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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), addresses a press conference at his Ministry at the National Heroes Circle in Kingston on August 25. At left is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Rudyard Spencer

Debt on Downward Trajectory

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has informed that the debt trajectory under the Government’s economic programme is expected to fall to 108.6 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), makes a point at a press conference, held at the Ministry at National Heroes Circle in Kingston on August 25. At left is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

Shaw Named Finance Minister of the Year

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (left), addresses the media at the Bank’s Quarterly Press Briefing, at its headquarters in downtown Kingston on August 16. Others (from second left) are Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson; Deputy Governor of Financial Institutions, Supervisory Division, Maurene Simms; and Deputy Governor, Administration and Technical Services, Finance and Technology and Payment System and Risk Management, Livingstone Morrison.

April to June Quarter Records 4.4% Inflation

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), emphasises a point to Deputy Financial Secretary in charge of the Ministry’s Strategic Human Resource Management Division, Wayne Jones (left), during a ministerial and trade unions forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, July 26. Listening (from 2nd left) are: Nurses Association of Jamaica President, Janett Coore-Farr; President, Association of Government Medical Practitioners, Dr. Konrad Lawson; and President, Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees, Vincent Morrison.

Gov’t Looking To Implement New Wage Negotiations Framework for 2017/19

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

Laws Amended for Companies to Repurchase Shares

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8 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Building Awareness on Cryptocurrency

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Livingstone Morrison, says the central bank must create opportunities for the exploitation of certain technologies, including cryptocurrency. Informing that this is an area the Bank is exploring, Mr. Morrison pointed out that such technologies should not pose undue risk to the local financial system. Presently, Mr. Morrison informed that the Bank has...

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Deputy General Manager, Robin Levy, outlining details about the JSE Social Enterprise Exchange (JAMSIIX). He was speaking during the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday, July 26.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

JSE to Launch Social Enterprise Exchange

The Diaspora’s support is being lobbied for the Jamaica Stock Exchange Social Enterprise Exchange (JAMSIIX), which is slated to be launched in 2018. The engagement is an initiative of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), which aims to provide funding support for local Social Business Enterprises (SBEs). Deputy General Manager, Robin Levy, extended the invitation to delegates attending the Jamaica 55...

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MSME Operators Urged To Embrace Technology

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging operators to Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) to take advantage of available technology to boost their business. “I don’t believe, certainly in our case in Jamaica that we are embracing technology enough. I don’t believe that our small and medium enterprises take enough advantage of information technology…It...

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Merger Of Gaming Entities Has Commenced

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the merger of the island’s three State-run gaming agencies has commenced with the entities now in the process of moving into one building. The entities – the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), and Casino Gaming Commission (CGC) – are being combined to form the new Jamaica...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the House of
Representatives on July 18.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves Withdrawal of Funds from CDF

The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $715.687 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to provide budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), among other things. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, who moved the Withdrawal Order in the House on July 18, said the JBI is to receive $223 million in...

Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (right), makes a point to Acting Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane, at the opening of the MIND Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on July 19.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Senior Public Sector Managers Urged to Make Leadership Development a Priority

Participants attending the two-day Management Institute for National Development (MIND) conference have been urged to make leadership development a priority. The charge was issued by Acting Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane, at the opening of the Regional Public Sector Leadership Development conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, on January 19. The conference...

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), is briefed on details of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) by Director General, Carol Coy (2nd right), following the opening of a stakeholders’ training workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday, July 18. Also listening are (from left): Regional Programme Coordinator, Asia-Pacific and Small Island Developing States, Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21), Millicent Gay Tejada; and United Nations Development Programme Deputy Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence Chounoune.

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State Minister Welcomes Move to Establish National Statistics Framework

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed work by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to establish a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS). This, she says, will facilitate the creation of a systematic and reliable network across Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the timely provision of...