Legislation has been prepared and consultations underway to improve the public procurement process, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has pointed out. Opening the 2014/15 Budget...

Establishing a One Stop Shop for import/export inspection at the Montego Bay ports is among initiatives to be introduced by Government to cut red tape and improve the ease of doing business in the...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has emphasized the need to continue the process of fiscal consolidation as a strategy going forward. He also noted that essential structural reforms will have to be pursued,...

​Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says there has been a significant improvement in the level of collections by the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB). ​Opening the...

For the quarter ending December 31, 2014, tourism grew at a rate of 6 per cent, even though a number of rooms were out of service. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, made...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips has expressed confidence that the growth which the country has had for three consecutive quarters, will continue. Opening the 2014/15 Budget Debate in...

The country’s Net International Reserves (NIR), as at the end of March 2014 is now at US$1.3 billion, putting the country in a better position to withstand external shocks. ​Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the...

More than $8 billion or approximately 23 per cent of the Capital Budget has been reserved for infrastructural works to be carried out through the Ministry of Transport,Works and Housing, during this fiscal year. ​The announcement was made...

​As of next month, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be providing a voucher for technical assistance to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which qualify. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon....