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Caption- Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Andre Williams (left), checks the server which runs the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), along with Acting Operations Manager, Owen Gayle.

More Revenue and Savings from ASYCUDA

Significant revenue and savings are being realised by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), since it introduced its Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World System, a web-based application that is expected to improve the agency’s efficiency. Chief Information Officer, Andre...

Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (left), and Former Commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Alison Moore, unveil the plaque dedicating the Alison Moore Multipurpose Room today (Jan. 26), at Customs House, Newport East in Kingston. Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese (left), and Director of Valuation in the JCA, Devon Manahan, share the moment.

Jamaica Customs Opens Alison Moore Multipurpose Room

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) training centre in Montego Bay, on January 20. Others (from left) are: Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Pamella Folkes and Commissioner General of the TAJ, Ainsley Powell.

TAJ Opens Training Centre in Montego Bay

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (3rd right), and Chairman of the Police Officers Association, Superintendent Catherine Lord (2nd left), exchange signed copies of the two-year wage agreement at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston on January 18. Looking on (from left) are: Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) St. George Jackson; Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Christopher Phillips; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Stewart Saunders; and Superintendent of Police, Wayne Cameron.

Police Officers’ Association Signs Wage Agreement

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

Presentations on ASYCUDA for International Customs Week

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No Plans to Phase out Junior Exchange After April 1 – Dr. Phillips

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says there are no plans to phase out the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market after April 1. Speaking in the House of Representatives on January 26, the Finance Minister said the exchange would continue to exist due to “critical ingredients” such as the size of the companies listed, the amount...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Higher Levels of Public Confidence

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says higher levels of public confidence have been expressed in the most recent survey on consumer and business confidence. “Consumer confidence surged in the fourth quarter of 2015, recording a 20 per cent increase from the prior quarter, and reaching its second highest since the closing quarter of 2008,” he said....

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Lauded for Receiving Gleaner Honour Award

The business community and the trade union movement have lauded Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, for receiving the Gleaner Honour Award for 2015 for public service, describing it as a reward of his prudent management of the economy. President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), William Mahfood, says Dr. Phillips’ role in the...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Phillips Tables Revised Estimates of Expenditure

The first Supplementary Estimates for the 2015/16 financial year was tabled in the House of Representatives on January 19 by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. It reveals that the Budget has been revised upwards from $641.56 billion to $808.42 billion. The increase in the Budget shows that some $165 billion has been allocated for the...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Expected to Pass 11th IMF Test – Byles

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10 years ago Finance & Public Service

TAJ Urges Taxpayers to Get Ready for Income Tax March 15 Filing Deadline

With the March 15 Income Tax due date just two months away, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is urging taxpayers to begin preparations to file their income tax returns early and online to avoid the usual last minute rush. All companies, organisations, self-employed persons, as well as employed persons with additional sources of income, are reminded to file their Annual Income...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major Richard Reese.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Private Bonded Warehouses for Motor Vehicles Must Use ASYCUDA as of January 18

As of Monday, January 18, all private bonded warehouses for motor vehicles will be mandated by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) to do their import entries through the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA). In an interview with JIS News, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, said the ASYCUDA World Customs project has now completed implementation with respect to all...