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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

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will implement phase two of its Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS) on December 7 to boost efficiency of its operations as well as improve customer satisfaction. Business Lead for the RAiS Project, Jean James, said the...

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

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’.

Barbara Allen – Top Civil Servant for 2015/16

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

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...

11 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...

Civil Servant of the Year 2015/16 and Senior Director, Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education, Barbara Allen (right), is presented with a framed citation, done in her honour, from Chief Operating Officer, First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union, Maria Morrison, during the recent launch of Civil Service Week 2015, 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’.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Civil Servant of the Year Encourages Colleagues to Serve with Dignity

Civil Servant of the Year, Senior Director in the Planning and Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Barbara Allen, is encouraging fellow civil servants to serve with dignity and courtesy. “At all times, just give of your best. It really doesn’t matter if anybody sees or knows, but when you go home, you will feel like yes, I have...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Reports 1.5 Per Cent Growth for July to September

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by 1.5 per cent in the July to September 2015 quarter, relative to the corresponding period in 2014. The entity’s Director General, Colin Bullock, said the figure represents the strongest growth recorded since the April to June 2014 quarter, and was largely due to a recovery in the...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Phillips (second right); and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Broilers Group, Christopher Levy, examine chicks raised at the hatchery housed at the Group’s Hi-Pro Ace Farm and Garden Supercentre in While Marl, St. Catherine. He was on tour of the facility on November 18. The Minister also toured the entity’s Best Dressed Chicken Further Processing Plant in Spring Village.

11 years ago AgricultureFinance & Public Service

Agricultural Sector Reaping Benefits of Economic Reform

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says measures being undertaken by the Government to position the agricultural sector to maximise the benefits of the economic reforms underway are bearing fruit. “We are now much more competitive as a country...we are importing about $5 billion less of foodstuffs than we were before; we are replacing imported product with...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Credits Civil Servants for Jamaica’s Ranking

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has credited the efficient service of civil servants for Jamaica achieving the status of being among the top 10 most improved economies worldwide. The Minister said the civil service is at the forefront of the Government’s consideration, as investments facilitated through the work of this group have led to the...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

EU a Good Friend of Jamaica – JSIF Head

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, said the European Union (EU) is a trusted and reliable friend of Jamaica, noting that 80 per cent of all grants to the agency come directly from the EU. He said that several communities across Jamaica have benefited from the support provided by the EU. “It is a very important...