The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Jamaica’s application for a four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in the amount of approximately US$958 million. Making the announcement while closing the 2013/14...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has emphasised that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is necessary to facilitate stability and growth of the economy. “If the country...

Local businesses are being encouraged to attain internationally accepted certification for their management systems right here in Jamaica, through the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). The NCBJ, which was...

MONTEGO BAY: Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, has underscored the pivotal role of Jamaica’s credit union movement in advancing the country’s economic development. Speaking at the St. Elizabeth...

The Ministry of Finance and Planning wishes to advise that the delayed payment of salaries to Teachers, Education Officers and the Police was due to problems experienced in the banking...

A number of government departments and agencies will be merged this financial year to enable greater cost-efficiency and effectiveness in the public sector. This was disclosed by Finance and Planning...

The Government will begin accepting bids for the construction of integrated resorts under the recently-gazetted Casino Games Regulation 2012, as of June 1. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the consultation on  health financing has begun, with a formal discussion held with the Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr....

MONTEGO BAY - Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans, says the Government's Global Logistics Hub Initiative will...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has expressed confidence that the worst is behind Jamaica as it relates to developments in the economy, which will facilitate the...

Amendments are to be made to the legislation pertaining to the Students Loan Bureau (SLB), to facilitate deductions at source, to ensure that loans are repaid by borrowers. However, in...