KINGSTON — Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, says that the PIOJ is satisfied with its method of measuring poverty in Jamaica, as it...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Audley Shaw, has urged self employed professionals to become tax compliant and file their annual income tax returns. Mr. Shaw made the...

The number of revenue agents serving the tax administration department has been boosted with the graduation of 44 agents from the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Post Graduate Diploma...

The Jamaican economy grew by 0.5 per cent for the July to September 2011 quarter, driven by strong performances in agriculture, mining, and utilities. With the increase in economic activity,...

KINGSTON — Mining and quarrying saw the most growth of all sectors in the economy during the July to September quarter of 2011, with an increase of 7.5 per cent....

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for the Public Service and Information, Senator the Hon. Arthur Williams, is encouraging civil servants to continue being the driving force for national development. In...

The classical definition of a Civil Servant is an official who carries out functions of government under the direction and supervision of the head of government (Rahman 1998, 2). Excluded...

Every year, the third week of November is used to observe and acknowledge the hard work done by civil servants towards nation building. As Minister with portfolio responsibility for the...

KINGSTON — The main objective of tax reform in Jamaica should be to stimulate economic activity, to achieve economic growth. The proposition was offered by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is encouraging all Jamaicans to support the goals of the Public Sector Transformation process. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Business...

KINGSTON — The Student Loan Bureau (SLB) continues to provide financing for tertiary education, approving $9.8 billion in loans in 2010. Prime Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, said the figure, which...