Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Tax Administration Department and the Management Institute for National Development for this Tax Services Exposition. It is my privilege to participate in today's events. I am always pleased to voice my support for initiatives that promote mutual learning. Indeed, this exposition presents a valuable vehicle for that critical interaction between...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman on Tuesday (March 30) officially launched a new entrant to the local media landscape at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The company, Caribbean Internet Broadcast Network (CIBN), is an electronic network of radio and television stations that are totally Internet-based. CIBN seeks to deliver streaming radio and television to a global audience and...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman on Tuesday (March 30) officially launched a new entrant to the local media landscape at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The company, Caribbean Internet Broadcast Network (CIBN), is an electronic network of radio and television stations that are totally Internet-based. CIBN seeks to deliver streaming radio and television to a global audience and...

I consider it a real privilege to once again make my contribution to the Annual Budget Presentation to this Honourable House as Prime Minister for the thirteenth consecutive time - the lucky baker's dozen. Despite the exacting demands of this high office that have caused me many times to call on all my reserves of patience, tolerance and fortitude and...

I consider it a real privilege to once again make my contribution to the Annual Budget Presentation to this Honourable House as Prime Minister for the thirteenth consecutive time - the lucky baker's dozen. Despite the exacting demands of this high office that have caused me many times to call on all my reserves of patience, tolerance and fortitude and...

A: INTRODUCTION All budget presentations important. This is my eleventh and has special significance for a host of reasons. Was a very difficult calendar and fiscal year. Gratitude to Family/FriendsMinisters of StateConstituents/Region III Place on record gratitude to Financial Secretary, all the Deputy Financial Secretaries and Technical Staff at the Ministry, Governor, Deputy Governors and staff of the BOJ, Director...

A: INTRODUCTION All budget presentations important. This is my eleventh and has special significance for a host of reasons. Was a very difficult calendar and fiscal year. Gratitude to Family/FriendsMinisters of StateConstituents/Region III Place on record gratitude to Financial Secretary, all the Deputy Financial Secretaries and Technical Staff at the Ministry, Governor, Deputy Governors and staff of the BOJ, Director...

With 96.9 per cent of all students accessing education from public institutions, the public school system continued to be the major provider of schooling in the country in 2002. As stated in the recently published Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) 2002, parents were generally satisfied with the quality of schools that their children attended, while two thirds of children...

As the December 2005 deadline for the coming into being of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) arrangement approaches, there are concerns about the ability of industries in the region to effectively compete and take advantage of trade opportunities.Dr. Rosalea Hamilton, Trade Policy Consultant and Executive Director of the Institute of Law and Economics, is of the view...

New initiatives aimed at encouraging increased investments in the island by Jamaicans living in the United States (US), as well as American companies and private citizens, will be the focus of discussions this weekend in Washington by the Board of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO). A non-profit organization, NAJASO is the umbrella entity in the US,...

The registration and licensing requirements for institutions, which provide pension services, will form the basis of discussions on the Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Bill, 2003, at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Friday, January 30. Tabled in Parliament in December 2003, the Bill seeks to provide the legislative and regulatory framework to govern pension systems in Jamaica. There is...

The registration and licensing requirements for institutions, which provide pension services, will form the basis of discussions on the Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Bill, 2003, at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Friday, January 30. Tabled in Parliament in December 2003, the Bill seeks to provide the legislative and regulatory framework to govern pension systems in Jamaica. There is...