licence Services are offered are:  Kingston Revenue Service Centre ...

9 months ago CARICOMFinance & Public Service

Traffic Changes Along Rose Hall Main Road for CARICOM Races

Motorists are being advised that there will be temporary traffic changes along the Rose Hall main road in Montego Bay on Saturday (July 5), beginning at 5:00 a.m., to facilitate the staging of the 18th CARICOM Road Races. Sub-officer in charge of traffic for St. James, Inspector Gregory Hall, told JIS News that the westbound lane of the dual carriageway...

Acting Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair.

9 months ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Broad Sector Gains Drive Jamaica’s 1.1 Per Cent Calendar Year First-Quarter Growth

Jamaica’s calendar year first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 1.1 per cent, recorded between January and March 2025, was driven by positive out-turns across most goods-producing and services industry subsectors. This was disclosed by Acting Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair, during a virtual Economic Statistics Media Stakeholders Meeting on the revision to the...

9 months ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census Results Expected by End of September

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is on track to release the official population count for the 2022 Population and Housing Census by the end of September 2025. This was disclosed by Acting Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, who indicated that, “we are currently in our final stages of data validation”. She was responding to a question posed during Thursday’s (July...