The Government of Jamaica and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are partnering to deliver a portfolio of infrastructural projects, valued approximately US$2 billion. The partnership was formalised during a Memorandum...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker, says the JCA has instituted several mechanisms and implemented several strategic initiatives that have further heralded the...

Several persons in St. Elizabeth, whose homes were affected by the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl, have received grants through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Rebuild Jamaica Initiative....

Public-sector workers who wish to apply for tertiary grants for their children have until 5:00 p.m. on August 30 to do so. The grants, which cover tuition only up to...

Applications for the Ambassador’s Scholarship Scheme to study in India will close on August 31. The scheme offers up to 100 per cent scholarship on tuition for 10 eligible Jamaican...

Today, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) announced to the IMF’s Executive Board, her proposal to appoint Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has signalled to commercial banks and other deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) that interest rates are on a downward path. For the first time since October 2022,...

Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ’s) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its meetings on 16 and 19 August 2024, assessed that the prevailing economic environment is conducive to a further cautious easing...