Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says that while the Government is fully committed to the divestment of Caymanas Park, it is not...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Bryan Wynter, is reporting that the inflation rate recorded for the April to June quarter averaged approximately 1.5 per cent. This figure, he notes, is...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says that as Jamaica embarks on the next phase of its journey as an independent state, the fundamental challenge will...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, is reporting flat growth of 0.1 per cent for the April to June 2012 quarter. He informed that...

The Government has identified several investment opportunities arising from its promotional activities during the recent London Olympics that it will be pursuing. Addressing a post-Olympics press briefing on August 8...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, said that the operations of all agencies under the Ministry that deal with enforcement and compliance, will need to be...

Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is reporting an 11 per cent increase in tax revenues for June 2012, over the same period last year. The Finance Minister,...

Minister of Finance and Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has affirmed the Government’s intention to have a new agreement in place with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by...

Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says that reducing the effects of natural disasters is critical to the country’s economic programme, based on the significant impact of loss...

The Government is moving towards the implementation of a merged structure between the Agricultural Credit Board and the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies. This was announced by Minister of...

Last week, I visited Washington D.C. where I had discussions with the staff of the International Monetary Fund and with the Inter-American Development Bank, covering Jamaica’s macroeconomic programme. The objective...