Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government may have to consider channeling more funds into the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), if the institution is to support the growing...

World Bank representatives have expressed confidence that Jamaica will be able to fix many of its macroeconomic problems, after the Fiscal Responsibility Framework (FRF) is fully implemented. "If this Fiscal...

The World Bank has commended the Government's efforts to overcome the global recession and stabilise the economy, noting that the country must now look towards growth and development. "Now that...

The Export Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) Limited is rolling out its new strategic plan, backed by an injection of some US$6 million from the PetroCaribe Arrangement and another...

Over $143 million is to be spent over the next nine months rehabilitating 18 roads in five rural parishes, under phase two of the European Union's FLEX Programme. The contracts...

The Export -Import (Ex-Im) Bank has dropped its lending rates to between 10 to 11.5 per cent for Jamaican dollar loans and 7.5 to nine per cent for US dollars...

The Government has guaranteed a US$20 million loan by the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), as the agency seeks to increase the pool of funds available to students wishing to pursue...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, told participants in the 14th annual Americas Conference in Miami Wednesday (September 15) of initiatives being taken by the Jamaican...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that while the reluctance of commercial banks to reduce interest rates is nothing new, the situation is most glaring...

A major road, the Christiana Development Road, is to be constructed in Manchester under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), at a cost US$6 million (approximately J$500 million). Making the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw says with the economy now stabilised, it is time to focus on issues of productivity, production, savings and investment in...