Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is reminding police officers that there is a six-month period after the implementation of the Government’s compensation review to apply corrections, where necessary. The Minister was addressing the Jamaica Police Federation (JPF) 80th Annual Joint Central Conference at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny on Tuesday (May 30). Dr. Chang, who...

Public and private-sector entities are endorsing the Jamaica Business Gateway (JBG), an online portal designed to revolutionise transactions between businesses and the Government. Speaking during the digital platform’s launch at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on May 17, Chairman and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, said the JBG will not only improve...

Preliminary data for January and February 2023 show an increase in visitor arrivals and expenditure, relative to the corresponding period last year. Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, said that stopover arrivals rose by 55.5 per cent to 457,996 visitors for the period. Additionally, he reported that cruise passenger arrivals increased to 300,237 from...

Jamaica’s economy grew by an estimated 2.7 per cent during the January to March 2023 quarter. This represents the eighth consecutive quarter of growth recorded, according to Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. “The preliminary out-turn for the quarter resulted in growth of 4.3 per cent for Fiscal Year 2022/23 and represents full recovery...

The new Customs Act, when passed, will provide the centrepiece for the modernisation and transformation of the Customs landscape, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He noted that the legislation will better address the complexities of the modern trade and commerce environment and facilitate ease of cross border trade and other commercial activities....

Individuals could soon be able to move their accounts easily from one bank to another. The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is actively developing strategies to make deposit portability a reality locally. Deposit portability will give the banked and unbanked the flexibility to shop around at the various banks to find the services that best suit their needs. In addition to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness’ decision to decline the salary increase attached to the post under the new public-sector-compensation regime will have implications for past and future holders of the office. Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided an update during Wednesday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “It’s not the [Most...