Latest

Finance & Planning Minister, Hon Dr. Peter Phillips (centre) addresses a press conference on Wednesday (February 25), after the successful completion of the 7th review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). He is joined by (from left): Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe; Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley; IMF mission chief, Dr. Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF resident Representative in Jamaica, Bert Van Selm. The press conference was held at the Ministry in Kingston.

Jamaica Continues Strong Performance under IMF Programme

Jamaica continues to perform strongly and remains on track with targets under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance and Planning Minister, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, said the review of the December 2014 quarter...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (left), addressing journalists at Tuesday’s (February 24) media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston head office. Listening keenly is PIOJ Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, Richard Lumsden.

PIOJ Projects Growth for January to March Quarter

Director of Licensing and Registration, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Maurice Thompson, displays the signs that are to be posted at gaming lounges to discourage underage gaming. He was making a presentation at a town hall meeting on responsible gaming held recently, at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay.

BGLC Intensifies Drive Against Under Age Gaming

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe, emphasises a point as he addresses the opening ceremony for a training seminar in procurement law and practice. The training is being held from February 23 to 27 at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road.

30 Public Sector Procurement Specialists Participating in Training Course

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Tables Survey Living Conditions

The 2012 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions, which measures the living standards of Jamaicans, was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 24 by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. Among the areas covered in the publication include demographic characteristics, household consumption, health, education, social protection, early childhood development and ageing. In his comments, Dr....

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

More People Employed

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the country’s labour force comprised 1,310,700 persons as at October 2014, an increase of 6,200 over the corresponding period the previous year. These figures are included in STATIN’s 2014 Survey of Living Conditions, which were disclosed by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, during the PIOJ’s quarterly briefing...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public Service

Construction of New Falmouth Tax Office Begins This Year

Construction of the new Falmouth tax collectorate office in Trelawny is scheduled to start this year, at a cost of $35 million. The sum, which is contained in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before Parliament, has been earmarked from a $100 million Government of Jamaica Consolidated Fund allocation. The project aims to better position Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Work Continues on International Migration and Development Policy

A sum of $25 million is earmarked for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) to continue work, this year, on the country’s National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development. The sum, which represents a $10.4 million increase over last year’s allocation, is included in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before Parliament. The project, which commenced...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public Service

Poverty Reduction Programme Gets $464 Million

A sum of $464 million has been allotted for this year’s continuation of projects under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) III. Details of the project are outlined in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with funding from the European Union (EU), began...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public Service

Work to Continue on Relocation of Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Government has allocated $195.4 million to continue work to construct new offices spaces downtown Kingston, to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The new facility will provide adequate accommodation for staff, meeting and conference facilities, and waiting areas for diplomats and other visitors. As stated in the Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives,...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public Service

2015/16 Budget Growth Inducing – Everton Mcfarlane

Chief Economist at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Everton McFarlane, says the 2015/16 budget is a growth supporting budget. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Issues and Answers television programme on Sunday, February 22, Mr. McFarlane pointed to an increase in the capital expenditure as well as spending on social programmes in this year’s budget, as measures that...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public ServiceParliament

$51 Million Set Aside for Govt’s E-Procurement System

A sum of $51 million has been allocated in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before Parliament, to continue development of the Electronic Government Procurement system. The project, which commenced in 2011, is intended to strengthen the efficiency and quality of Jamaica’s public procurement process. This, through development of an electronic system for government procuring and tendering agencies and suppliers,...