KINGSTON — The main objective of tax reform in Jamaica should be to stimulate economic activity, to achieve economic growth. The proposition was offered by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is encouraging all Jamaicans to support the goals of the Public Sector Transformation process. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Business...

KINGSTON — The Student Loan Bureau (SLB) continues to provide financing for tertiary education, approving $9.8 billion in loans in 2010. Prime Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, said the figure, which...

Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Hon. Andrew Holness said part of the transformation of the economy has to be done through transforming the education system. He noted that...

KINGSTON — The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is attributing the prevailing stable economic conditions to the Government's macro-economic policies, which have slowed inflation and brought stability to the exchange rate....

KINGSTON — Speculation about the date of the next General Election could add to the uncertainties created by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) delay in reviewing the medium-term economic programme,...

KINGSTON — The cost of living pressure is likely to continue to ease during the December 2011 quarter, with inflation projected to be in the range of 1.0 per cent...

KINGSTON — The Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) policy rate, which is the interest rate payable on 30-day certificates of deposit, was reduced by 50 basis points to 6.5 per cent...

KINGSTON — The country's Net International Reserves (NIR) remain strong, with the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) reporting holdings in excess of US$2 billion as at the end of October. The...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) has adopted a joint approach with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in crafting recommendations to the Jamaica Parliamentary Tax...

KINGSTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) provided funding of more than US$18 billion for Aid for Trade activities in the Central American and Caribbean regions between 2008 and 2010,...