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Chairman of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Gary Peart (right), and Chairman of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), Linton Walters, share a light moment at the recent official opening of the entities Hagley Park Road offices.
Chairman of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Gary Peart (right), and Chairman of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), Linton Walters, share a light moment at the recent official opening of the entities Hagley Park Road offices.

BGLC Reports 60 Per Cent Increase in Illegal Gaming Prosecutions

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is reporting a 60 per cent increase in the prosecution of persons involved in illegal gaming, since entering into an agreement with the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) some two months ago. Chairman...
Director of Communications at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton.
Director of Communications at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton.

4th Quarter Estimated Income Tax Payment and Monthly Employers Return due December 15
Members of the Vauxhall High School Chorale in Kingston perform during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) recent staging of its fifth Labour Market Reform Forum, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Promoting Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)’. The forum was held to disseminate labour market information to a select group of participants to enable them to make informed career choices.
Members of the Vauxhall High School Chorale in Kingston perform during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) recent staging of its fifth Labour Market Reform Forum, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Promoting Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)’. The forum was held to disseminate labour market information to a select group of participants to enable them to make informed career choices.

PIOJ Fully Supports Labour Market Reform
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
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

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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.
Finance & Public Service

Outgoing PSOJ Head Lauded for Contribution

The Government has commended outgoing President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Chris Zacca, for his invaluable contribution to nation building. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips said Mr. Zacca has made laudable contributions to the country’s economic reform programme (ERP). Dr. Phillips was addressing the PSOJ’s annual Christmas Members’ Luncheon, held at the...
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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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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.
Finance & Public Service

EPOC Says Fall in Oil Prices Will Benefit Economy

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says the continuous fall in oil prices on the world market will benefit the Jamaican economy, individuals and businesses. Since July, global oil prices have fallen by about 40 per cent and American Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley, forecasts that this trend will continue until at least the middle of 2015....
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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.
Finance & Public Service

EPOC Expects Country to Continue On Growth Path

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) says it expects the Jamaican economy to continue on growth path, and maintain minimal inflation figures towards the end of the year. The Committee’s co-chair, Richard Byles, expressed this optimism as he addressed journalists at its monthly press briefing in Kingston, today (December 9). Mr. Byles argued that the positive outlook stems from 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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