KINGSTON — The Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) role in ensuring financial stability is to be significantly strengthened through the establishment of a dedicated body, the Financial System Stability Committee. This...

A new way of thinking and a shared set of core values are needed to transform the public sector, which will foster the creation of a world class public service...

Minister of Finance Audley Shaw has been taken to seek medical attention after feeling ill during cabinet meeting this morning. Minister Shaw has been suffering from flu-like symptoms over the past...

KINGSTON — Despite challenges, the Jamaican economy is in the midst of a transition to enduring macroeconomic stability, low interest rates and sustained growth. This was emphasized by the Governor...

KINGSTON — A number of studies undertaken to explain the contradiction of high investment and low growth in the Jamaican economy, have all concluded that the country’s weak growth performance...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said data released by STATIN yesterday (Oct 6) showed that the Jamaican economy has grown by 2.1 percent in the second quarter of the year which is...

KINGSTON — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) is proposing the application of a flat tax rate for operators in the informal sector as an equitable and efficient...

KINGSTON — Finance Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts by the Ministry, Jamaica Customs, and Tax Administration, will be intensified in coming months, in response to the persistent problem of...

KINGSTON — Effective Friday, September 30, the interest rate payable on the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) 30-day Certificates of Deposit (CD) has been reduced from 6.50 percent to 6.25 percent....

KINGSTON — The latest remittance report released by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), dated September 2011 for the month of July, disclosed that net remittances for the month were US$149.7...