The Government of Jamaica has signed a tax treaty agreement with the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), to exchange information on taxation matters....

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the visiting Mission team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has broadly accepted the Medium Term Economic Programme that was...

The Government has agreed to the establishment of a pension programme for District Constables as a component of the 2010/2012 Heads of Agreement with the island's police groups. Another notable...

The Jamaica Customs Department will be introducing a $2 million limit on cash transactions for the payment of duty as of November 2012. Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, who...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is embarking on a public education campaign, geared at strengthening consumer protection and awareness in relation to the development of a banking code for Jamaica....

The World Bank's Jamaica Country Office wishes to salute the work of Faith Innerarity, late Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Labour & Social Security. In her previous role...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is appealing to exporters to take advantage of the loan facility being offered by the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica Limited...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the government will be looking to remove more posts from the public sector before the end of the year. This...

The Government is seeking to encourage overseas companies to establish their head offices in Jamaica, through a Bill that exempts officers of such companies from the payment of income tax....

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, says the Customs Department has seized over $1 billion worth of illicit items, at the island’s air and sea ports, since the start of...

A team of officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Jamaica this weekend for further negotiations with the government towards drafting a new agreement. Minister...