The Government is currently negotiating a US$75 million loan with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help finance its tax administration reform programme, Finance and Public Service...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is warning that the Ministry will be vigilant in monitoring the operations of companies listed on the Junior Stock Exchange,...

Cabinet has approved a 10 per cent increase for minimum wage earners and industrial security guards. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, made the announcement during Tuesday’s...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is to meet with the Bankers Association of Jamaica (BAJ) on Wednesday (January 26), to discuss their role in Government’s...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Government is satisfied that merging the national airline, Air Jamaica, with regional counterpart, Caribbean Airlines, was a...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is confident that Jamaica will pass the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2010 December test. The tests are targets, jointly agreed on by...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the fiscal and legislative achievements Jamaica recorded in 2010, have presented opportunities to overcome the global economic crisis. Speaking...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU), Ambassador Dr. Marco Mazzochi-Alemanni, will participate in the handing over of $3 billion from the EU...

Minister of Finance and the Public, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the salary of current Bank of Jamaica Governor (BoJ), Brian Wynter, is some $8 million less than his predecessor. Mr....

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), under its World Bank funded Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), has signed agreements to fund  six community projects in Manchester and St. Elizabeth at...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says changes to the Deposit Insurance Act will create the basis for enhanced depositor entitlements, and improved operational efficiencies in...