Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, says social protection programmes are pivotal in safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable groups, particularly where...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says effective April 1, 2013, overall management of public sector finances will be undertaken through the newly instituted Central Treasury Management...

Parliamentary debates on several pieces of legislation related to tax and pension reforms, are expected to either commence or continue in the House of Representatives next week. Finance and Planning...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says sustained investments are needed to underpin economic growth, if the targets under the Government’s medium term programme, for which financing...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the process of economic and public finance reform, as outlined in Jamaica’s Medium Term Programme, would have to be pursued,...

The Government is actively pursuing an additional line of credit for provision to the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), to facilitate expansion in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is expressing confidence that the discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will conclude with the signing of a new agreement...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, is reporting that the country's gross international reserves currently stand at just under US$2 billion. Speaking at the institution’s quarterly briefing, at the...

Both Houses of Parliament have now given the nod of approval for prospective developers of approved integrated resorts in Jamaica to apply for licenses to operate casinos within these establishments....

The Joint Select Committee on Pension Reform has recommended that new civil service employees should begin paying a contribution of five per cent of their earnings towards their pension, as...

Debate on the proposed reform of the public sector pension scheme is expected to get underway in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 6. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr....