The National Partnership Council convened its first meeting of 2022 on Wednesday, March 9 and addressed, among other matters, the future of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) restrictions. “The...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke, is crediting Jamaica’s economic recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the prudent fiscal measures implemented by the Government....

Jamaica’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is projected to recover to 96 per cent by March 2022 as the economy continues its strong rebound from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...

Operations at bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, are expected to resume by June 2022. Production at the Clarendon-based plant was halted due to a major fire last August that destroyed...

The Government has allocated $89 million to the Auditor General’s Department (AGD) to clear unaudited financial statements of public entities under a ‘Backlog Audit Project’. Minister of Finance and the...

The first 100,000 Jamaicans establishing Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallets (accounts) after April 1, will receive a $2,500 deposit from the Government. This was announced by Minister of Finance...

The Government intends to grant two Integrated Resort Development licences in the upcoming fiscal year, which will represent a combined investment of approximately US$1 billion. An integrated resort development must...

Jamaica is introducing a new $2,000 banknote on which late former Prime Ministers, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, and the Most Hon. Michael Manley, will appear together. It is among...