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Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares in a light conversation with Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer (left); and Director of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Centre for Tourism and Policy Research and Chairman of the GATFFEST Film Festival, Professor Ian Boxill. Occasion was the launch of GATFFEST on May 11 at the UWI Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The festival, slated to take place from June 15 to 24 at venues in Kingston and Montego Bay, is an initiative of the UWI Centre for Tourism and Policy Research.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares in a light conversation with Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer (left); and Director of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Centre for Tourism and Policy Research and Chairman of the GATFFEST Film Festival, Professor Ian Boxill. Occasion was the launch of GATFFEST on May 11 at the UWI Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The festival, slated to take place from June 15 to 24 at venues in Kingston and Montego Bay, is an initiative of the UWI Centre for Tourism and Policy Research.

Film-makers From 28 Countries For UWI’s GATFFEST

Film-makers from 28 countries will join local talent in showcasing their work in various genres at the 2017 staging of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) GATFFEST film festival. To be held from June 15 to 24 under the...
Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Education, Youth and Information
Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Education, Youth and Information

Net International Reserves Now at US$2.8 Billion
Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles. (FILE)
Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles. (FILE)

TAJ’s Facilities More Accessible to Persons with Disabilities
Secretary Manager of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, David Grey, in a recent interview with JIS News.
Secretary Manager of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, David Grey, in a recent interview with JIS News.

Public Servants Urged to File Statutory Declarations
Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (right), delivering the EGC’s second quarterly report at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, on April 27. At left is guest speaker, former Colombian President, Dr. Alvaro Uribe Vélez.
Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (right), delivering the EGC’s second quarterly report at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, on April 27. At left is guest speaker, former Colombian President, Dr. Alvaro Uribe Vélez.

Government Achieves EGC’S Targets

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Finance & Public Service

Primary Surplus for 2016/17 Surpassed Target

The Government is reporting that the primary surplus out-turn for the 2016/17 fiscal year surpassed the target by $12.8 billion. State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the figure stood at $135.9 billion, which was 0.7 per cent above the minimum seven per cent target for the period. She was making her contribution to the...
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Finance & Public Service

Debt to GDP Ratio at 115%

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says as at the end of March 2017, the country’s Debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio was at 115 per cent. “Looking forward, the projection is for the Debt/GDP ratio to be at 108.6 per cent at the end of this fiscal year 2017/18 and at 89.5 per...
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Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Income Tax Reform Policy Aims to Improve Lives – Williams

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government’s implementation of the $1.5-million personal income tax threshold represents more than a policy shift from direct to indirect taxation. “The shift is simply the ‘how’. The ‘why’ is our belief that personal income tax reform can improve the lives of Jamaicans,” she said. Mrs. Williams was...
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EducationFinance & Public Service

Students Encouraged to Participate in COTA Essay Competition

Secondary Students are being encouraged to participate in the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA)/Tax Administration Jamaica, Fifth Regional Essay Competition. It is open to students between the ages of 14 and 15 years, who are required to construct an essay around the topic ‘If I were the Head of my Country’s Tax Administration, what would I do to increase...
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Government Senator, Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point in the Senate on April 21.
Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Property Tax Bills Passed by The Senate

Two pieces of legislation giving legal authority to the Government to impose the new rates of property taxes, as well as validate the collection of property taxes from April 1, 2013, were approved by the Senate on April 21. The Bills, the Property Tax (Amendment) No. 2 Act, 2017 and the Property Tax (Validation and Indemnification) Act, 2017, were piloted...
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Senator Don Wehby. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Senator Proposes Property Tax Amnesty

Government Senator, Don Wehby, is proposing an amnesty for the collection of property tax arrears in order to allow time for persons to get regularised. “The Minister of Finance and the Public Service has stated that the Government has no intention of taking away anyone’s property because they are facing financial or other hardships. I support this position and believe...
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