Reduction of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) rate from 16.5 per cent to 15 per cent is among $18 million in tax cuts announced by the Government. The objective is...

The full roll-out of the Orders for Special and Differential Treatment Measures (Set Asides) is expected to commence in the third quarter of the upcoming fiscal year. This was announced...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the largest share of the Government’s $853.5-billion Budget for 2020/21, totalling some $117 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

Jamaica’s capital expenditure budget has increased significantly over the past few years, moving from approximately $30 billion in 2015/16 to $74 billion in financial year 2020/21. This was noted by...

The 2020/21 Budget Debate gets under way in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 10, with the opening presentation by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to receive 20 new garbage trucks in May, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The trucks are...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says over the last four years, the Government has doubled its investment in security annually, as part of measures to improve public...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Bailey bridge to be erected at the Riverton City landfill in Kingston, at a cost of $75 million,...