The annual Income Tax due date is March 15, 2023, and Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging taxpayers to begin preparations to file their Income Tax Returns, over the coming...

The Government’s budgeted expenditure for fiscal year 2022/23 is being increased by approximately $24.5 billion. This will push the Central Government Budget to $998.2 billion, Minister of Finance and the...

Government’s programmed mainstreaming of resilience in its activities is expected to aid significantly in safeguarding Jamaica against future shocks. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, notes that resilience has...

Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Richard Byles (left, head of table) convenes a meeting of the FSC board and Executive Director-designate, Major Keron Burrell (right, head of table),...

The Government is pursuing the creation of a “twin peaks model” of financial sector supervision and regulation, which is being programmed for implementation within 18 to 24 months. Minister of...

Central Bank Governor, Richard Byles, says the bank has the competence to take on its enlarged role, which involves regulating non-bank financial entities alongside deposit-taking institutions (DTI). “At the Bank...

The Government has no intention of socialising the debt of failed financial institutions, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He made the declaration, while delivering the keynote address...

The Government is aware that the case of alleged fraud being investigated at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) has a global dimension that must be carefully managed, says Prime Minister,...