Finance Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to meet in Santiago, Chile this summer, to deliberate on a Western Hemispheric response to the global financial crisis. Prime...

The 2009/10 Budget Debate begins on April 23, in the House of Representatives, with Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, making his presentation. Mr. Shaw will tell...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has been allotted $3.5 billion for the repayment of institutional loans this fiscal year. The provision has been made in the 2009/10...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has assured Members of Parliament that provisions are in the budget to buy emergency food supplies in the event of a natural disaster. He was answering...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce(MIIC) has received $31.4 million, to assist micro, small and medium sized enterprises(MSMEs) increase their competitiveness in the agro-processing and craft sub-sectors. Under the...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has declared that the Government will not be going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance as the country does not have a balance...

The National Irrigation Development Project has been given $21.5 million in budgetary support this fiscal year, as the Government strengthens efforts to increase agricultural production. As stated in the 2009/10...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, attributes Jamaica's mounting public debt to a lack of "fiscal discipline" over the years. Speaking...

A new energy strategy will be presented during the current fiscal year, as Government moves to transform the sector to improve the country's competitiveness. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon....

The Early Childhood Commission has received $59 million for its Early Childhood Development Project in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure. The project is geared towards improving the monitoring of children's...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will deliver a National Broadcast on Sunday, April 5, on both radio and television. In his presentation, the Prime Minister will address matters relating to the...