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New Member of Parliament for South East Clarendon, Pearnel Charles Jr. is embraced by his father and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Sr. after he took the Oath of Office during the sitting of the House of Representatives on March 12.

Pearnel Charles Jr Sworn In As Member Of Parliament

Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Clarendon, Pearnel Charles Jr. was sworn in today (March 12), during the sitting of the House of Representatives. After taking the Oath of Office, the MP was welcomed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte is in the background.

$1-Billion Safety Net Programme For The Elderly

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (March 11) post-Budget press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With him are officers of the Ministry.

SLB Extends Grace Period For Repayment

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives as he opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate on March 10.

$1-Billion Scholarship Programme For Public Sector Workers

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives n March 10.

Gov’t Sets Aside $7 Billion In Contingency Funding For COVID-19

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Gov’t Announces $18 Billion In Tax Cuts

Reduction of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) rate from 16.5 per cent to 15 per cent is among $18 million in tax cuts announced by the Government. The objective is to stimulate economy activity and to continue the reform of the tax system towards greater levels of equity, efficiency and simplicity. The GCT cut, effective April 1, 2020, will result...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021CommerceFinance & Public ServiceIndustryParliament

More Opportunities For MSMEs

The full roll-out of the Orders for Special and Differential Treatment Measures (Set Asides) is expected to commence in the third quarter of the upcoming fiscal year. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, as he opened the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. Orders for...

(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, on March 3. He will open the 2020/2021 Budget Debate on March 10.

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceInformationParliamentYouth

Education Gets Largest Share Of Budget

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the largest share of the Government’s $853.5-billion Budget for 2020/21, totalling some $117 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the provision is $5 billion more than the allocation for 2019/20, and represents the largest increase for the upcoming fiscal year, outside of sums...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Capital Expenditure Moves From $30 Billion To $70 Billion In Few Years

Jamaica’s capital expenditure budget has increased significantly over the past few years, moving from approximately $30 billion in 2015/16 to $74 billion in financial year 2020/21. This was noted by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while opening the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. Dr. Clarke said Jamaica...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles (third left), speaks with winners of the Commonwealth Day Debate – Chanice Henry (second left), Paris Rogers (third right) and Kiara Weston (second right) of Kingston High School. The competition, organised by the Houses of Parliament, was held on Monday (March 9) at the institution located at King

6 years ago ParliamentYouth

House Speaker Commends CPA For Promoting Equality

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has hailed the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) for providing an avenue for all member countries and parliamentarians to have an equal voice regardless of country size, income, race, religion or gender. “In fact, an arm of the CPA is the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), which seeks to promote greater participation by...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Finance Minister Opens Budget Debate Today

The 2020/21 Budget Debate gets under way in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 10, with the opening presentation by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He is slated to outline how the Government’s proposed $853.5-billion expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year will be funded. The sum, which was initially $852.7 billion, has...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsHealth & WellnessLocal GovernmentParliament

Twenty New Garbage Trucks To Arrive May

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to receive 20 new garbage trucks in May, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The trucks are the first of 120 additional units being procured by the Government to significantly boost the NSWMA fleet in order to improve garbage collection across the island. Minister McKenzie, who was...