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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, congratulates long servicing District Constable, Devon Green, after presenting him with an award at the 24th Annual General Conference of the United District Constables Association, held on December 2, at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Sets April 2016 Date For District Constables To Become Pensionable

The Government is working towards an April 1, 2016 date for the island’s district constables to become pensionable and be eligible for other benefits afforded to Government workers, including their counterparts in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister, the...

Commissioner General of Tax Administration Jamaica, Ainsley Powell (centre), provides details about phase two of the Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS), during a JIS Think Tank today (December 2). Listening are: Business Lead RAiS project, Jan James (left); and Director Communication, Meris Haughton.

TAJ to Implement Phase Two of Revenue Administration System December 7

Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (right), views the online dashboard of indicators for the Vision 2030 Jamaica – National Development Plan, at the PIOJ’s offices in New Kingston, on Monday, November 30. Also viewing the platform, from left, are: Programme Director, Vision 2030 Secretariat, Elizabeth Emanuel; and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist in Jamaica, Donneth Edmonson.

Vision 2030 Jamaica Tracking Tool Updated

Financial Secretary Puts Paid To Speculation

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (3rd left), greets Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), just before the start of the signing ceremony for two loan agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), valued at US$75 million in support of Jamaica’s Social Protection Strategy and the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). The signing took place on Wednesday, November 25, at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Others (from left) are: Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley; IDB Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. In background is Branch Director, International Programme Management Branch of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Rose Lemonius-Stewart.

Gov’t to Expand Benefits Under PATH

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Customs Reports Revenue of $119.26 Billion for April to November

The Jamaica Customs Agency says it has surpassed its revenue target for the period April 1 to November 30. Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese, said collections amounted to $119.26 billion for the period, surpassing the $105.2 billion target set by the Ministry of Finance and Planning by $14.07 billion or 13 per cent. He was speaking at a...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Customs Ready to Handle Increase in Shipments

The Jamaica Customs Agency says it is in a full state of readiness to handle the expected increase in cargo shipments during the festive season. Senior Director of the entity’s Kingston operations, Selina Clarke-Graham, said the agency is already seeing an uptick in the volume of imported items and measures have been implemented to facilitate the clearance of goods. “We...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

COJ Customers to Experience Longer Processing Time

Customers registering businesses and companies with the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will continue to experience longer processing time as the Agency’s express services remain suspended beyond the previously stated date of December 7, 2015. Persons registering companies and businesses will experience a seven and five day turnaround time, respectively. The Agency’s express and guaranteed service times are expected to...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

TAJ Transitions into Phase Two of RAiS

The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is transitioning into phase two of its Revenue Administration Information Service (RAiS), which will be rolled out on December 7. As a result, the TAJ is advising that until December 6, some of its services will either be suspended or limited. Director of Communications at the TAJ, Meris Haughton, said these services include the processing...

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Country’s NIR At US$2.9 Billion

The country’s Net International Reserves (NIR) as at the end of October 2015 stood at US$2.9 billion, putting the country in a better position to withstand external shocks. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the disclosure at the 9th staging of the dialogue for development lecture 2015, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston, Wednesday, November 25, noted that the NIR in...

Civil Servant of the Year 2015/16 and Senior Director, Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education, Barbara Allen (foreground), accepts the symbolic baton from her predecessor, Sean Barrow, during the recent launch of Civil Service Week, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The week was celebrated from November 15 to 20, under the theme: ‘Diligently and Relentlessly Pursuing Quality Public Services for Sustainable Development’.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Barbara Allen – Top Civil Servant for 2015/16

Though her facial expression belied her emotions, Senior Director for the Planning and Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Barbara Annette Allen, deemed it an honour to be named 2015/16 Civil Servant of the Year. Ms. Allen, who has served the Ministry of Education for over 30 years, topped a field of four nominees, during the official launch of...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Forecasts Growth of 0.5 to 1.5 Per Cent for December Quarter

The economy is expected to record growth of between 0.5 per cent and 1.5 per cent for the October to December 2015 quarter. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock, gave the growth forecast as he addressed the quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s New Kingston offices on November 19. The positive growth projection is predicated...