The Jamaican dollar experienced its sharpest quarterly appreciation since the June quarter of 1996, strengthening by 4.1 per cent for the just ended quarter. "The strongest appreciation occurred in June...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has accepted the resignation of Chairman of the Student Loan Bureau (SLB), Andrew Cocking, and other members of the Board....

Senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Gene Leon, says there are positive signs that Jamaica is beginning to rebound from the impact of the global economic...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Arthur Williams, has said that the dismissal of Executive Director of the Student's Loan Bureau (SLB), Lenice...

Minister of Finance, The Hon. Audley Shaw announced today that the services of the Executive Director of the Student's Loan Bureau, Mrs. Lenice Barnett has been terminated with immediate effect....

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Bryan Wynter, has urged pensioners to lend their support to the reforms and institutional arrangements that contribute to a lower and more stable...

The Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and Public Service of Jamaica, and Inter-American Development Bank President, Luis Alberto Moreno, signed today a US$ 200 million loan for a fiscal...

Unfolding preliminary macro-economic data suggests that Jamaica is likely to pass the upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF) test, following the Fund's review at the end of August. This observation was...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced that it is reviewing the tax waiver/incentive regime, to formulate a new Tax Waiver/Incentive Policy and Strategy that is in...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has emphasised that "private sector investments, earning foreign exchange, producing runaway wealth, creating jobs and creating prosperity in Jamaica must...

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), signed a loan for US$200 million (JA$17.2...