Earlier this year, Bank of Jamaica indicated a willingness to consider the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a step further, the Bank is now formally inviting interested...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will be providing grants totalling more than $16 million to 325 tertiary students for the 2020/21 academic year. The grants are available to...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the appointment of Deputy Governor in charge of its Research and Economic Programming Division, and Financial Stability, Dr. Wayne Robinson, as the new...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revised the Consumer Price Index (CPI), using the 2017 Household Expenditure Survey. Introduced in April 2020, the new CPI series reflects the expenditure...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the inflation rate for May was 0.1 per cent. Speaking during STATIN’s quarterly digital media briefing on Wednesday (July 15), the...

The COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force submitted its report (the “Report”) to Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness last week and the report has been tabled in the House...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the Public Bodies Management and Accountability (Nomination, Selection and Appointment to Boards) Regulations, 2020 on Tuesday, July...

Thirty public sector entities are now using MyHR+, the integrated payroll and human resource (HR) management information system being rolled out across the public sector by the Transformation Implementation Unit...