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Director, Business Operations at Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Hecton Hemans, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 9, at which he said that the JMB is developing a Housing Starts database.
Director, Business Operations at Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Hecton Hemans, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 9, at which he said that the JMB is developing a Housing Starts database.

JMB Developing Housing Starts Database

Jamaicans will soon be able to benefit from a database of housing starts that is being developed by the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB).                                                     The Housing Starts Metrics will be used to provide information on, monitor and measure islandwide performance...
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the headquarters for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) and the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), located on Hagley Park Road, in St. Andrew, on December 11. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the JRC, Linton Walters; Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Mr. Audley Shaw, and Chairman of the BGLC, Gary Peart.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the headquarters for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) and the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), located on Hagley Park Road, in St. Andrew, on December 11. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the JRC, Linton Walters; Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Mr. Audley Shaw, and Chairman of the BGLC, Gary Peart.

Finance Minister Says Gaming Industry Must Be Regulated
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (second right), converses with Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (right), and outgoing President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Chris Zacca, at the PSOJ’s annual Christmas members’ luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 11.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (second right), converses with Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (right), and outgoing President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Chris Zacca, at the PSOJ’s annual Christmas members’ luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 11.

Outgoing PSOJ Head Lauded for Contribution
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, gives an update on the performance of the economy at a press briefing held in New Kingston on December 9.
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, gives an update on the performance of the economy at a press briefing held in New Kingston on December 9.

EPOC Says Fall in Oil Prices Will Benefit Economy
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says he expects the economy to continue on growth path. He was addressing journalists at the EPOC’s Monthly press briefing, held in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 9.
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says he expects the economy to continue on growth path. He was addressing journalists at the EPOC’s Monthly press briefing, held in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 9.

EPOC Expects Country to Continue On Growth Path

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Finance & Public Service

TAJ’s New Information System on Track for Rollout February 2015

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is continuing to make the necessary preparations to begin the phased implementation of its new Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS) beginning February 2015. Training is currently underway across the TAJ operations to prepare staff to use the new system. Additionally, TAJ is set to begin a series of stakeholder sessions, which will be conducted across the...
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Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left) with President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel shortly after the IDB head arrived in Jamaica in January 2013.
Finance & Public Service

IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno Visits Jamaica

The Government of Jamaica announces the visit of Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to Jamaica on 18th December 2014. President Moreno’s visit coincides with activities surrounding the celebration of the IDB’s 45 years of partnership with Jamaica and will include visits to IDB-funded projects, a ground-breaking ceremony at the construction site of the new...
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Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reece, addressing a media briefing on November 28, at Customs House, in Newport East, Kingston. The Commissioner outlined measures to assist persons to clear their goods early in the Christmas season
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Customs and Port Operators Collaborate to Clear Goods Early

The Jamaica Customs Agency and port operators are collaborating to ensure timely clearance of goods ahead of the Christmas season, which include longer opening hours and additional staff to handle the increased number of shipments entering the island. Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reece, who provided updates at a media briefing on November 28, at Customs House, Newport East, said...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, addressing Friday’s (November 28) launch of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) 2012 Survey of Living Conditions, at the PIOJ’s New Kingston offices.
DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

STATIN Adds Two More Areas in Survey of Living Conditions

The number of areas on which comprehensive data and analyses are provided in the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), has been expanded by two, in its 2012 edition, to include early childhood development and the elderly. These bring to eight, the number of focus areas incorporated in the report’s 23rd publication, the findings of...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, addresses participants in the Inaugural Western Jamaica Economic Forum held on Wednesday (November 26), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Jamaica’s Economy to Show Growth for 2014/15

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, says the economy is expected to grow for the financial year, which is a continuation of the 0.9 per cent expansion recorded for the 2013/14 period. Mr. Bullock was addressing the Inaugural Western Jamaica Economic Forum on November 26 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St....
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Technical Specialist with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Charmaine Brimm, addresses a Think Tank held recently, at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

17 Communities to Benefit from CRP Interventions

The Community Renewal Programme (CRP) will be rolling out its social intervention initiatives to reach 17 communities in Kingston and St. Andrew. The move comes following a successful pilot of the programme in Majesty Gardens in 2012. “We were successful in the coordination of over 30 agencies around social development for Majesty Gardens,” said Technical Specialist for Socio-economic Development, CRP,...
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