Effective April 1, 2017, the personal income tax threshold will be increased from $1 million to $1.5 million. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the...

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 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...

Implementation of the first phase of a Human Capital Management Enterprise System (HCMES) in public-sector entities has already commenced and is to be completed by the end of 2017. Fourteen...

Even as the country sees sustained improvements in macroeconomic indicators, the Government remains committed to maintaining the fiscal responsibility necessary to bring down the high levels of debt. Prime Minster,...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, is encouraging students, in consultation with guidance counsellors and their parents, to assess the labour market before they venture on...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to make available an additional US$170 million to Jamaica, under the Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA), following the first review of the programme in...