A levy of US$0.50 has been imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2016 conch season. This is a reduction from the US$0.75 imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2015 season. The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, July 5, approved the Conch (Export Levy) (Rate of Levy) Order Resolution, 2016, to facilitate the Order. Minister...

The Government’s Public Employees Pension Administration System (PEPAS) is expected to be implemented by April 1, 2017. State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 29. He noted that the system, which will automate the public-sector pension reform...

Work to develop the Finance and Public Service Ministry’s Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD) is on course for completion in November. State Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says the unit’s top tier has been finalised, with work well under way to complete the full structure within five months. He advised that staff recruitment has commenced “and will run concurrently with...

Thirty staff members at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will receive training next month, to effectively mediate industrial disputes between employers and workers. The training will be offered through collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO). The disclosure was made by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, during her Sectoral Debate presentation in the House...

A total of 594 public-sector workers benefited from $50,239,389 in education grants over the period April 2015 to March 2016. Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, made the disclosure during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 29. He informed that support was provided for...

The Ministry of Health has set up a committee to develop plans for the establishment of a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme for the country. Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate on June 29 in the House of Representatives. He said the NHI scheme aims to provide...

The Government is putting measures in place to reduce the waiting time of patients at the nation’s public health facilities. Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, announced June 29,  that a $350-million project will be piloted at eight hospitals and six major health centres, which will cut the time it takes for a patient to see a doctor,...