Chairman of the Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Clovis Metcalfe, says the merger of Jamaica’s three State-run gaming agencies will effect stronger oversight and sustainable regulation of the local...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced that it will be maintaining the policy interest rate offered on overnight balances from deposit-taking institutions at 0.50 per cent. In a statement...

The first ever Jamaica Survey of Establishments (JSE) Report was launched at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 25). The 2018 JSE, a pioneering initiative that was...

The First Supplementary Estimates for the 2019/2020 financial year were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 24), with the Administration proposing to spend an additional $50.15 billion...

Outgoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, says she is confident the country can manage its economic affairs, following the conclusion of IMF programme arrangements...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says drafting instructions are being prepared for issue to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC) to facilitate the establishment of...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the impending conclusion of Jamaica’s precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will mark a...

Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has praised Jamaica for the “remarkable” accomplishments under its financial arrangements with the Fund, which have now concluded. “Through...