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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (left), holds discussions with newly appointed People’s Republic of China Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (right), during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister - West in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (July 15). Listening is interpreter, Shiming Zhao.

PHOTOS: China’s Ambassador visits OPM West

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

High Employment in Service and Shop and Market Sales Category

Record Low Unemployment

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, fields questions from media personnel during a press conference at his National Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 12), which was streamed online.

Back-to-School Support for Lowest Paid Public Sector Workers

Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans (5th left) with past recipients of the BGLC Tertiary Education Grant.

BGLC Extends Application Deadline for Tertiary Education Grant

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, announces new leave entitlements for public sector workers during a press conference held on Tuesday (July 12) at his National Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, which was streamed online.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Increases Maternity Leave, Introduces Leave for New Fathers and Adoptive Parents

The Government is increasing paid maternity leave from 40 days to three months, and for the first time in the public service, will be introducing paternity leave for fathers of newborns, and family leave for adoptive parents who are bringing a new child into the home. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 5

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Budgetary Support of $268 Million for JBI

The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $268.48 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to provide budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for the 2022/23 financial year. In his remarks on July 5 in the House, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the JBI was established by the...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Training for Census Workers Under Way

Training has started for persons who will work on the 15th Population and Housing Census. Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, told JIS News that approximately 9,000 census takers and supervisors will be trained in four rounds of training, ending on August 24. So far, persons from Trelawny Northern, St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth have...

4 years ago EnergyFinance & Public Service

$501-Million Relief for Postpaid Residential Customers in April

Approximately 474,550 postpaid residential customers who consumed fewer than 200 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity in April, received a 20 per cent contribution towards their bill payment, at a total cost of $501 million. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said this was reflected on May bills. He added that 9,235 prepaid customers received...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

3,000 PPV Operators Apply for Gas Grant

The Government has, so far, received 3,000 applications from operators of licensed public passenger vehicles (PPV) for the gas relief grant. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in a Statement to the House of Representatives on July 5. “Payments will commence in two weeks for applicants verified as having duly...

4 years ago Finance & Public ServiceParliament

More Than $3B for Social Support Programmes

The government has announced it will be spending an additional $2.7 billion to provide targeted support to Jamaicans who are most adversely affected by the high cost of living. This totals $3.8 billion in social intervention expenditure, of which $1.1 billion is already accounted for in the 2022/2023 Budget. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Relocation of Montego Bay Tax Office

The Montego Bay Revenue Service Centre (MBRSC) will have a new temporary home effective July 11, 2022, when relocated to the FCJ Building at 11-12 Almond Way, Montego Bay Freeport, Montego Bay, St. James. To facilitate the relocation exercise, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that the MBRSC will be closed to the public on Wednesday, July 6 through to...