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KINGSTON – The House of Representatives, on March 22, approved the Second Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure of $497.61 billion for 2010/11. Some $212.4 million has been added to the $497.398 billion in the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled on March 15 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. The additional expenditure relates to...

KINGSTON – Seasoned realtor, Lascelles Poyser, who has lost millions in properties since the 1990s meltdown, says that he still empathizes with colleagues who have either committed suicide, or have died from stress related ailments triggered by their losses. “I can easily empathize with my colleagues who have committed suicides. I was told there were persons in a similar position...

KINGSTON – The issue of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) not being represented at the enquiry into its own operations, was raised at the meeting on Wednesday March 16. Secretary to the Commission, Fernando dePeralto, told JIS News that FINSAC was invited to participate in the enquiry, but have chosen not to be present. Chairman of the Commission of...

KINGSTON – A proposal has been made for the establishment of a commercial lifestyle centre for entrepreneurs and residents operating and living downtown Kingston. This recommendation has been made in a Growth Inducement Strategy, being developed through a special secretariat established in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Making the disclosure during a Growth Strategy Symposium at the Jamaica Conference...

KINGSTON – Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is optimistic that Jamaica will record economic growth of  between two and three per cent during the 2011/12 fiscal year. The Minister, while noting that this is an “ambitious” projection, contends that this forecast is based on what he describes as adequate “momentum” built up in the various programmes being...

With today being ‘Tax Day’, the Tax Administration has made special arrangements at its Customer Care Centre and at all Tax Offices across the island as it anticipates the usual large number of persons filing their Income Tax Returns on to meet the March 15 deadline. To deal with increased calls, the Tax Administration Customer Care Centre is again extending...

Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce Karl Samuda leaves the island today for London at the head of a trade and investment mission aimed at stimulating demand for Jamaican products in the international market; generating new Foreign Direct Investments into the island and creating partnerships between stakeholders in Jamaica and the U. K. The Minister will be accompanied by a...

In response to reports appearing in the media about the lack of coverage of the FINSAC Commission of Enquiry being held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) wishes to inform the public of the following: The FINSAC Enquiry is aired on cable television station, Cable News & Sports (CNS), available on channel 15 on...

Building on its financial support of businesses operating within the productive sector, the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Jamaica Limited, has introduced a Champions Assist programme, to further help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To benefit at least 15 viable SMEs in the agri-business sector initially, the programme, launched earlier this month by EXIM Bank, will allow agri-businesses to access...

KINGSTON — Co-owner of once popular furniture and appliance retailer, Homelectrix, George Hugh, told the FINSAC Commission of Enquiry, Tuesday February 22 that his family suffered mentally and financially from the loss of the company following the 1990s financial meltdown. Mr. Hugh noted that, at the time, Homelectrix was the second largest home appliance retailer in the country, to Courts...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Ann Marie Rhoden says  more equitable arrangements between the publicandprivate sectors are essential for the success of Government’s infrastructural development programmes. Mrs. Rhoden noted that while the Government has engaged in public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the development of infrastructural works, “what we have recognised is that, government has...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, is forecasting marginal growth in economic activity for the March quarter, which should spill over into fiscal year 2011/2012. The growth, he said, will be driven by continued expansion in mining and quarrying, hotels and restaurants, and electricity and water supply, which should offset declines in other sectors. Mr. Wynter was addressing the...