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Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon Fayval Williams. (FILE)

Finance State Minister Welcomes App for Young Jobseekers

Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the Labour and Social Security Ministry’s planned development of a mobile app targeting young jobseekers that will make it easier for them to be matched with employment. Mrs....

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), simulates a court session in the newly opened expanded facilities of the Kingston Traffic Court. Also participating (from second left) are Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska; Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Calvin Allen; and Superintendent of Police attached to the Division, Courtney Coubre. The refurbished building was officially handed over during a ceremony at its Sabina Park location on Melbourne Road in Kingston on Thursday (November 30).

Justice Minister Wants Licences of Delinquent Drivers Suspended

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

Programme to Develop Papine

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

First Supplementary Estimates to be Tabled Dec. 5

Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles. (FILE)

Persons Encouraged to Pay Fee for Vehicle Fitness online

General Manager, Microfinance Services Division, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Paul Chin, addresses the DBJ’s Small and Medium-size Enterprise (SME) Summit, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Provides Assistance to Spur Growth in MSME Sector

As one of the principal agencies delivering the Government’s programme of micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) assistance, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) provides a diverse suite of products and services tailored to spur significant MSME growth. General Manager for the DBJ’s Microfinance Services Division, Paul Chin, said the agency’s core functions fall under the areas of equity, micro-finance,...

: Managing Director of the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Lisa Bell (centre), listens to a question during a panel discussion on Monday’s (November 27) opening day of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. Others (from left) are tourism blogger, Noelle Nichols and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Altamont Hotels, Christopher Jarrett.

8 years ago Finance & Public ServiceTourism

Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises Loan Scheme a Success

The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) is reporting that its small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) loan scheme has been a success with strong take-up by players in the sector. The $1-billion facility, launched last September through financing from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), enables industry stakeholders to access between $5 million and $25 million to upgrade and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shigeru Maeda, exchanging copies of the co-financing loan contract for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), which they signed on Thursday, (November 23) in the Executive Conference Room at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.

8 years ago EnergyFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Gov’t Signs US$15-Million Loan for Energy Efficiency Programme

The Government of Jamaica has signed a US$15-million loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, explained that the sum is the second portion of a joint loan of US$30 million for the roll-out of the EMEP. He...

Case Attorney, Administrator General’s Department (AGD), Kerry Ann Williams-Srinivas (second right) presents a brochure highlighting the services of the agency to booth visitor Yvonne Baker (left). Occasion was the Civil Service Week Expo and Concert on November 21 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston. Others (from left) are Senior Case Officer, AGD, Hyacinth Reynolds; and Public Education Manager, AGD, Nadine McLeod. Civil Service Week, from November 19 to 25, highlights the work and services of the ministries, departments and agencies within the public sector.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

EXPO and Concert for Civil Service Week

As part of the activities for Civil Service Week (November 19 to 25), an Expo and Concert were held today (Tuesday, November 21), at Emancipation Park in Kingston. Director of Special Projects, Employee Relations and Benefits Unit, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Sylvia Shirley Sterling, told JIS News that the annual event aims to highlight the work and...

Deputy Financial Secretary of the Strategic Human Resources Management Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, addresses the Jamaica Civil Service Association’s Western Regional Civil Service Week celebratory luncheon and awards ceremony at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay on Monday, November 20.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Contribution of Civil Service to GDP Highlighted

Deputy Financial Secretary of the Strategic Human Resources Management Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, says the immense contribution of the civil service to Jamaica’s gross domestic product (GDP) must not be underestimated by the general public. Speaking at the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) Western Region celebratory luncheon and awards ceremony at the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), highlights a point while addressing a joint Government/ International Monetary Fund (IMF) media briefing on Friday (November 17). Looking on is the IMF’s Managing Director, Christine Lagarde. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Gov’t Looking to Speed up Wage Talks

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is working to quickly resolve issues relating to the 2017/19 public sector wage negotiations. He noted that while it was not expected that unions and other stakeholders would immediately accept the offer put forward by the Government, the negotiations have not been progressing at a reasonable pace. “There will always...

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Reiterates Call for Banks to Lower Interest Rates

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has reiterated his appeal for financial institutions to provide low-interest funds to the productive sector. He said that for business innovation to strive, money loaned to the sector should not be at more than seven and eight per cent. Mr. Shaw, who was delivering the keynote address at the launch...