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President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Moreno, has lauded the Devon greenhouse project, as one that can help to meet world food demand. "In the next 30 years, the world is going to need 50 per cent more of the food that we currently produce, and if you look at the areas of the world where this can...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, and President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, today (Jan. 19) signed three loan agreements totalling US$329 million during a ceremony at Jamaica House. The Prime Minister told journalists, technocrats, and officials, that the loans will provide financial support for the private, and education sectors, as well as the Programme of Advancement through...

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Moreno, arrived in the island on January 18, to participate in the IDB's Third Regional Forum on Violence Prevention and Citizen Security, as well as sign three loan agreements with the Government totalling US$329M, and engage officials of the administration in discussions regarding the Bank's programme in Jamaica. The Third IDB Regional...

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Moreno arrived in the island this afternoon, Sunday January 18 2009 to participate in the IDB's III Regional Forum on Violence Prevention and Citizen Security; sign three loan contracts with the Government valued at US$329 million and hold talks with the Government on the Bank's programme in Jamaica. In welcoming the President, Minister of...

The World Bank, Board of Directors on Thursday (Jan. 15), approved a US$100 million loan for Jamaica to assist the Government in improving fiscal management and debt sustainability. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, who has been relentless in his efforts to access multilateral loans at favourable interest rates, said that, "this loan supports Jamaica's efforts to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the Domestic Tax Administration Project, which was launched on Monday, January 12, 2008, is a critical element of the reform of tax administration in Jamaica. "The new developments signal the Government's continued commitment to facilitate businesses, modernise revenue administration, enhance the fiscal prudence and promote good corporate governance,"...

The Government is committed to "positioning our economy to take full advantage of the eventual upturn in the global economy", said Finance and the Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw. He was addressing the recent ground breaking ceremony for a business complex for Stocks and Securities Limited held recently in Kingston. The Minister emphasised that in order to rebuild the foundation...

The Government is preparing a medium-term strategy for public sector labour relations in order to manage wages, sustain and improve the quality of the public workforce, and increase workforce efficiency. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, during his Sectoral Presentation in the Senate on Friday (Nov. 14), said the new strategy...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has called on the board and management of the Export-Import (EX-IM) Bank to consider broadening its client base to include persons involved in the services sector, including entertainment. Dr. Davies, who was addressing the Bank's 20th anniversary awards ceremony last night (May 31) at the University of the West Indies' Mona campus,...

Acting Assistant Commissioner of Taxpayer Services, Venice Ricketts, is imploring self-employed and small business operators to utilize the services offered by the Special Taxpayer Service Programme. Speaking with JIS News, Miss Ricketts said the programme is normally conducted from January to March of each year, to coincide with the filing period for income tax final returns. "The series, which started...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies has reiterated that there would be no wage freeze when the next memorandum of understanding (MOU) is signed between government and public servants in April. "The successor MOU agreement will not have a wage freeze. We couldn't ask people who have worked for two years without an increase to go into another...

The second staging of the Ministry of Finance and Planning's annual quiz competition got underway yesterday (January 24), as two teams comprising staff members from the Ministry's Public Enterprise and Economic Divisions faced off in the first of the seven-round contest. In a brief ceremony preceding the quiz, Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies praised the competition as being...