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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

Finance Minister Tables First Supplementary Estimates

By: Latonya Linton, February 26, 2014

The first Supplementary Estimates for the 2013/14 financial year was tabled in the House of Representatives, on February 25, by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips....

Fitch Ratings upgrades Jamaica Government Sovereign Rating –Outlook Stable

By: Ministry of Finance and the Public Service 30 National, February 25, 2014

Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the 10th anniversary awards ceremony for the Community Training for Empowerment Programme (CTEP), which was held on February 23 at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay.

PM Upbeat on Growth

By: Glenis A. Rose, February 25, 2014

Finance & Public Service 12 years ago Debt to GDP Ratio Will Be Reduced – Finance Minister
By: Bryan Miller, March 3, 2014
Finance & Public Service 12 years ago Jamaica’s Debt To GDP Ratio Will Be Reduced
By: Bryan Miller, March 2, 2014
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By: Douglas McIntosh, February 24, 2014

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Government Open To Public/Private Partnerships

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government is open to accommodating stakeholder participation in projects under public/private partnership (PPP) arrangements. Speaking at a PPP conference...

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 24, 2014

Acting British High Commissioner to Jamaica and Bahamas, Julia Sutherland (second left), and World Bank Representative in Jamaica, Giorgio Valentini (right), listen to a comment from Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, just before the start of day two of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) seminar on February 20, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Committed to PPP Programme

Chairman, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph Matalon, says the institution is committed to the sustainable implementation of the Government’s public-private partnership (PPP) programme. The DBJ is charged with the...

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, February 21, 2014

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips (left), in discussion with Director, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Solutions and Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Association for Infrastructure Development, David Wright, during Thursday’s (February 20) second and final day of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) conference, staged by the British High Commission, in partnership with United Kingdom (UK) Trade and Invest and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). It was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, under the theme: ‘Delivering Growth by Partnership – Sharing UK Capabilities in PPP’. Dr. Phillips was the keynote speaker.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Privatization Could Result in US$500M Investment

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says Jamaica could realize in excess of US$500 million in potential capital investments from three of the State entities and service...

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 21, 2014

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), is welcomed by Acting Town Clerk, Andrine McLaren (left), and City Terasurer, Naudia Crosskilll, to the first town hall meeting for 2014, hosted by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at St. Luke's Anglican Church, in Cross Roads, on February 19. Dr. Phillips was the guest speaker at the packed forum.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Upbeat on Progress

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is upbeat about the economic strides being made under the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has resulted...

By: Alphea Saunders, February 21, 2014

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock (centre), emphasizes a point during the institute’s quarterly media briefing at the agency’s New Kingston offices on February 19. Flanking him are: Director of the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left); and Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Increase in Number of Persons Employed

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting an increase in the number of persons employed as at October 2013, relative to 2012. Speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing...

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 19, 2014

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock (centre), and Director of the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left), in discussion with Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, prior to the start of the institute’s quarterly media briefing on February 19, at the agency’s New Kingston offices.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Third Quarter Growth of 1.4%

Led by strong performances in mining and agriculture, Jamaica recorded third quarter growth of 1.4 per cent between October and December 2013, relative to the corresponding period in 2012. Director...

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 19, 2014

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (seated left), is on light conversation with Inter-American Development bank (IDB) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (seated right), before signing copies of agreements at the Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 18) for the provision of $3.39 billion (US$31.65 million) by the IDB, People’s Republic of China; and European Union (EU), to finance the government’s Public Sector Efficiency Programme. Observing the proceedings are: Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (left); China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong, Xiaojun (centre); and Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Jesús Orús Báguena.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Receives Funds for Public Sector Efficiency Programme

The Government of Jamaica has secured $3.39 billion (US$31.65 million) in multi-lateral loan and grant funding support to implement Jamaica’s Public Sector Efficiency Programme. The funds are being provided by...

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 18, 2014

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Phillips Leaves for IDB Consultation in Trinidad

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, heads a four-member delegation is leaving the island on Thursday, February 13, to attend the Third Annual Consultation Meeting of...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, February 14, 2014