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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

A formal partnership to support downtown Kingston’s revitalisation has been sealed between the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the adoption and maintenance of a section of...
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.
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.

Hampstead Park Residents to Benefit from JSIF Electrification Project
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), listens as Senior Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, MasterCard International, Jaciguara Shibao (left), makes a comment during a courtesy call at the Ministry
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), listens as Senior Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, MasterCard International, Jaciguara Shibao (left), makes a comment during a courtesy call at the Ministry's North Street offices in Kingston on June 11. Others from (second left) are Director, Government and Strategic Growth for the English Caribbean, MasterCard International, Carl Gordon; and Country Manager, English Caribbean, MasterCard International, Dalton Fowles.

Executives of Mastercard International Call on Minister Charles Jr. (PHOTOS)
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TAJ Reminds Taxpayers That Statutory Deductions (SO1) and 2nd Quarter Taxes Due on June 16
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.
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.

Disaster Financing Coverage at $130.6 Billion

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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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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a special post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday (May 29) at Jamaica House.
Finance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsIndustryJamaican DiasporaNational Security

Gov’t Expands Reintegration Strategy for Returnees

Cabinet has approved the establishment of a national technical working group on voluntary and involuntary migrants. Chaired by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), it forms part of the Government’s expanded reintegration and rehabilitation strategy. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who made the disclosure during a special post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday...
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Finance & Public ServicePress Release

Appointment of Chief Technical Director – Financial Investigations Division (FID)

The Minister of Finance and the Public Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Dennis Chung as Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigations Division (FID), effective June 2, 2025. The recruitment/appointment process was managed by the Office of the Services Commissions. Mr. Chung brings over 35 years of extensive experience in accounting and financial management, having served...
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Finance & Public ServiceLabourSocial Security

Pensioners Encouraged to Take Advantage of Mobile Life Certificate Drive

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) is encouraging pensioners to take advantage of its upcoming mobile life certificate drive to submit their life certificates on time. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at the AGD, David King, said timely submission of life certificates is crucial in ensuring that pensioners continue to receive payments. “This allows the...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.
Finance & Public Service

Positive Growth Outlook for the Short to Medium Term

He said it is projected that the economy will grow within the range of 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent in April to June 2025, relative to April to June 2024. The Director General explained that this performance will be supported by increased output in agriculture, due to the continued strengthening in domestic crop production and a reduction in...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Monetary Policy Committee Agrees to Reduce the Policy Rate by 25 Basis Points

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to reduce the policy rate by 25 basis points from six per cent to 5.75 per cent per annum, effective May 21. The policy rate is offered to deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) on overnight placements with the BOJ. Central Bank Governor, Richard Byles, speaking during the Quarterly Monetary Policy...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Anticipates Minimal Price Disruptions from US Tariffs

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) projects that the initial impact of rising US tariffs on prices in Jamaica will be minimal. “In assessing the near-term outlook, the Monetary Policy Committee contemplated the implications for the Jamaican economy of the policies that have been implemented by the US administration, to date, and in so doing looked at...
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