The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced a further reduction on the policy interest rate offered on its overnight balances, by 25 basis points, to 1.25 per cent. In a...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 26) approved the Third Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 fiscal year, which reflect total government expenditure of $802.6 billion. The figures indicate no...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr. Damien King, has lauded the Government for presenting a “responsible” $835.2-billion Budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year. Speaking at CaPRI’s...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says measures under the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) are generating the fiscal space to facilitate increased Central Government capital...

A sum of $100.9 billion is earmarked to implement 194 investment projects by Central Government and Public Bodies during the 2019/20 fiscal year, under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP)....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, is encouraging young persons, to take on entrepreneurial ventures, particularly those leaving tertiary institutions. “There is no better time...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston Lawson, is urging small and medium businesses in St. James, to take advantage of the recently announced $14 billion...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke, has announced changes to the recently announced $14-billion stimulus package. Closing the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House...