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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

House Approves First Supplementary Estimates for 2025/26 Fiscal Year

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (July 1), approved the first supplementary estimates for the 2025/26 fiscal year. The 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure has now moved from $1,260,048,978 to $1,270,538,106. In her remarks, Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks during Tuesday’s (July 1) press conference at Jamaica House to announce the Government’s decision regarding the existing terms of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) license.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks during Tuesday’s (July 1) press conference at Jamaica House to announce the Government’s decision regarding the existing terms of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) license.

Decision on JPS Licence Signals Gov’t’s Intent to Explore Alternatives – Minister Williams
Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.

JSE Boss Applauds Young Jamaicans for Interest in Financial Literacy
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives.

House of Representatives Approves Public Procurement (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (second left), and Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest (second right), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership between the entities to beautify, maintain, and secure a part of Gold Street in downtown Kingston. Sharing the moment are Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), and Group Business Development Manager, JSE, André Gooden. The signing ceremony was held on Monday (June 23) at the JSE Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (second left), and Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest (second right), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership between the entities to beautify, maintain, and secure a part of Gold Street in downtown Kingston. Sharing the moment are Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), and Group Business Development Manager, JSE, André Gooden. The signing ceremony was held on Monday (June 23) at the JSE Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston.

KSAMC, JSE Partner to Improve Gold Street Under New MOU

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Finance & Public ServicePress Release

Online Filing of Objections to Notices of Assessments Becomes Mandatory July

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising taxpayers that the process for filing Objections to Notices of Assessments must be done online effective Tuesday July 1, 2025. Following the effective date, taxpayers will be required to submit Objections using the eServices account on TAJ’s website at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. This new requirement forms part of the Tax Authority’s continued efforts to improve the...
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Finance & Public ServicePress Release

TAJ Advises Extension of GCT Filing to July 4

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) advises that although the General Consumption Tax (GCT) Form 4A became available for filing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, through the Revenue Administration Information System (RAIS) eServices platform, the payment due date for GCT remains Monday, June 30, 2025. However, recognizing the recent availability of the form, the Authority has taken the decision to extend the...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the keynote address during Thursday’s (June 12) launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Rural Electrification Project in Hampstead Park, St. Andrew Eastern.
EnergyFinance & Public Service

Hampstead Park Residents to Benefit from JSIF Electrification Project

Residents of Hampstead Park in St. Andrew Eastern are set to benefit from safe, legal, and reliable electricity under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Community Electrification Project. The grant-funded initiative, being jointly undertaken with the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), aims to connect underserved communities islandwide to the national electricity grid....
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Finance & Public Service

TAJ Reminds Taxpayers That Statutory Deductions (SO1) and 2nd Quarter Taxes Due on June 16

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that the Employers’ Monthly Statutory Deductions for May (SO1) and second quarter Estimated Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Self Employed Statutory Obligations are all due on Monday, June 16, 2025. The adjustment in the due dates are as a result of the usual 14th and 15th of the month, respectively, falling on the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting held on Wednesday (June 4) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on Hagley Park Road in Kingston.
CommunityDevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceLocal Government

Disaster Financing Coverage at $130.6 Billion

Jamaica’s disaster financing coverage heading into the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is valued at $130.6 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure, advised that the country’s disaster coverage increased by $6.5 billion, since the passage of Hurricane Beryl last July. “How much we can draw down on that depends on the severity...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a Special Post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Thursday (May 29) at Jamaica House.
Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Significant JCA Investments Key to Largest Firearms Seizure – PM Holness

Significant investments in the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) led to the interception of 233 illegal firearms and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition earlier this week, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “We were able to detect them using our scanning technology and we were able to recover them. The investigations are ongoing and I am certain...
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