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Tax Offices Open Last Saturday in April

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday April 29, 2023, to kick off the 2023/24 financial year. The following Tax Offices will operate this Saturday between the hours of 10:00...

Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, National Housing Trust, Tameka Hill.

NHT Encourages Qualified Persons to Apply for Disability Grant

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, converses with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Linda McGuire, during her courtesy call at the PIOJ’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (April 19).

PHOTOS: UNDP Representative Calls on PIOJ Director General

Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Sherlock Community Cultural Centre in Kingston, on Thursday (April 20). Other participants are Councillor, Chancery Division, Duane Smith; Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, and President, Sherlock Citizens Association, Toushane Green.

Residents of Sherlock Crescent Get Community Cultural Centre

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 19).

House Approves Civil Service Establishment Order

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18).

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EXIM Bank Disburses Loans Valued at $1.89 Billion To SMTE Sector

The National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has approved and disbursed loans valued at some $1.89 billion to 293 beneficiaries in the small and medium-sized tourism enterprise (SMTE) sector. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure while opening the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18). The loans, arranged by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF),...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruse the Citizens’ Guide to the 2023/24 Budget, during Tuesday’s (April 18) launch of the Secondary Schools Tour at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston. Copies of the Guide were presented to students at Wolmer’s Boys’ and Girls’ Schools. Also perusing the guide are (from left) Principal, Wolmer’s Boys’, Dwight Pennycooke; Head Boy, J’Vaughn Hyman; Head Girl, Wolmer’s Girls’, Dominique Brown and Principal, Colleen Montague.

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Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Kicks Off Secondary Schools Tour

Students at 10 institutions are poised to benefit from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Secondary Schools Tour, which runs from April 18 to 28. The event, which kicked off on Tuesday (April 18) at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston, will provide the youngsters with a simplified breakdown of the Government’s 2023/24 budgetary allocations. They will...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Oliva Grange (fourth right), and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (fourth left), pose with the original FIFA Women’s Football World Cup Trophy. The occasion was the unveiling ceremony for the Jamaica leg of the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup Trophy Tour, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 17). With them are FIFA Senior Manager, Trophy Tours, Sarah Gandoin (left) and members of the Junior Reggae Girlz team.

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Gov’t Providing $20M in Support for Reggae Girlz World Cup Preparations

The Government will be providing support totalling $20 million to assist with Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz’ preparations for their participation in the 2023 FIFA Women’s Football World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the announcement, said the support will be in the form of monthly stipends for each member...

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Finance Ministry to Embark on School Tour

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be embarking on a national budget secondary school tour, starting on Tuesday (April 18). The tour will take place over a two-week period ending on April 28. Focus will be placed on Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke’s 2023/24 budget presentation. Director of the Corporate Communication and Public Relations Branch...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

JDIF Balance to Grow By $3.44 Billion in 2023/24

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Fund (JDIF) balance is projected to increase to $38.38 billion during fiscal year 2023/24. This is $3.44 billion more than the $34.96 billion for 2022/23, according to the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2024. The facility supports the deposit insurance scheme (DIS), managed by the Jamaica Deposit Insurance...

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceYouth

HEART/NSTA Trust Targets Enrolment of 128,255 Trainees for 2023/24

The HEART/NSTA Trust will seek to increase enrolment in its programmes to 128,255 trainees, with 53,969 obtaining certification in the 2023/24 financial year. Training will be delivered across its network of 26 wholly operated institutions, partnerships with more than 80 Community Training Interventions, enterprise and work-based training interventions, and adult education sites. This is outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

SLB Projects to Disburse $4.24 Billion in 2023/24

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is projecting disbursements of $4.24 billion for fiscal year 2023/24. This is $312 million more than the programmed sum for 2022/23, according to the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2024. The document indicates that while an overall $6.13 billion was budgeted for disbursement last year, the sum...