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As Jamaica continues its efforts to weather the economic crisis, Finance Minister Hon. Audley Shaw will leave the island today for a meeting in Haiti with representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank. The bank will be celebrating its 50th anniversary and all the senior officers will be in attendance. Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says the function will provide...

If the Government is successful in accessing more multilateral financing for the country's current account, possibly through the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this will boost stability and investor confidence. This view was expressed today (July 15), by Manager of Treasury at Scotia DBG Investments, Keisha Brooks, at a health, safety, security and environment conference, hosted by the American Chamber of...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) is reminding persons that they must be registered by the ICAJ before claiming that designation and setting up business. "There is a misconception by persons that once they have completed their examinations they can call themselves chartered accountants. This is something we would like to dispel. To become a chartered accountant in...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be opening its 11th Jamaica Business Information Centre (JAMBIC) in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Thursday (July 16), as part of its thrust to provide technical support for existing and potential business operators. The facility will be located at the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, and will provide personalised business development consultation, including...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said that the Government was looking to lift the ban on the formation of new unit trusts in the island. He made the announcement while speaking at a function yesterday (July 9), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, to mark the merger of Barita Investments Limited and...

Jamaica's negotiating team left the island on Monday, July 6, for discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., USA. The team is headed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator the Hon. Don Wehby and includes the Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Mrs Sharon...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, today (July 3), said that the Government of Jamaica has committed itself to improvements that will not only ensure better governance, but will enhance Jamaica's ability to access cheaper funds from the International Financial Institutions (IFCs). Speaking at the 2nd Annual Meeting of Ministers of Finance of Latin America and...

The Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, today (July 2) called for an urgent increase in capital for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which he said, "is an issue that cannot be allowed to drag on any longer by indecision and procrastination." Speaking at a special meeting of the Board of Governors of the IDB in...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw, leaves the island today, Wednesday (July 1) for the 97th Meeting of the Committee of the Board of Governors of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) to be held in Santiago, Chile on July 2 and the Second Meeting of Ministers of Finance of the America's and the Caribbean (Hemisphere Conference of...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Chapter of the Jamaica Government Pensioners' Association, was launched on June 30, bringing the total number of branches islandwide to five. There are four other chapters of the association in St. Catherine, Manchester, St. James and Clarendon. President of the Kingston and St. Andrew Chapter, Leabert Grant, who spoke to JIS News following the launch...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, leaves the island today, Wednesday (July 1) for the 97th Meeting of the Committee of the Board of Governors of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), to be held in Santiago, Chile on July 2 and the Second Meeting of Ministers of Finance of the America's and the Caribbean (Hemisphere Conference...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says agriculture, and agro-industry in particular, must be a critical part of the replacement industry for bauxite. "It's not to say that bauxite and alumina is completely dead. Clearly, when the world market is buoyant again, we will be able to see our factories reopen, but the truth is the economic...