The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced that former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), John Robinson, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC). Mr. Robinson is a career economist and banker with experience in the financial sector spanning more than three decades, 36 of which were spent at...

A virtual panel discussion on ‘Service Excellence in the Public Sector’ will be held during National Customer Service Week, to be observed from October 3 to 8. The Week begins with a church service at Webster Memorial Church in Kingston on Sunday, October 3, followed by the panel discussion on Monday, October 4. The Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division...

The government is now formulating the first 2021/22 supplementary estimates through which it will seek to address critical needs emerging in Jamaica since the approval of this year’s $830.8-billion Budget. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says these priorities include expenditure pressures brought on by the rise in the intensity of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

In light of the recent announcement by the Government, Bank of Jamaica will not be offering teller services to the public on the following days:  Monday, 6 September 2021  Tuesday, 7 September 2021  Monday, 13 September 2021  Tuesday, 14 September 2021 Bank of Jamaica regrets any inconvenience that these temporary changes may cause and encourages all...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that consequent on the recent announcement of the extended COVID19 measures announced by the Honourable Prime Minster last evening, it will adjust several aspects of its operations beginning this Friday, September 3, 2021. This Friday, September 3 and Friday, September 10, 2021, all tax and business offices will close to the public at 2:00...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says data from the April 2021 labour market survey indicates that more than half of the 151,100 persons who lost their jobs in July 2020, during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been reinstated. This figure, he said, amounts to some 84,400 persons, despite the employed labour force...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to remind businesspersons that the due date of August 31, 2021, for the filing and payment of GCT, SCT, TCT, and GART Returns for the month of July, has been extended to September 3, 2021. The decision has been taken by the Tax Authority to give consideration to those categories of taxpayers, who may have...