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Salary Adjustments for MPs, Ministers

Salary increases, totalling $1.7 billion, have been announced for members of the political directorate under the revised public-sector-compensation structure. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the adjustments will cover the three-year period from...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (October 12).

BOJ Approves Banking Transactions Utilising NIDS When Fully Operational

Attendees at the National Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy public consultation at the Old Police Station in May Pen, Clarendon on, May 15.

PHOTOS: Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy Public Consultation

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converses with Programme Director, Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw (left) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager and Country Representative in Jamaica, Tariq Alli, during the IDB’s Project Execution Units (PEU) Challenge Awards Ceremony, on May 12. The event was hosted at the IDB’s Jamaica Country Office on Montrose Road in Kingston.

PHOTOS: PIOJ Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry Attends IDB PEU Awards Ceremony

The Victoria Jubilee Hospital team at the launch of the Public Sector Debate Competition in March. The Hospital will compete against the Ministry of Finance and Public Service in the May 18 semi-finals, to secure a spot in the final, scheduled for June 7.

Public Sector Debate Competition Semifinals Slated for May 18

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) General Manager of the Strategic Services Division, Deborah Newland

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Becomes a Member of 2X Global

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has announced that, in December 2022, it became a member of 2X Global, an industry-building organisation for investors, capital providers, and intermediaries working in public and private markets across both developed and emerging economies. Membership in 2X Global, formerly known as the 2X Collaborative, will allow the DBJ to participate in the multiple Communities...

Acting Manager, Special Projects, Jamaica Information Service, Charnele Henry (left), makes a point during the Public Sector Debate Competition against the team from the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce on Thursday (May 11), at the offices of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in Kingston. Others (from second left) are JIS team members – Public Relations Officers, Peta-Gay Hodges and Twila Wheelan.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

PHOTOS: Public-Sector Debate Quarter Finals

Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (May 10).

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceInformation

Task Force Established to Examine Issues with Teachers’ Payment System

A task force has been established to examine discrepancies within the payment system for teachers. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, while responding to a question posed during Wednesday’s (May 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “The Minister of Education and Youth, in consultation...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

MOFPS Set to Host Public Consultation on National Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) is set to engage thousands of Jamaicans in a series of public consultation fora on the Government of Jamaica‘s (GOJ’s) National Natural Disaster Risk Financing (NNDRF) Policy starting at the Old Police Station (50 Main Street) May Pen, Clarendon on Monday, May 15, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The...

Permanent Secretary the Office of the Prime Minister and co-founder of the Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Audrey Sewell (second left), with (from left) General Manager, Legal Services, Development Bank of Jamaica and co- founder of the scholarship fund, Sheron Henry; Superintendent, May Pen Circuit of Methodist Churches, Reverend Nicola Barrett- Glasgow; Co-founder and committee member, Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Audrey Williams; and Student, Glenmuir High School, Brianna Mohammed, at the presentation of a cheque valued at $1.5 million for the launch of the scholarship fund. The launch was held at the Watsonton Methodist Church in Clarendon on May 7.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Permanent Secretary Launches Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund

Permanent Secretary the Office of the Prime Minister and co-founder of the Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Audrey Sewell (second left), with (from left) General Manager, Legal Services, Development Bank of Jamaica and co- founder of the scholarship fund, Sheron Henry; Superintendent, May Pen Circuit of Methodist Churches, Reverend Nicola Barrett- Glasgow; Co-founder and committee member, Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Over US$1.9 Billion in Export Earnings for 2022

Jamaica generated export earnings of just over US$1.9 billion, between January and December 2022. This represents a 28.4 per cent increase over the US$1.48 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2021, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). A STATIN communiqué indicated that the value of last year’s exports surpassed the US$1.65 billion earned in 2019, prior to...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ announces Open Window for Innovation Grant Fund & two new areas of Focus – Climate Resilience & Women-owned/led Medium-sized Businesses

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is pleased to announce the opening of Cohort Three of its Innovation Grant Fund (IGF), a programme targeting medium-sized Jamaican companies. The DBJ is also advising that there are two (2) new areas of focus – Climate Resilience (mitigation and/or adaptation) and Women-owned/led businesses. The grant is valued at Twenty Million Jamaican Dollars (J$20...