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Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Monday (January 17).

Six-Month Export Revenues Total US$801 Million

Revenues from total exports amounted to US$801 million during the first half of 2022 (between January and June), representing an increase of 2.3 per cent relative to the comparable 2021 period. Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy,...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy.

Economy Grew by 4.8 Per Cent Between April and June

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (right), are briefed on exhibits at the National Gallery of Jamaica in downtown Kingston by Chief Curator, O’Neil Lawrence, during a tour of the facility on Friday (October 14). Representatives of the Crown Council are in Jamaica for an official visit as guests of the Government.

Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie Tours National Gallery of Jamaica

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and National Education Trust Limited (NET) Donor and Partnership Officer, Simone Griffith right), receive a cheque in the sum of $254,168.95 from the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) for the Ministry’s ‘One Tablet or Laptop Per Child’ initiative. Making the presentation are Group Business Development Manager, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), André Gooden (left), and JSSE Manager, Nora Blake.

Social Stock Exchange Hands Over Funds to Education Ministry and Two NGOs

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop, sign a Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA) for the development of the North Coast Highway Project, which has an investment value of approximately US$800 million.

Jamaica Signs Financial Advisory Services Agreement with the IFC

Applications for the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship will close on Friday, October 14.

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceYouth

Applications for Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Close Today

Applications for the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship will close on Friday, October 14. The full scholarship helps successful candidates pursue graduate and post graduate studies in the medical field in Cuba. It is a long-standing programme between Jamaica and Cuba spanning as far back as the 1950s and is managed by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Director of...

3 years ago CommerceFinance & Public Service

$100 Million in Loans Available for MSMEs Through EXIM Bank E-Commerce Funder

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) wishing to take their businesses online can now benefit from funding through the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Jamaica’s ‘EXIM E-commerce Funder’. The $100-million loan fund, which is a partnership between the EXIM Bank and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), was launched in September to help businesses improve their digital footprint in...

Graduates of Cohort 31 of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme at their graduation ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 5.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceYouth

TARA Graduates Lauded For Resilience

The newest graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme have been lauded for their resilience in successfully completing the course, despite challenges. The 23 individuals of Cohort 31 are the first participants in the post graduate diploma programme’s 36-year history to undertake online lessons, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, held...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Hon. Matthew Samuda, gets ready to place a fruit tree seedling into the prepared planting hole, during the National Tree Planting Day Ceremony held at the Ebony Park Agro Park in Clarendon on October 7. At right is Stephanie Campbell from the Forestry Department.

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Southern Clarendon Mangroves Being Restored

Measures are being taken to restore and protect the mangroves in Southern Clarendon and boost income-generating opportunities for residents. The region has the largest area of mangrove degradation in the island due to, among other things, unsustainable land use activities such as the cutting down of trees to burn coal. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), addresses the Rotary Club of Kingston

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Economy to Return to Pre-COVID-19 Output Levels by 2023

Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicate that the country is on track to returning to pre-COVID-19 levels of economic output by 2023. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that achieving the target will place Jamaica “far ahead of our peers in the Caribbean region”. “We are at 97 per cent...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service hosted its inaugural Customer Service Awards Luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on October 6. The Ministry has partnered with the HEART/NSTA Trust in a two-year agreement to upskill and certify customer-facing staff in Customer Service Levels 1, 2 or 3. During the ceremony, the Ministry recognised 39 staff members who achieved their certification or are due to be certified by November 2022.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry Recognises Customer Service Staff

Thirty-nine members of staff at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have been recognised for the excellent customer service they provide at the Ministry. Some of the members are customer service certified, while others are due to be certified by November 2022. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is one of several Ministries which have successfully...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the keynote address at the graduation ceremony for the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 5).

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t to Undertake Major Buildout of Tax Offices

The Government will be undertaking a major buildout of tax offices over the next several years, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Citing that this will be “the largest that we have had in Jamaica’s history”, the Minister said the move supports the Government’s drive to improve the public’s interaction with Tax Administration...