Effective October 1, 2014, monthly GCT Returns and payments are due on the last working day of the month, after the end of the taxable period. Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ)...

Preliminary data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) shows that Jamaica achieved economic growth for a fifth consecutive quarter, recording 1.8 per cent for the period ending June 30,...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says equitable distribution of resources in Jamaica will only materialize when the economy begins to record socially inclusive growth. This, he...

An Internet-based application (app), aimed at mapping businesses with the needs and lifestyles of the communities they serve, will be introduced as part of the second staging of the ‘Gas...

Jamaica has successfully met and surpassed all targets for September under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC),...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting an 11 per cent decline in the unemployment rate for July compared with the similar period last year. In its July 2014...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government will continue to maintain the strict rule of fiscal discipline, which is necessary to keep the country’s debt...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has encouraged the most prominent members of  New York’s financial community to seize the opportunity and invest in Jamaica. Dr. Phillips...