The body set up to monitor the country’s economic reform programme (ERP) is expressing strong optimism that Jamaica’s economy will continue its positive performance this fiscal year. The Economic Programme...

The Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has taken steps to heighten public and stakeholder knowledge about the new standards and regulations governing the gaming industry. Speaking with JIS News,...

More than 400 persons are expected to attend the 2nd Annual Gaming Industry Summit, scheduled for Thursday, June 18, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Kingston. The summit, organized by...

The Government will begin testing its electronic procurement system next month in order to iron out any kinks ahead of full implementation next year. Funded jointly by the Government and...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has provided a $6.9 million grant to the Environment Health Foundation (EHF) for the implementation of a social development project in the community of...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, June 2, started debate on the Joint Select Committee Report on the Public Procurement Act. The legislation is aimed at modernising Jamaica’s public procurement...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has commended the Credit Union Movement for being “one of the fundamental building blocks of modern Jamaican society.” Addressing the 2015...

Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe, says negotiations for wages must be handled with great care to protect jobs in the public sector. “In the face of growth of 0.4 per cent...