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AGD to Roll Out Self-Service Portal for Pensioners

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) is working to roll out its MyPensionPlus online system this financial year to better serve pensioners by providing a self-service portal. Director of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at the AGD, David King, told JIS...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 6).

House Approves Pension Reform, Grants Early Retirement with Full Benefits for Public Officers

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Fayval Williams (left), is in conversation with Chairman of the Board of Cumax Wealth Management Limited, Andrea Wilson-Messam; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, at the Cumax Wealth Management Spring Investment Forum on Wednesday (May 1) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

JSE to Launch Micro Market in April 2026

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives.

House Begins Debate on Large-Scale Projects Tax Relief Act

Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (right), looks at one of 25 tablet computers handed over on Monday (April 28) at ODPEM’s Kingston office, which will assist in Initial Damage Assessment (IDA). Looking on are Acting Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell (left), and Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson. These tablets, procured by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under the Adaptation Fund, will facilitate immediate collection, uploading and conveyance of damage assessment data for relief and response coordination through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).

PHOTOS: PIOJ Hands Over 25 Tablets for Initial Damage Assessment

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers opening remarks on day one of the Make Your Mark Consultants (MYMC) two-day Middle Managers’ Leadership Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 29).

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Finance Minister Highlights Middle Managers’ Key Role in Jamaica’s Economic Growth

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has underscored the pivotal role middle managers play in driving Jamaica’s economic progress. “As Minister, I see every day how important strong leadership is to sustaining the progress we’ve made in stabilising our economy, attracting investment and opening new opportunities for our people,” Mrs. Williams said. She declared that middle...

Senior Director of the Contractor Performance Monitoring Branch (CPMB) at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Cheyenne McClarthy.

11 months ago Finance & Public Service

PPC Trains 200 MDAs to Use DVBI Platform

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has trained, sensitised and onboarded approximately 200 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on how to use the Data Visualisation and Business Intelligence (DVBI) platform. The DVBI platform is the unique application for collecting, consolidating, scoring, depicting and analysing data for the Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme (CCPEP). Senior Director of the Contractor Performance Monitoring...

Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Mrs. Nadia Morris.

11 months ago Finance & Public ServicePress Release

PPC Executive Director to Play Key Role in WTO Conference on Government Procurement

Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Mrs Nadia Morris, is heading to a high-level international conference at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, which will run from Monday, April 28, 2025 to Friday, May 2, 2025. The event, which is the Advanced Global Workshop on the Agreement of Government Procurement (GPA) 2012, will offer a...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), shares a photo opportunity with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Ilan Goldfajn (second right), just before a meeting at the IDB headquarters in Washington DC on April 22. They are joined by members of Jamaica’s delegation (from left) Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison; and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. The Minister is in Washinton DC for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank Group 2025 Spring Meetings from April 21 to 26. (Photo Derrick Scott)

11 months ago Finance & Public Service

Minister Williams Affirms Focus On Fiscal Discipline, Infrastructure Development

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, highlighted the Government’s focus on maintaining fiscal discipline and to continue to develop the country’s infrastructure, during the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC this week. Roads, water systems and climate resilience initiatives were the main topic of discussion during high-level...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

11 months ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Calls for Strategic Caribbean Stakeholder Approach to High-Skilled Migration

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is encouraging Caribbean nations to adopt a more strategic and coordinated approach to high-skilled migration, viewing it as both a challenge and an opportunity for sustainable development. The call was made by Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, in a speech delivered by PIOJ Director of Social Policy, Planning and Research, Easton Williams, during the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.

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Finance Ministry Kicks of Secondary-School Budget Sensitisation Tour

The Finance and the Public Service Ministry rolled out its 2025/26 National Budget Secondary-School Tour with a stop at Glenmuir High in Clarendon on Tuesday (April 8). The event, which engaged high-school students from the parish, formed part of the Ministry’s National Budget Public Education Campaign, which is geared at sensitising secondary-school students about the budget process and the measures...

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left) and Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones (second left), converse with members of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Debate team at the launch of the Public Sector Debate Competition 2025 held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The JNHT members are (from third left) team captain, Felecia Dawson, Glessonne Mitchell Dunn and Abigail Tennant.

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$5 Million in Prizes for 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition

Teams will be vying for a share of almost $5 million in cash and prizes in the 2025 edition of the Public Sector Debate Competition. The highly anticipated fourth staging of the event was launched on Tuesday (April 8) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. It is organised by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of...