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Minister of Sate with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, addresses staff at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on March 11.
Minister of Sate with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, addresses staff at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on March 11.

Finance Ministry to Wrap Up Negotiations with Remaining Public Sector Groups

Minister of State with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says his first order of business will be to complete negotiations with the public sector groups that are yet to sign on to the Heads of Agreement for...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (File Photo).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (File Photo).

Finance Minister Says Tax Threshold of $1.5 Million is only a Start
Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), is presented with his Instrument of Appointment by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen during the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on March 7.
Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), is presented with his Instrument of Appointment by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen during the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on March 7.

New Finance Minister To Hit The Ground Running
Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter (left), addresses the media at the Bank’s quarterly press briefing at its headquarters in downtown, Kingston, on March 7. At right is Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson.
Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter (left), addresses the media at the Bank’s quarterly press briefing at its headquarters in downtown, Kingston, on March 7. At right is Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson.

BOJ Governor Calls for Focus on Increasing Investments
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mr. Colin Bullock, addresses the PIOJ quarterly economic press briefing, on Thursday, March 3, at the PIOJ headquarters on Oxford Road, in Kingston.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mr. Colin Bullock, addresses the PIOJ quarterly economic press briefing, on Thursday, March 3, at the PIOJ headquarters on Oxford Road, in Kingston.

Positive Economic Outlook for Current Quarter – PIOJ

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Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Meets EPOC Co-Chairs

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister of State Hon. Fayval Williams, today  met with co-chairs,  Richard Byles and Governor Brian Wynter of the Economic  Programme  Oversight Committee (EPOC)  for a briefing on the work of the committee. In the meeting, the Finance Minister expressed appreciation for the contribution of EPOC through its oversight of...
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Finance & Public Service

Pensioners Urged to Submit Life Certificates

The Accountant General Department  (AGD) is urging pensioners who have not submitted their life certificates for the January to March quarter, to do so as soon as possible, or risk non-disbursement of their pension payments. In an interview with JIS News, Client Services Manager at the AGD, Tanisha Weir Grant, says thousands of pensioners are at risk of not receiving...
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DBJ Funding Available For Mining Entities

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is reminding entrepreneurs in the mining industry that they can access funding through the bank’s credit facility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Account Executive at DBJ, Mark McKenzie, informed that through its network of approved financial institutions (AFIs), the DBJ guarantees loans of up to 80 per cent for entities, up to a...
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Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addressing journalists at the monthly media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in New Kingston, on February 23.
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Should Maintain Fiscal Policies After IMF Agreement Ends – Byles

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chair, Richard Byles, says the Government should give consideration to maintaining fiscal policies being implemented under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), when the agreement expires in March 2017. “The fact that the four-year EFF will come to end doesn’t mean that we can or should abandon the policies that were...
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Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addressing journalists at the monthly media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in New Kingston, on February 23.
Finance & Public Service

Tax Revenue $6.6 Billion Above Budget

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) is reporting that the Government’s tax revenue intake for the first nine months of the 2015/16 fiscal year ending December totalled $291.7 billion, which is $6.6 billion above budget. EPOC Co-Chair, Richard Byles, said the figure is $33 billion ahead of the intake for the corresponding period in 2014/15. He was addressing journalists at...
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Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addressing journalists at the monthly media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in New Kingston, on February 23.
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Surpasses IMF Primary Surplus and NIR Targets

Jamaica surpassed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Primary Surplus and Net International Reserve (NIR) targets for the October to December 2015 quarter, and is well positioned to pass the 11th economic review for the period. Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says the Primary Surplus stood at $66 billion, which exceeded the $60.7 billion target, while the NIR...
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Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, addresses the launch of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) Corporate Governance Code for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on February 12, at the PSOJ head office in Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

DBJ Partners with PSOJ to Provide Technical Support to SMEs

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is partnering with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) for the management of the DBJ’s Voucher for Technical Assistance (VTA) programme. The entities recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline details of the arrangement, under which Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will be able to access a variety of business support...
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