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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), and World Bank Caribbean Country Director, Sophie Sirtaine, exchange signed copies of a $4.63 billion (US$42 million) loan agreement, to finance the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday, May 6. The initiative will entail implementation of enhanced basic infrastructure and social services, and targeted crime and violence reduction interventions, among other inputs, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in approximately 18 communities in Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Ann, St. James, and Westmoreland, over the next six years.
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), and World Bank Caribbean Country Director, Sophie Sirtaine, exchange signed copies of a $4.63 billion (US$42 million) loan agreement, to finance the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday, May 6. The initiative will entail implementation of enhanced basic infrastructure and social services, and targeted crime and violence reduction interventions, among other inputs, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in approximately 18 communities in Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Ann, St. James, and Westmoreland, over the next six years.

Gov’t and World Bank Sign Off on $4.63 Billion Community Development Project

By: Douglas McIntosh, May 7, 2014
Over 80,000 residents of inner-city communities islandwide will benefit from significant provisions under the Government’s $4.63 billion (US$42 million) Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), over the next six years. The...
Fitch Ratings today revised the outlook for Jamaica from “Stable” to “Positive".

Jamaica Hits Fiscal Target, Sustained Effort a Challenge

By: Erich Arispe (Director, Latin America, Fitch Ratings, Inc.), May 5, 2014
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, makes a point as he closes the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on April 30.

Finance Minister Withdraws Bank Tax, Announces New Measures

By: Latonya Linton, April 30, 2014

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