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Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 20).
Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 20).

150 Tertiary Students In St. Elizabeth North East to Benefit From Support

A total of 150 tertiary-level students from the St. Elizabeth North East constituency are to benefit from an additional disbursement of $6 million to aid in their educational expenses. This was disclosed by Member of Parliament for the area, Delroy...
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).

2.3 Per Cent Inflation Out-Turn for September
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy (left), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, prior to the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy (left), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, prior to the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).

US$789.2 Million In Export Earnings for January to June
Attorney Mikhail Jackson (right) of the law firm Livingston Alexander and Levy, which represents footwear brands Nike, Puma and others, discusses the fraudulent features of counterfeit sneakers with Director of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) Contraband Enforcement Team, Albert Anderson (second left). Also participating in the discussion (from left) are: Supervisor, Contraband Enforcement Team, JCA, Damaly Thomas; and Deputy Director/ Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe. Occasion was the mass destruction of copyright infringing goods at the JCA’s headquarters in Kingston, recently.
Attorney Mikhail Jackson (right) of the law firm Livingston Alexander and Levy, which represents footwear brands Nike, Puma and others, discusses the fraudulent features of counterfeit sneakers with Director of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) Contraband Enforcement Team, Albert Anderson (second left). Also participating in the discussion (from left) are: Supervisor, Contraband Enforcement Team, JCA, Damaly Thomas; and Deputy Director/ Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe. Occasion was the mass destruction of copyright infringing goods at the JCA’s headquarters in Kingston, recently.

PHOTOS: Destruction of Counterfeit Items by Customs
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).

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Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Stock Exchange a Recognized Stock Exchange in The Cayman Island

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) have approved reciprocal agreements of Recognition in keeping with each Exchange’s rules. This move is a continuation of the JSE’s strategic journey of collaboration for growth and development of the region’s capital market. Speaking on matter of mutual recognition, Dr Marlene Street Forrest, Managing Director of the JSE,...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the debate on the first Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the 2021/22 fiscal year, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 12).
Finance & Public ServiceParliamentSocial Security

Food Baskets for the Vulnerable

Vulnerable persons and those adversely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are to benefit from a $1-billion national food drive being implemented by the Government. Through the initiative, dubbed the ‘CARE Package Food Drive’, between 200,000 and 250,000 food baskets will be distributed to targeted persons under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme, which is being...
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Full line-up of speakers for the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Wealth Summit on Digital Financial Inclusion to take place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

Digital Financial Inclusion Focus of Wealth Summit Oct. 20

The second staging of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Wealth Summit is set for Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Digital Financial Inclusion will be the focus of the event. Digital financial inclusion involves the deployment of cost-saving digital means to reach the financially excluded, underserved populations with a range of formal financial services suited to their needs. The...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point as he opened the debate on the first Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the 2021-22 fiscal year during a sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 12).
Finance & Public Service

350,000 Jamaicans to Benefit From New Grants Under CARE Programme

Approximately 350,000 Jamaicans are expected to benefit from new grants under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme which is being expanded with a further budgetary allocation of $5.3 billion. Over a period of six months, one-off grants, ranging from $10,000 to $18,000 will be provided for vulnerable persons in six categories at a total cost of...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Services Industry Growth Brings Optimism For Faster Recovery

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the 14 per cent growth in the services industry for the April to June quarter heightens the prospect of sooner-than-anticipated recovery from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Planning Institute of Jamica (PIOJ) reported that the industry’s turnout largely spurred a turnaround in...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
CabinetFinance & Public Service

Cabinet Approves Drafting Instructions For Central Bank Digital Currency

Drafting instructions are to be issued to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for amendments to the Bank of Jamaica Act, to facilitate the issuance of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). The move follows approval by Cabinet. Addressing a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
CabinetEducationFinance & Public Service

Outstanding Payments Will Be Made To Summer School Teachers By Mid-October

Outstanding payments to teachers who participated in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s National Summer School Programme are to be completed by mid-October. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, held on Wednesday (October 6). Dr. McLean said of the over 3,500 teachers engaged in the sessions, more than...
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