Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government continues to lead discussions in order to counter the threat of international correspondent banks cutting ties with local financial institutions. “We are leading the way… to make sure that we have financial inclusion on a credible, transparent basis as we build a formal economy,” he said. The...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is urging persons to report illegal gambling through Crime Stop’s toll-free line, 311. Illegal gambling, which is the acceptance of wagers without a licence, affects the economy, says Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, Maurice Thompson, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (October 11). He pointed out that the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on the financial sector to ensure a regulatory environment that removes profitability from criminal activity. “We must take the profit out of crime. Criminals must have no access to the financial system; and where they operate in the informal economy and the backwaters of our country, we must find them and...

“A recent World Bank survey and study revealed that the Caribbean appeared to be the region most severely affected by the de-risking strategy,” the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon. Audley Shaw said during his address at the IMF/World Bank Annual meeting held in Washington last week. Correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) are critical for enabling key economic...

The Government is projecting that the country’s macroeconomic outlook will remain positive, with an anticipated expansion in the economy over the medium term. This is according to an interim report of the 2016/17 Fiscal Policy Paper tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, on September 27. The Paper states that...

The Government has concluded wage negotiations with approximately 97 per cent of all public-sector bargaining units for the period 2015/17. This is outlined in the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Fiscal Policy Paper for financial year 2016/17 (Interim Report). The document was tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, during the sitting of the House of...

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the efforts of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to promote financial literacy  among high school students and teachers through its Stock Market Game. “They (JSE) are innovators at heart. They have been...finding ways to ensure that as a country we get more financially literate,” Mr. Green said,...