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Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Derick Latibeaudiere, has said that the bank continued to pursue a tight monetary policy stance in the last quarter of the financial year, in order to maintain stability in the market. Speaking at the BoJ's quarterly press briefing, on May 20, Mr. Latibeaudiere said during the March quarter, the bank acted swiftly to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has proposed food processing as an alternative to the disabled bauxite/alumina industry as a major foreign exchange earner. "The implosion we have had with the bauxite industry is a wake up call for all of us," Mr. Shaw told Tuesday night's first in a series of Post Budget Town Hall...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, is calling on Jamaicans to reduce the demand for imported goods and foreign exchange, finding ways instead, to use less and earn more. Speaking at the first in a series of town hall meetings organised by the Government on Tuesday (May 19) in Mandeville, Manchester, the Minister said he was tired...

Jamaica is entitled to apply for just under US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for balance of payments needs, but the Government is not anxious to make the approach, Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said. Mr. Golding insists that the Government would only contemplate resuming a borrowing relationship with the Fund, if the country faces significant...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon. Audley Shaw, left Jamaica today(May 12) for London, where he will headline the list of speakers for this year's "Outlook for the Future" a series of economic forums hosted by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) under the theme, "The Economic Imperatives for Jamaica 2009." Mr. Shaw welcomed the opportunity to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator the Hon. Don Wehby, says the Government may have to enter into a standby facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in order to fulfill the country's balance of payments, if the current global economic downturn persists. Noting that the public debt currently totals just over $1...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, leaves the island today (May 12), for the United Kingdom (UK), where he will headline the list of speakers for this year's 'Outlook for the Future', a series of economic forums, hosted by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), under the theme: 'The Economic Imperatives for Jamaica 2009'. The forums,...

There should be no increase in the retail prices of alcoholic beverages produced by J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Jamaica's premier producer, despite the increases in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) announced in Parliament on May 6 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. Mr. Shaw said that the reversal of Government's decision to impose General...

The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), which represents thousands of civil servants, celebrated its 90th anniversary, with a church service on Sunday (May 3). President of the JCSA, Wayne Jones, in an address at the Ridgemount United Church, Mandeville, read on his behalf by Chairman of the JCSA's Manchester Chapter, Tyrone Foster, said that as the organisation enters the period...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service - the Honourable Audley Shaw, along with Minister of National Security - Senator the Honourable Dwight Nelson, Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Honourable Pearnel Charles and Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator the Honourable Arthur Williams, met with the chairmen of the following Associations: Assistant Commandant...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, today (Wednesday, May 6) announced a reversal of Government's decision to impose General Consumption Tax (GCT) on imported printed material, salt, rolled oats, syrup, fish soup, cock soup, noodle soups, motor spirit and lubricating oils for commercial fishing. The reversals will cost the Government $2 billion in revenues, but the...

The Government is to pursue discussions with private sector stakeholders, with a view to establishing a jointly owned investment lending institution to assist businesses having difficulties in securing loans from traditional banks, or the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). Prime Minister Bruce Golding told the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 5), that Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of...