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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Gov’t Tables $1.3 Trillion Budget for 2024/25

The Government is proposing to spend a total of $1.3 trillion for fiscal year 2024/25. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure as he tabled the Estimates of Expenditure in the House...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 60th annual Jamaica Dental Association conference at Royalton Blue Waters Hotel in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday (February 14).

Jamaica on Course for 74 Per Cent Debt to GDP Ratio by March 2024

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January 2024 (S01) Statutory Deductions Due Thursday February 15

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses the hybrid launch of the Inclusive Growth Index Framework (IGIF) at the PIOJ, today (February 8).

PIOJ Launches Inclusive Growth Index Framework

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), participates in the ceremony for the listing of Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE), at the offices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange in downtown Kingston on February 6. Also taking part (from left) are Chairman, JSSE, Professor Neville Ying; Co-Chair, Project STAR, Keith Duncan; and Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.

Project STAR Listed on Jamaica Social Stock Exchange

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BGLC Licensing and Registration Division Closes February 5-16

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has advised that its Licensing and Registration division will be closed from Monday, February 5 to Friday, February 16. This is to facilitate preparations for the upcoming Licensing and Renewal activities, which will begin in March. Submission of applications for processing will not be accepted during this period. The BGLC Licensing and Registration...

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PHOTOS: Minister Clarke Attends CIBC Rebranding Launch

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on January 30.

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House Approves Fourth Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 30) approved the Fourth Supplementary Estimates for the fiscal year 2023/24, which reflects total government expenditure of $1.092 trillion. The Estimates proposes a total expenditure of approximately $1.092 trillion, a reduction of $2.5 billion on the approved Budget, following the submission and approval of the Third Supplementary Estimates in September 2023. In his...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the 19th Jamaica Stock Exchange Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

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Unprecedented Levels of Investor Interest in Jamaica – Prime Minister Holness

Jamaica is currently experiencing unprecedented levels of investor interest, thanks to a positive economic environment says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking recently during the 19th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Mr. Holness stated that “global investors, who in the past would have seen Jamaica...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 19th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

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JSE’S Suite of Fixed Income Instruments to Expand by June

By the end of June, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will become the first Caribbean marketplace to facilitate the issuance of green, blue, and other sustainable coloured bonds. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who made the disclosure, said this forms part of the Government’s framework to ensure that financing is available for sustainable...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), responds to a question at today’s (January 24) session of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. At right is Head of Latin America Debt Capital Markets and Private Credit, Jefferies, Gabriel Roitman.

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Government to Sell Some of Its Shares in Several Infrastructure Entities

The Government intends to, over the next 12 months, list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) some of its shares in several infrastructure entities. These entities include South Jamaica Power, TransJamaican Highway, and the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS). The listing is expected to be done via a special infrastructure vehicle, which is to be created for the purpose of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 23). Listening at right is Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness.

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Progress Being Made to Conclude Discussions on Allowances in Public Sector – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says progress is being made to conclude discussions regarding the next phase of the public-sector compensation package. He was responding to concerns raised by Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Julian Robinson, regarding the reduction in the allocation for public-sector compensation in the Fourth Supplementary Estimates, tabled in the House...