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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses a ceremony to officially launch the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JSA) revamped Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme on Monday, July 28, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Pictured at the head table (from left) are: Commissioner of Customs, Major (ret
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses a ceremony to officially launch the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JSA) revamped Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme on Monday, July 28, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Pictured at the head table (from left) are: Commissioner of Customs, Major (ret'd) Richard Reese; and Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

Customs Revamps Authorised Economic Operator Programme

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) on Monday, July 28, launched its revamped authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme, which is aimed at protecting the country’s borders and revenue. Part of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) framework of standards to secure and...
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips. (FILE)
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips. (FILE)

New Tax Bill To Be Amended
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Chairman, Joseph M. Matalon (2nd left), emphasizes a point while addressing a media briefing at the entity’s Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on July 23, to provide an update on developments pertaining to the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP). Others (from left) are: DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds; Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Jamaica Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones; and JVCP Project Coordinator, Audrey Richards.
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Chairman, Joseph M. Matalon (2nd left), emphasizes a point while addressing a media briefing at the entity’s Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on July 23, to provide an update on developments pertaining to the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP). Others (from left) are: DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds; Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Jamaica Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones; and JVCP Project Coordinator, Audrey Richards.

DBJ Finalizing Legal Framework for Venture Capital Industry
Director of Communications at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton.
Director of Communications at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton.

Filing GCT Returns Online Will Increase Efficiency at TAJ
Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh, addressing the opening session of the pilot for the Public Financial Management (PFM) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Project, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston, on July 21. Public sector employees are benefitting from a series of courses under the project, aimed at increasing the understanding of PFM challenges, and creating tools and approaches to help the administration to adopt improved PFM practices.
Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh, addressing the opening session of the pilot for the Public Financial Management (PFM) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Project, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston, on July 21. Public sector employees are benefitting from a series of courses under the project, aimed at increasing the understanding of PFM challenges, and creating tools and approaches to help the administration to adopt improved PFM practices.

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More Persons Employed in April

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a decrease of 3.3 per cent in the unemployment rate for April 2014. STATIN says the unemployment rate for April 2014 was 13.6 per cent, compared to 16.3 per cent in April 2013. The latest Labour Force Survey compiled by STATIN also shows that the unemployment rate among youth aged 14 to...
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Finance & Public ServiceParliamentSenate

Senate Approves Tax Collection Legislation Amendments

The Senate, last week, approved adjustments to the proposed Tax Collections (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2014, and the Tax Penalties (Harmonization) Act, 2014, with 18 additional amendments to those advanced by the Lower House, on July 23. The amendments are intended to improve and increase collection of the various domestic tax types. This by introducing new collection mechanisms and also achieving...
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Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

Government Will Continue to Work with ICT Investors – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government will continue to work with investors in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, to find creative ways to address operational costs, especially in the area of energy. In an interview with JIS News after he toured the soon-to-be-opened Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, on August 4, Dr. Phillips...
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Finance & Public Service

GCT Returns for June Now Due

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business operators that GCT returns for the month of June is due on Thursday July 31, 2014. Under the new policy relating to GCT on Government purchases, suppliers filing GCT returns and claiming credit, based on Withholding Tax Certificates (WTC) issued to them by a government Tax Withholding Entity (TWE), are reminded that they...
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Finance & Public Service

Bill to Modernize Public Procurement Tabled in the House

A Bill aimed at modernizing Jamaica’s public procurement laws was laid in the House of Representatives on July 30. The Bill entitled, the Public Procurement Act, 2014 was tabled by Minister with responsibility for Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley. In a statement to the Lower House, Mr. Dalley said the law will reflect...
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Finance & Public ServiceParliament

House Approves Bills to Improve Tax Collection

The House of Representatives has approved two Bills, aimed at facilitating the collection of taxes and improve the rate of compliance by Jamaicans. They are the Tax Collection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2014 and the Tax Penalties (Harmonization) Act. They were passed on July 23. Closing the debate, which began on July 22, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon....
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Finance & Public ServiceParliament

House Begins Debate on Bills to Improve Tax Collection

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 22, began debate on two pieces of legislation, aimed at enhancing the collection of revenues and improve compliance. The Bills, entitled the Tax Collection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2014 and the Tax Penalties (Harmonization) Act, were piloted by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. The Minister pointed out that the...
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