The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the country’s labour force comprised 1,310,700 persons as at October 2014, an increase of 6,200 over the corresponding period the previous...

Construction of the new Falmouth tax collectorate office in Trelawny is scheduled to start this year, at a cost of $35 million. The sum, which is contained in the 2015/16...

A sum of $25 million is earmarked for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) to continue work, this year, on the country’s National Policy and Plan of Action on International...

A sum of $464 million has been allotted for this year’s continuation of projects under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) III. Details of the project are outlined in the 2015/16...

The Government has allocated $195.4 million to continue work to construct new offices spaces downtown Kingston, to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The new facility will...

Chief Economist at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Everton McFarlane, says the 2015/16 budget is a growth supporting budget. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Issues and Answers...

Effective April 1, the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will begin issuing signs to operators of gaming lounges, which specify the age limit of gaming participants. The move comes...

Thirty procurement specialists and lawyers across the public sector are benefitting from a five-day course in procurement law and practice. The training got underway on February 23 at the Old...