The House of Representatives yesterday (March 2) approved a Bill to amend the Loan Act of 1964 to increase the government's borrowing ceiling from $400 billion to $650 billion. Piloting...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies yesterday (March 2) tabled the first supplementary estimates in the House of Representatives for the 2003/2004 fiscal year. The estimates, totalling $17.46 billion...

The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank will launch a new loan programme on Friday, March 5, specifically targetting the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector. Managing Director of the Ex-Im Bank, Pamella...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accepted an invitation from the Government of Jamaica to help in the design of an economic programme to reduce the public debt burden. This...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Limited recently handed over $6.8 million to Liberty Hall for administrative support for two years. Liberty Hall is yet another historical...

Seventy-two customs officials, four of whom have given more than 40 years of dedicated and honest service to the Customs Department were recognised on Thursday (Jan. 29) at a ceremony...

As of Tuesday, October 21, compliant taxpayers will have the option to forego visiting three collection centres and apply for their tax compliant certificate (TCC) via e-mail. Prior to this...

The Jamaica Customs Department has officially launched its electronic (e)-payment system to facilitate the convenience of online payment by importers. The e-payment system was first introduced by the Customs Department...

Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has challenged employees in the public sector to improve the quality and efficiency of their service in order to set the pace for Jamaica...

Deputy Director of the Directorate for Finance, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Rainer Geiger, has said that three main issues would dominate...