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Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (Nov. 19) quarterly media briefing at the BoJ’s downtown Kingston offices. Listening at left is Deputy Governors, John Robinson.

BOJ Projects Moderate Inflation for Last Quarter

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is projecting a moderate inflation rate of between two and three per cent, for the October to December quarter. This is at least 0.7 per cent below the figure which Central Bank Governor, Brian Wynter,...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (centre), responds to a question posed during Tuesday’s (Nov. 19) quarterly media briefing at the BoJ’s downtown Kingston offices. Flanking him are Deputy Governors, John Robinson (left); and Myrtle Halsall.

BOJ Reports Just Under One Per Cent Growth Third Quarter

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (Nov. 19) quarterly media briefing at the BoJ’s downtown Kingston offices.

BOJ Reports just under one per cent Growth for July to September

Civil Servant of the year (2013) Enthrose Campbell (centre) is engaged in an animated discussion with member of the Civil Service Week Steering Committee Beverley Edwards (L) while outgoing Civil Servant of the Year for 2012, Senior Public Health Nurse Beverley Davis-Samuels (right) looks on.

JCSA to Host Expositions in Kingston and St. James

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), addresses Wednesday’s (November 13) media briefing at the Finance and Planning Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where journalists were updated on the results of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission Team’s second economic quarterly review under the IMF’s four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Listening keenly are: Mission Team Head, Jan Kees Martijn (centre); and IMF Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm.

Jamaica Remains on Course for Drawdown from IMF

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 19, passed the Omnibus legislation, which seeks to establish a transparent and coherent regime to govern all tax incentives. The Bills passed are the Fiscal Incentives (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act; and the Income Tax Relief (Large Scale Projects and Pioneer Industries) Act 2013. The Fiscal Incentives (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 sets out the reforms...

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As the nation’s civil servants celebrate Civil Service Week 2013, Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders is urging them to place special emphasis on improving the level of customer service to the public. Ambassador Saunders, who is head of the civil service, noted that while public servants face constraints with respect to resources such as equipment, they should commit to enhancing...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

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As the nation’s civil servants celebrate Civil Service Week 2013, Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders is urging them to place special emphasis on improving the level of customer service to the public. Ambassador Saunders, who is head of the civil service, noted that while public servants face constraints with respect to resources such as equipment, they should commit to enhancing...

Manager for Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Hopeton Peterson.

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PIOJ at Halfway Point in Phase Two of Climate Change Project

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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), in conversation with Executive Director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Janice Holness (second left), at the official opening ceremony of the Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators 10th annual conference and workshop, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on November 6. Others (from left) are: Financial Supervision Adviser, Courtney Christie-Veitch and Deputy Division Chief, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jodi Scarlata.

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No Let Up For Unlawful Financial Organisations

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