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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), listens to Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner Jones, prior to the start of a Labour Market Forum, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on December 10. The event was staged by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), to provide a platform to discuss ways of developing a comprehensive labour market reform agenda for the country.

Labour Market Reform Necessary to Retain Qualified Workers – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says reform of the labour market is essential if the country is to retain its qualified workers, who will play a key role in the nation’s economic development. “If we...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), extends gratitude to the European Union for its assistance to the Government under a budgetary support, during a signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston, on December 9. Looking on are (from second left): Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and Head of Delegation of the European Union in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei.

Government Receives Budgetary Support of $6.8 Billion

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), emphasizes a point in discussion with Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, during a special forum hosted by the Ministry on December 4, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

PSOJ Head Suggests Gov’t Retain Working Group in Tax Reform

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), addresses the Ministry’s Tax Incentives Reform Package forum on December 4, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Ministry to Stage Consultations on Omnibus Legislation

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (left), emphasises the importance of the e-Dashboard of National Indicators for the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, at the launch of the online tool, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 4. Others participating in the event are (from right): Research Assistant, JamStats Secretariat, Kirk Chambers; Programme Director, Plan Development Unit, PIOJ, Michael Lumsden; and Deputy United Nations Children — Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (left), emphasises the importance of the e-Dashboard of National Indicators for the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, at the launch of the online tool, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 4. Others participating in the event are (from right): Research Assistant, JamStats Secretariat, Kirk Chambers; Programme Director, Plan Development Unit, PIOJ, Michael Lumsden; and Deputy United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Deirdre Kiernan (partly hidden).

PIOJ Launches Online System to Track Vision 2030 Progress

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12 years ago Finance & Public Service

White Paper on Flexi Work Arrangements Prepared

A White Paper on Flexible Work Arrangements has been prepared, as Government intensifies its thrust to boost the country’s productivity levels. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the disclosure at a Labour Market Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on December 10, said the document, which will be made available for...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Cabinet to Meet December 5-6

Cabinet will meet in a Special Session, starting on Thursday afternoon through to Friday, December 5-6, 2013. The special meeting of the Cabinet will review the country’s medium term economic programme and the macro-economic projections for the 2014/15 financial year. This represents an early start to the 2014/15 Budget preparation exercise. Specific attention will be given to a review of...

Chairperson, 2013 Civil Service Week Steering Committee, Erica Barnes (right); shows Deputy Director of Child Care, Jamaica National Children’s Home, Rev. Bernice Eva Cox-Williams, the contents of one of several boxes of gift items presented to the Papine-based home on December 3, during a brief handing over ceremony. Looking on is Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Production Director, and 2013 Civil Servant of the Year, Enthrose Campbell.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Civil Servants Make Donation to Jamaica National Children’s Home

The spirit of Christmas was evident at the Jamaica National Children’s Home in St. Andrew, on Tuesday, December 3, as the 2013 Civil Service Week Steering Committee handed over gifts of books, clothing, personal care products, and toys for the 77 residents of the facility. The donation represented contributions from various government ministries, department and agencies (MDAs) whose members contributed...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ to Launch Electronic Dashboard National Indicators Tomorrow

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will, on Wednesday, December 4, unveil the electronic format of its Dashboard of National Indicators, outlined under the country’s long-term National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. The launch is set for the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Guest speaker will be newly appointed Deputy Principal, University of the West Indies,...

President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (right), is engaged in light conversation with Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Collin Bullock (left), and former Director General, Dr. Wesley Hughes, during the PIOJ’s eighth Dialogue for Development Lecture at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday, November 26. Mr. Byles was guest lecturer at the forum held under the theme: ‘Going for Growth in the Jamaican Economy in a Contractionary Environment’.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Sagicor Believes Four-Year IMF Plan Can Bring Economic Stability

Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles, says that the four-year Memorandum of Economic and Fiscal Policies (MEFP), negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is a feasible plan that can bring the level of economic stability that the country needs. “First of all, we (Sagicor) have examined, very carefully, the MEFP and believe it to...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Omnibus Tax Legislation to Boost Production Sectors – Minister Phillips

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the recently passed Omnibus Tax Incentive legislation is expected to, among other things, boost areas within the country’s manufacturing and agricultural sectors. The Omnibus legislation is intended to establish a transparent and coherent regime to govern all tax incentives. Dr. Phillips, who was speaking during an interview with Ian Boyne...

Former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall (left), converses with Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (right), Accountant General, Accountant Generals’ Department, Carlene Murdock (second left), and Chairman, Jamaica Government Pensioners’ Association, Charles Jones, following the opening ceremony of Pensioners’ Day 2013, held at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston on November 22.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Pensions Increase Proposal for 2014/15 Sent to Cabinet

Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones, is assuring pensioners that the Ministry is doing all it can to ensure that they receive their annual increase in benefits for fiscal year 2014/2015. Speaking at the opening of the inaugural Pensioners’ Day 2013 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on November 22, Mr. Jones said the proposal has...