Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says following the adoption of the new public debt definition, Jamaica will be closer to achieving its sustainable legislative debt target...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has outlined new revenue measures to raise $13.5 billion to finance the 2017/18 Budget. This includes an increase in the...

The Student Loan Bureau (SLB) will be reducing its interest rates on loans for selected areas of study. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon....

The Government will be spending $179.5 billion on wages and salaries in the 2017/18 financial year, a 5.2 per cent increase over the current year. This was announced by Minister...

Each year, the Government makes known its plans for economic and social development of the country, through its Budget. Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Dennis Chung, explains...

More than $697 million will be used for the promotion of sports in the upcoming fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House...

More than $131 million has been allocated to the Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAMS) project to combat poverty and improve earnings in banana-dependent areas. Details are contained in the 2017/18...

The Agricultural Competitiveness Programme has received an allocation of $180 million to improve the sector’s performance on the national and international markets. Details are outlined in the 2017/18 Estimates of...