The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and has planned a slew of activities to mark the milestone. The yearlong celebrations commenced on Sunday...

The Government is to procure contraband detection machinery and equipment this fiscal year, as it moves to strengthen the island’s customs control and security. A sum of $2.58 billion has...

The Government has allocated $35.5 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure to continue activities under the Public Sector Transformation Programme. The Estimates were tabled in the House of Representatives...

A sum of $651 million has been allocated to the Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which...

The Jamaica Business Taxation Reform (JAMTAX) has been given $15.7 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve the regulatory,...

A sum of $14.98 million is to be spent this year on the continued development of a National Identification System (NIDS) for Jamaica. The money has been made available in...

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, State Minister Fayval Williams, and technical teams from the Ministry and the Bank of Jamaica returned from Washington, DC...

A total of $361.58 million has been earmarked for a project aimed at promoting safer sex practices among groups at high risk for HIV transmission. The allocation, to the HIV...