The House of Representatives yesterday (February 9) passed legislation that will allow for the sharing of credit information between specified financial institutions and enable creditors to make better lending decisions....

Minister with Portfolio responsibility for the Public Service, Senator the Hon Arthur Williams, met on Monday (February 8) with the members of the Police Federation at the Ministry, National Heroes'...

Caricom has given a commitment to finance the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) relief base in Haiti for another month so that humanitarian assistance from the region can continue in the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), will be making an announcement soon regarding the lowering of its interest rates. "In...

The standby lending facility of US$1.27 billion (SDR 820.5 million) for Jamaica, was approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on February 4, paving the way for the other Multilaterals...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Mr. Brian Wynter, is scheduled to host his first quarterly press briefing on Wednesday, February 10. The interactive forum comes in the wake of Thursday's...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon Audley Shaw, says that the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association's (JALPA) interest in purchasing Air Jamaica could only be considered if there...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said that Caribbean Airlines is the most probable buyer of Air Jamaica at this time and the company's proposal...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is confident that the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will grant approval for the US$2.4 billion stand-by...

Following a week of operation in western Jamaica with its mobile service, the Companies Office of Jamaica (CoJ) is expressing some disappointment at the low response from Non-Government Organizations (NGO's)....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced his intention to bring to Parliament, two pieces of legislation, which will provide for greater fiscal responsibility within...