The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) officially launched its special series of 50th anniversary commemorative banknotes Wednesday June 19, in celebration of the country’s Golden Jubilee. Minister of Finance and Planning,...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is urging local financial institutions to prepare for the implementation of the United States (US) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act...

Financial Consultant, Renée Anne Shirley, has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO). Her appointment, which became effective June 12, was announced recently by JADCO’s...

LONDON - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, has assured UK-based Jamaicans that plans by the Government to replace Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, is reporting that the country’s net international reserves (NIR) currently stand at approximately US$1.6 billion.  Speaking at the BoJ’s post-Budget media briefing at...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Bryan Wynter, says the reduction in Government’s demand for financing, and the freeing up of resources for private sector investment and growth, should create and...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is anticipating that Jamaica’s economy will be boosted over the short to medium-term, consequent on several private and public sector projects...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is expressing confidence that the Government will be able to contain the rate of inflation during the 2012/13 fiscal year. This...

New High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, will be the special guest of honour and keynote speaker at the Jamaican Diaspora UK, 3rd Biennial Conference...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has announced that several categories of domestic telephone calls are to be removed from the list of goods and services attracting...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has debunked the notion that the recently announced tax package of $19.4 billion for June 2012 to March 2013, will...