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Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy.

July Unemployment Rate Remains at Record-Low 4.5 Per Cent

Jamaica’s unemployment rate for July 2023 was 4.5 per cent, equalling the record-low outturn reported for April. Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, who was addressing the agency’s virtual quarterly press briefing on Wednesday (October...

2.3 Per Cent Growth for Second Quarter of Calendar Year

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), cuts the ribbon to open the new Courts Parkway Square store in Portmore, St. Catherine, during the private launch on October 11. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge; and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Unicomer Group, the parent organisation for Courts, Mario Simon.

Gov’t Building the Country’s Human Capital

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Up to $1.4b in Benefits Generated Under Gov’t’s Productive Inputs Relief Scheme

Students from schools in the Corporate Area attending the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s ‘At Your Service’ expo. The event was held at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (October 4).

Finance Ministry Praised for Successful Inaugural Staging of ‘At Your Service’ Expo

Director of Customer Service at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Rory Stennett.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry to Recognise Staff Demonstrating Customer Service Excellence

More than 30 employees of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service are to be awarded on Friday, October 6, for demonstrating excellent customer service. They will be recognised during the second staging of the Ministry’s Service Excellence and Awards Luncheon, slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event coincides with activities...

Director of Customer Service at the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Rory Stennett.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to Host Inaugural ‘At Your Service’ Expo

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will stage its inaugural ‘At Your Service’ exposition on October 4. The event, slated for the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will showcase the main services offered by the Ministry. Director of Customer Service, Rory Stennett, told JIS News that the expo’s inaugural staging, being held...

Picture of hand drawing the words Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

3 years ago Finance & Public ServicePress Release

Second Quarter 2023 Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The Jamaican economy grew by 2.3 per cent during the second quarter of 2023 when compared to the second quarter of 2022. This resulted from growth in the Services and Goods Producing Industries of 2.2 per cent and 2.6 per cent, respectively. This performance reflected the continued recovery of the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. All industries within the Services...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Procurement Act to be Amended

The Government intends to amend the Procurement Act to increase the effectiveness of the country’s existing procurement system. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, gave details while responding to concerns from Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson, during the tabling of the Third Supplementary Estimates for the 2023/24 financial...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Nigel Clarke.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Third 2023/24 Supplementary Estimates Tabled

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the Third Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2023/24 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 26). In a statement to the House, Dr. Clarke said the estimates provide for total expenditure of $1.094 trillion, an increase of $58.2 billion over the second supplementary estimates. He indicated...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Ramping Up Skills Training

The Government has increased skills training to further boost employment and better equip Jamaicans to support current and future development. The move will build on the country’s record low unemployment rate of 4.5 per cent and ensure that jobs of the future can be higher paying than those that exist today, said Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 4).

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Legislation Passed to Integrate Audit Commission Functions into Finance Ministry

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (September 19), passed legislation to provide for the integration of the functions of the Audit Commission into the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who piloted the Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) (no.2) Act, 2023, explained that the move is in keeping with government’s policy on...