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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses guests attending the Caribbean Policy Research Institute’s recent public forum at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew.

Multi-Stakeholder Acceptance of Fiscal Council Will Be Key – Finance Minister

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says multi-stakeholder acceptance and ownership of Jamaica’s proposed independent Fiscal Council will be key to its success. Fiscal councils are permanent, independent, non-partisan institutions that are created by legislation...

General Manager of the Country Department, Caribbean Group, at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (second right), in conversation with fellow panellists following a plenary session at the recent Jamaica Investment Forum held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. From left are Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica, Maurice Barnes; Director of Information Technology, Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, Donnelle Watson-Banks; Managing Director, Flow Jamaica, Stephen Price; and Chief Executive Officer, Fujitsu Caribbean, Mervyn Eyre.

IDB Official Emphasises Importance of Technology to Move Economy Forward

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at the Revenue Protection Department (RPD) 10th Anniversary Church Service on Sunday, June 17 at the Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in Port Royal.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), taking part in a

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PM Says Independent Council Will Ensure Proper Fiscal Management

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) will be transitioned into an independent Fiscal Council as a means of institutionalising proper fiscal management across Government administrations. Mr. Holness said this move to set up the new authority is to ensure that the Government never breaches the fiscal consensus, adding that this will assure...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), makes a point to Sterling Asset Management Limited’s Managing Director, Charles Ross, during the firm’s annual investor briefing at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, recently.

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Finance Minister Stresses Focus on Economic Independence

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has reiterated the Government’s focus on achieving economic independence, expanding opportunities for all citizens, and enhancing safeguards for the society’s vulnerable. He was speaking at Sterling Asset Management Limited’s annual investor briefing at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on June 7. Dr. Clarke noted that economic independence means...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), in discussion with Sterling Asset Management Limited’s Managing Director, Charles Ross, at the firm’s annual investor briefing, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (June 7).

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Procurement Commission to be Established by Year End

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has announced that a Procurement Commission is to be established by year end. Speaking at Sterling Asset Management Limited’s annual investor forum briefing, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on June 7, the Minister said the Commission will oversee the government procurement process, for which the existing regime...

Executive Director for the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

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Over 100 Project Managers Trained in Gov’t’s Public Investment Management System

More than 100 project managers across various government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have, so far, been trained in the use of the Public Sector Investment Management System (PIMS). Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, Executive Director for the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, said training is...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses guests attending Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s quarterly business breakfast meeting, which was held at the Bellefield Great House, Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 7).

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Gov’t Taking Tangible Steps to Improve Public-Sector Governance

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government will be taking “tangible and consequential” steps to improve public-sector governance in the interest of all Jamaicans. “In order to preserve the health and legitimacy of the Government in the 21stcentury, we have to ensure that the standards of governance in the public sector are transparent,...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with Sterling Asset Management Limited’s Managing Director, Charles Ross, prior to the start of the firm’s annual investor briefing, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (June 7). Dr. Clarke was the keynote speaker.

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Finance Minister Says Relationship with IMF Could End Sept. 2019

Jamaica’s borrowing relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could end when the country’s US$1.6-billion Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA) concludes in September 2019. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government and Fund are of the view that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, “Jamaica will be able to graduate from an IMF (borrowing arrangement) programme”....

Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, emphasises a point during a JIS Think Tank on May 30.

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Robust Use of Public Investment Management System

Approximately 130 projects have been dealt with through the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) under the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service since its implementation in 2014. The web-based system screens project proposals from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that they are feasible and align with the development objectives of the country. The aim is to strengthen...