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Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, addressing journalists at Thursday’s (November 5) monthly media briefing, at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in New Kingston.

Jamaica Surpasses September Targets Under IMF Agreement

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica has surpassed the quantitative targets for the July to September quarter under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As such, he said the country...

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh (centre), makes a point during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening are Director of Compliance and Regulatory Monitoring, Samoya Smith (left); and Senior Procurement Policy Analyst, Malisa McGhie.

New Law to Improve Efficiency and Transparency in Govt Procurement

Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Everton McFarlane addressing the Audit Committee Conference staged by the Government’s Audit Commission in collaboration with the Ministry at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on October 29.

Auditors Urged To Carry Out Duties Effectively

Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left) embraces 2015/16 Lasco Nurse of the Year, Treveen Palmer-Miller, during Friday’s (October 30) launch of the ‘Team Jamaica Valucard for government workers, at the Super Shoppers Fair complex, Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew

Over 100,000 Public Sector Workers To Benefit From Cash Back Programme

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on Wednesday (October 21).

400 Public Procurement Officers Trained

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Midwives and Education Officers Sign 2015/17 Heads of Agreement

The Jamaica Midwives Association and the Jamaica Association of Education Officers are the latest groups to sign the Heads of Agreement for the 2015/17 contract period. The associations signed in a ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Planning on Wednesday, November 4. Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, speaking then as Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, commended the...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Poised to Record Further Growth – EPOC

Economic Programne Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica remains poised to record further growth, based on current positive economic developments. Notable among these, he says, are improved revenue generation and collection, and reductions in the trade deficit, inflation and unemployment. The Co-Chairman was speaking at EPOC’s quarterly media briefing, held at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t. and NAJ Sign Wage Agreement

The Government of Jamaica, today (October 30), signed a heads of agreement with the Nurses’ Association of Jamaica (NAJ), for a wage increase and improved benefits, for the 2015/17 period. The signing, held at Jamaica House, was the seventh in a series of agreements with public sector workers. The nurses agreed to a seven per cent increase in salaries for...

Director, Internal Audit Directorate (IAD), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Suzette Campbell, emphasizes point during the performance audit workshop, which held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, from October 20 to 23. The workshop, organized by the IAD in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, targeted government internal auditors from Ministries, Departments, and Executive Agencies.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Internal Auditors Benefit From Performance Audit Workshop

Approximately 35 Government internal auditors have completed a four-day workshop aimed at improving auditing performance standards within Ministries, Departments, and Executive Agencies. The workshop, which ran from October 20 to 23, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, was organised by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, and formed part of the...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Ranks in Top Ten Most Improved Economies Worldwide

The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2016 has ranked Jamaica's economy in the top ten most improved economies worldwide. Jamaica has also improved its ranking in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. This movement is attributed to Jamaica's implementation of four major reforms over the past year. These reforms include ease of paying taxes with the introduction of the...

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on Wednesday (October 21).

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Significant Savings Expected From Implementation of Procurement Act

Significant savings are expected from the implementation of the Public Procurement Act, which was passed in Parliament in September. Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh, says the Government hopes to reduce the amount spent on public procurement by at least 2 per cent. “Last fiscal year, we spent...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Leads Delegation To Foromic Chile 2015

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillip left the island yesterday, Saturday, 24 October 2015 for Santiago de Chile, to attend FOROMIC Chile 2015, where the delegation will participate in the handing over ceremony for FOROMIC Jamaica 2016. In April 2014, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, designated Jamaica as the...