The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board is expected to consider a Staff Level Agreement reached with the Government of Jamaica, to lower the primary surplus target by 0.5 per...

The Jamaica Midwives Association and the Jamaica Association of Education Officers are the latest groups to sign the Heads of Agreement for the 2015/17 contract period. The associations signed in...

Economic Programne Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica remains poised to record further growth, based on current positive economic developments. Notable among these, he says, are improved revenue...

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica has surpassed the quantitative targets for the July to September quarter under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the...

The Government of Jamaica, today (October  30), signed a heads of agreement with the Nurses’ Association of Jamaica (NAJ), for a wage increase and improved benefits, for the 2015/17 period....

The government is working to ensure that the implementation of the Public Procurement Law (PPL) will improve efficiency and transparency in how procurement activities are undertaken in Jamaica. Senior Director...

Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Everton McFarlane, is encouraging public sector auditors to continue to carry out their duties efficiently and effectively despite the challenges they may encounter....

The country’s over 100,000 government workers are to benefit from cash rewards at select private sector establishments through the ‘Team Jamaica Valucard’ programme. The initiative,  launched at the Super Shoppers...