Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, is reporting that the country’s net international reserves (NIR) currently stand at approximately US$1.6 billion.  Speaking at the BoJ’s post-Budget media briefing at...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Bryan Wynter, says the reduction in Government’s demand for financing, and the freeing up of resources for private sector investment and growth, should create and...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is anticipating that Jamaica’s economy will be boosted over the short to medium-term, consequent on several private and public sector projects...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is expressing confidence that the Government will be able to contain the rate of inflation during the 2012/13 fiscal year. This...

New High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, will be the special guest of honour and keynote speaker at the Jamaican Diaspora UK, 3rd Biennial Conference...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has announced that several categories of domestic telephone calls are to be removed from the list of goods and services attracting...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has debunked the notion that the recently announced tax package of $19.4 billion for June 2012 to March 2013, will...

A team from the country’s multilateral partners will be visiting the island at the Government’s request on June 26, to begin planning for enhancement of the social protection programmes.   Minister...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has informed that he will be meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) representatives soon, to discuss the timelines for the...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government will ask the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) to monitor some food items, to ensure that the lowered...

Animal feed and raw food and vegetables are being retained on the list of items being exempted from General Consumption Tax (GCT), Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter...