KINGSTON — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) is proposing the application of a flat tax rate for operators in the informal sector as an equitable and efficient...

KINGSTON — Finance Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts by the Ministry, Jamaica Customs, and Tax Administration, will be intensified in coming months, in response to the persistent problem of...

KINGSTON — Effective Friday, September 30, the interest rate payable on the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) 30-day Certificates of Deposit (CD) has been reduced from 6.50 percent to 6.25 percent....

KINGSTON — The latest remittance report released by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), dated September 2011 for the month of July, disclosed that net remittances for the month were US$149.7...

KINGSTON — Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, has called on private and public sector stakeholders to commit to measures to effect...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the recent surge of interest in investing in the redevelopment of downtown Kingston was not surprising, as it reflects the return...

KINGSTON — World Bank Executive, Denis Medvedev, has disclosed that the Bank’s US$100 million Second Fiscal Sustainability Development Policy Loan (DPL) to Jamaica was specially tailored to ease the repayment...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the administration continues to embark on a number of transparency and anti-corruption measures to enhance accountability in government. The Minister, who...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance, Hon. Audley Shaw says the government now has a 95 per cent compliance rate in all performance measures it is required to fulfill under its...

KINGSTON — Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter, says while it is early days for the productive sectors to reflect strong growth momentum, the return to economic stability...