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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) President, David Wan (right), during a JEF Breakfast meeting at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) President, David Wan (right), during a JEF Breakfast meeting at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Business Leaders Welcome Indirect Taxation

Several business leaders have welcomed the Government’s policy shift from direct to indirect taxation. The move is consistent with the Administration’s tax reform programme, aimed at implementing a more efficient and effective system of compliance and collection, resulting in increased...
Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton (right), outlining the payment options available for property tax as of April 1 at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (March 30). Others (from left) are Director, Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilisation at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, and Director/Commissioner, Land Valuations, at National Land Agency, Eric Allen.
Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton (right), outlining the payment options available for property tax as of April 1 at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (March 30). Others (from left) are Director, Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilisation at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, and Director/Commissioner, Land Valuations, at National Land Agency, Eric Allen.

Relief for 272,000 Property Owners
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Gov’t Moves Ahead with Plans to Build New A&E Unit at Percy Junor Hospital
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (at the podium), addresses the launch of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy and introduces the National Financial Inclusion Council at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, yesterday (March 29). At right is Governor, Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (at the podium), addresses the launch of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy and introduces the National Financial Inclusion Council at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, yesterday (March 29). At right is Governor, Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter

Government Puts Forward National Financial Inclusion Strategy
Accountant General, Carlene Murdock, (centre) speaking on the expanded role of the Accountant General’s Department at a recent JIS Think Tank. She is flanked by Acting Director, Communications and Customer Relations, Tanisha Weir-Grant (left); and Acting Deputy Accountant General, Angela Williams.
Accountant General, Carlene Murdock, (centre) speaking on the expanded role of the Accountant General’s Department at a recent JIS Think Tank. She is flanked by Acting Director, Communications and Customer Relations, Tanisha Weir-Grant (left); and Acting Deputy Accountant General, Angela Williams.

Role of AGD Expanded

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Deputy Financial Secretary in the Strategic Human Resource Management Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones (left), and Director of Public Service Capability Development at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Ann-Marie Smith, share a light moment during the orientation and opening ceremony for the Management Analysis programme, at the institution in St. Andrew, on March 24.
Finance & Public Service

27 Public-Sector Management Analysts to Benefit from Training Course

Twenty-seven public-sector management analysts will be trained and certified in their field under a programme offered by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). The Management Analysis programme involves partnership with the Strategic Human Resource Management Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and ultimately seeks to improve the way public service is delivered. It represents a...
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Accountant General, Carlene Murdock, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (March 24).
Finance & Public Service

Effective April 1 AGD to Accept Only Barcoded Life Certificates

Effective April 1, the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) will only accept barcoded life certificates from pensioners. Accountant General, Carlene Murdock, who spoke at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (March 24) said the document will improve service delivery to pensioners. “We started using barcoded life certificates two years ago. It gives us all the information required for the pensioners. When...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Embarking on Rationalisation of Public Bodies

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government has embarked on a comprehensive rationalisation of public bodies. This, he said, will involve “a series of phased and sequenced actions over the next couple of fiscal years, whereby public bodies will, based on time-bound action plans, be merged, closed, privatised or reintegrated into the public sector”....
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Finance & Public Service

Retrieving Unclaimed Bank Balances

Each year, the Government publishes information on unclaimed balances in financial institutions for people to come forward to retrieve these sums. Sums that remain unclaimed after such publication are turned over to the Government. According to the Banking Services Act, 2015, unclaimed balances refer to monies that remain dormant in the possession or control of a banking institution for a...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Interest Rates on New Loans Trending Down

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says lending rates by banks on new loans as at December 2016 were trending down. Closing the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 22, the Minister pointed out that interest rates on new loans for large projects are now at 10.23 per cent, compared with 13...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Increased Support for the Poor and Vulnerable

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says since taking office, the Government has significantly increased its support for the poor and vulnerable. Closing the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 22, Mr. Shaw said his views are supported by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI), a well-respected Think Tank. “The protection of the...
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