The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2016 has ranked Jamaica's economy in the top ten most improved economies worldwide. Jamaica has also improved its ranking in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. This movement is attributed to Jamaica's implementation of four major reforms over the past year. These reforms include ease of paying taxes with the introduction of the...

Senior managers and heads of government departments and agencies are being encouraged to enroll in the newly established Public Sector Senior Leadership Development Programme (PSSLDP), as part of their plans for career advancement. This invitation comes from Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, who says the programme, based on its content,...

The Government, through the Ministry of Finance and Planning, will commence a public sector pay policy review during the current fiscal year. Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry, Hon. Horace Dalley, made the disclosure during Thursday’s (October 22) signing of the 2015/17 Heads of Agreement for the Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service (ALJLS),...

The Government will commence retroactive payments to civil servants for the 2015/17 contract period, on October 30. Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, said next week’s payments will reflect the four per cent equivalent increase on salaries for the first six months, April 1 to September 30. He further...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is expecting improved efficiency through the implementation of Phase Two of its new Revenue Administration Integrated System (RAiS), which is scheduled for roll-out on December 7. Through this phase of the programme, persons will, for the first time, be able to apply for their Tax Registration Number (TRN) and Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) online. There will...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has received Bids from two entities expressing an interest in acquiring the state-run horse racing promotions company, Caymanas Track Limited (CTL). The bids were received from Caymanas Racing and Entertainment Limited and Supreme Ventures Limited, following the bid opening exercise at the DBJ, on Friday, 18 September 2015. The Development Bank of Jamaica and...

Operators of Private Bonded Warehouses are hereby advised that in keeping with the new provisions under Section 6 of the Customs (Amendment) Act 2014, effective immediately, duties will be levied at the rate of duty prevailing at the time the goods are being removed from the warehouse and not at the time the goods are entered for warehousing, as was...

Project Director of the Government of Jamaica/Inter-American Development Bank Energy Efficiency/Conservation Programme (GOJ/IDB EE/C), Wayne Williams, says that since the start-up of the programme, there has been growth in job creation and the formation of new enterprises. “The air-condition contractors, because of the volume of work, they now have to employ new staff and technical personnel.  We’ve also had people...

The Government is calling on the financial sector to be watchful in ensuring that only clean money enters or passes through their systems from the new ganja industry. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, who made the call today (October 12), said the opening of opportunities in the industry also involved risks. He was...