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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets his counterpart Minister of Finance of Canada, Hon. Dill Morneau, at the IMF/World Bank Governors 2018 Spring meeting at the IMF headquarters in Washington D.C., last week.

PHOTOS: Minister Clarke at IMF Meeting in Washington D.C.

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, shares a light moment with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, at the IMF/World Bank Governors 2018 Spring meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington D.C., last week.

Legislation to Modernise BOJ to be Tabled

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

Government Encourages BPO Stakeholders to Plan the Way Forward

Head of the IMF Staff Mission Team Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan. FILE

Jamaica’s Economic Performance Remains Strong – IMF

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), shares a joke with Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, during the 10th PIOJ/IDB Labour Market Forum held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Prepare Workforce for Technologically Driven Future – Turner-Jones

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ to Update Investment Framework for Non-Banking Financial Sector

Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke has announced that the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has retained the services of Mr. David Marston, a former Senior Advisor, Deputy Director and Chief Risk Officer of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to advise the BOJ on the non-banking financial sector. Dr. Clarke made the announcement while speaking at the Caribbean Association of Insurance...

8 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Prime Minister Calls for More Support of MSMEs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says private financial institutions should provide more support for business development, particularly micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs). Mr. Holness’ comments come against the background of what he says is the seeming reluctance by some banks to provide access to credit and other resources for businesses which “are good (entities) in and of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Begins Debate on Procurement Bill

The House of Representatives, on April 11, began debate on the Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill that seeks to regulate the procurement of goods, works and services by agencies. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Dr. Clarke noted that the Government, as the single biggest spender in Jamaica, is committed...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), engages in discussion with Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the opening ceremony for the 10th PIOJ/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Labour Market Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (April 11).

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Greater Discipline Needed to Achieve Economic Independence

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica must be disciplined in the management of its economic affairs in order to ensure that there will be no need to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), once the current programme relationship ends. The Government’s Precautionary Stand-By Agreement with the international financial institution is scheduled to...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), addresses the opening ceremony for the 10th Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Labour Market Forum, which was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (April 11) under the theme ‘Enabling Growth and Development: Unlocking the Potential of the Global Shared Services Sector’. Listening keenly (from left) are PIOJ Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry; and PIOJ Community Development Specialist, Antoinette Richards.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Looking to Fast-Track Public-Sector Transformation

Newly appointed Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government will be revisiting the public sector transformation programme with a view to accelerating its implementation. “We plan to review the agenda for the rationalisation of public bodies over the next four to six weeks and, in that time, will conclude the necessary consultations with...

(From left) Ernani Checcucci, Director, Capacity Building Directorate; Immediate Past Chair, Per Arvid Nordli; Velma Ricketts Walker newly appointed Chair, Capacity Building Committee (CBC); Brenda Mundia, Deputy Director, Capacity Building Directorate; and Daniel Perrier; Vice Chair of the CBC.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Sets Precedence – Customs Head Appointed Chairperson of WCO’S Capacity Building Committee

In a precedence-setting move, CEO/Commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Mrs. Velma Ricketts Walker, has been elected by the membership of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to serve as Chairperson of the WCO’s Capacity Building Committee (CBC). She has the distinction of being the first female chairperson of the CBC, and the first person from Jamaica and the Caribbean...

Jamaica’s former ‘Sunshine Girls’ netball team captain and conceptualiser of Project GOLD (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development), Simone Forbes, delivers remarks during the initiative’s launch at the Triple Century Sports Bar, New Kingston on Friday (April 6).

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Strong Support For ‘Project Gold’ Social Intervention Initiative

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is among several notable persons supporting a programme designed to curtail crime and violence among youth through sports and mentorship, which is being spearheaded by Jamaica’s former ‘Sunshine Girls’ netball team captain, Simone Forbes. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Gold’ (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development),...