An allocation of $8.6 million has been earmarked in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before Parliament, to commence development of the institutional and regulatory framework for Jamaica’s Information and...

The Ministry of Finance and Planning will continue implementation of the Caribbean Criminal Asset Recovery Programme (CCARP), for which just over $35 million has been allocated in the 2015/16 Estimates...

The Government has allocated $370.2 million in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure towards the implementation of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme. The Estimates were tabled in the House...

Completion of the Joint Select Committee’s review of the Integrity Commission Bill is one of several key legislative engagements slated to be undertaken during 2015/16. This was announced by Governor-General,...

A Department of School Services (DSS) is slated to be established in the new fiscal year, to coordinate activities and provide a stronger focus on school improvement and accountability. The...

The Government requires $8.5 billion in additional revenues to fill a gap in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure of $641.6 billion, tabled in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February...

A budget of $641.56 billion has been presented by the Government for the fiscal year 2015/16, with $432.57 billion earmarked for recurrent (housekeeping) expenses and $208.98 billion for capital (development)...

The 2015/2016 session of Parliament began on Thursday, February 19, at Gordon House, with the traditional pomp and pageantry. It marks the earliest start to the country’s Parliamentary year and...