The Government will be increasing budgetary spending by approximately $60 billion during the current 2022/23 fiscal year. The details are contained in the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure, tabled by...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is pursuing two main strategies to highlight and promote the use of best practices for community development. Speaking at the seventh staging of the...

Customers of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will now find it much easier to receive attention, with the recent launch of its Customer Support Portal. Director of...

Persons are being invited to participate in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) symposium on best practices for social and community development, on Wednesday, November 2. The symposium, under the...

The National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (NMWAC) held the fourth in its series of public consultations at the Mandeville Hotel in Manchester recently. The sessions are aimed at garnering stakeholder...

Inventors and entrepreneurs can now access funding support under the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) $100-million patent grant facility. Manager for DBJ’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme,...

The return of the British International Investment (BII) to the region will offer a vital new source of finance for countries. It will prioritise investments in the private sector, particularly...

The Racecourse Health Centre in Clarendon has been given a much-needed facelift, creating a more pleasant environment for the health care workers and residents, who use the facility.  The work...