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Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

Legislation to Govern All Tax Incentives to be Tabled in October

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has informed that the Omnibus Tax Incentive Legislation will now be tabled in October, as against the end of September as was previously announced. The Omnibus Tax Incentive Bill, which is...

Chief Executive Officer, Creditinfo Jamaica Limited, Megan Deane (left), listens to a point being made by Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca (centre), during the PSOJ Chairman’s Club breakfast forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on September 24, at which she was the guest speaker. Sharing in the discussion is Co-Chairman, Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Public Policy and Legislative Committee, Dr. Wayne Henry.

36 Companies Registered With Credit Bureau

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

JCA Clamps Down On Illicit Merchandise

Commissioner of Customs, Major (ret’d) Richard Reese (right) fields questions from journalists during a media briefing on Thursday, September 19, at the Jamaica Custom Agency’s (JCA) headquarters in Kingston. Also pictured is the agency’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Dania Beckford. The briefing was held to update the media on the JCA’s work in clamping down on recent Intellectual Property rights infringements.

Customs Issues Warning About Fake Pills

Programme Director for Vision 2030 Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, spoke with JIS News about implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan.

Secretariat Reports Steady Progress in Implementation of Vision 2030

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13 years ago Finance & Public Service

CAC and Bankers in Discussion on Code of Conduct

Discussions are ongoing between the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and representatives of the local banking sector on a proposed code of conduct to govern their operations. The CAC is pursuing the code’s implementation against the background of growing public concern about the extent of fees which banks currently charge customers/clients for services provided. Chairperson of the CAC, Lorna Green, says...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Receives 7 Million Euros in Budgetary Support from EU

The Government has received €7 million in budgetary support from the European Union (EU), which will assist in the implementation of various development programmes. The provision is being facilitated through a grant agreement, which Government and EU officials signed on Tuesday, September 17, during a ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon....

Deputy Financial Secretary in charge of the Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (standing), greets public sector human resource officers attending Tuesday’s (Sept. 17) workforce adjustment and human resource process standardisation conference at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston. The event was organised by the Ministry.

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Public Sector HR Officers Updated on Practices and Policies

Over 100 public sector human resource directors, managers and officers participated in a workforce adjustment and human resource process standardisation conference on Tuesday, September 17, at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ). The event, organised by the Finance and Planning Ministry’s Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD), featured presentations on a range of human resource procedures to be incorporated in the...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Sagicor CEO Lauds Economic Reform Programme

Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles, is voicing support for Jamaica’s economic reform programme (ERP) currently being implemented by the government. The programme, he says, will ensure that targeted structural reforms, stipulated under the US$932.3 million four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which the government negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are implemented. Speaking recently...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), emphasizes a point while addressing Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured is: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated).

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Must Balance Development With Environmental Protection – Dr. Phillips

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the government has to balance the necessity for projects that will advance Jamaica’s economic growth, with the need to safeguard the country’s environment. His comment comes against the background of the government’s impending decision on Goat Island, currently being pursued for port facilities development as part of the global logistics...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivering the keynote address at Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Planning at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated); and Co-Chairmen, Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Private Sector Input Key in Economic Reform Programme

Significant private sector inputs are pivotal to ensuring that Jamaica’s economic reform programme (ERP) and growth strategy are successfully implemented and advanced. This was the view advanced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, during the first of two major ERP stakeholders’ conferences held on September 12, at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivering the keynote address at Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Planning at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated); and Co-Chairmen, Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter .

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Holds First Conference on Economic Reform Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, is re-affirming the government’s commitment to implementing the country’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP), within the context of the US$932.3 million four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking during the first of two major ERP stakeholders’ conferences, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Planning, at the...