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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

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), today (February 8), launched the Inclusive Growth Index Framework (IGIF), a comprehensive measurement tool for growth. The index, developed by the PIOJ’s Growth Inducement Programme (GIP), provides a more comprehensive understanding of the inter-relatedness...

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

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission logo.

BGLC Licensing and Registration Division Closes February 5-16

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), unveils the new logo for CIBC FirstCaribbean during Wednesday’s (January 31) rebranding launch at the bank’s headquarters on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. Looking on are CIBC Canada’s Executive Vice President for Purpose, Brand and Corporate Affairs, Stephen Forbes (centre), and CIBC FirstCaribbean Managing Director, Nigel Holness.

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.

House Approves Fourth Supplementary Estimates

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...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 23).

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Finance Minister Tables Fourth Supplementary Estimates

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the Fourth Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2023/24 in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 23). The Fourth Supplementary Estimates proposes a total expenditure of approximately $1.091 trillion, a reduction of $2.5 billion on the approved Budget, following the submission and approval of the Third Supplementary...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses fifth- and sixth-form students and their teachers at Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine while visiting the institution on Thursday (January 18).

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Gov’t Contemplating Removing SLB Loan Guarantor Requirement for All Applicants

The Government is actively considering removing the guarantor requirement for Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) applicants. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while responding to a question posed regarding higher education during his rap session with students at the Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine on Thursday (January 18). “Let’s start with what is generally...

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

SLB Provides Various Loan-Repayment Options

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is affirming its commitment to customers by providing various loan-repayment options. Executive Director of the SLB, Nickeisha Walsh, told JIS News in an interview that the lending agency has the lowest interest rate for any form of educational loan repayment across the country. “There's a notion for persons coming up in our older generation that...