MINISTRY OF FINANCE & THE PUBLIC SERVICE
PRESS RELEASE
Kingston, Jamaica: Monday, November 1, 2021
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is advising the public that there is a fraudulent message being circulated on social media, purportedly on behalf of the Government of Jamaica, for persons to access the “COVID19 COMPASSIONATE GRANT.”
Please ignore the message and DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. There is no new COVID-19 compassionate grant. All messages from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service are circulated through official channels (mass media and the Ministry’s social media channels) with proper contact information.
Please visit www.wecare.gov.jm for updates on the current legitimate COVID-19 CARE programmes of the Government of Jamaica and how to access them.
For further information contact:
Communication & Public Relations Branch
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 932-4656 / 4660 / 4655
Mobile: (876) 809-4863
Email: shelly-ann.weeks@mof.gov.jm
Contact: Shelly-Ann Weeks
My fellow Jamaicans,
You may have noted that in its Economic and Fiscal Assessment Report which was published in January, the Independent Fiscal Commission said Hurricane Melissa caused an estimated US$8.8 billion in damage — which is about 41 per cent of GDP.
Fitch Ratings Agency, on February 5, 2026, affirmed the Government of Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency and Local Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BB-’ and maintained the outlook at “Stable”.
Auditors, public sector workers and government officials were urged to strengthen stakeholder confidence in public services by reinforcing trust, enhancing risk oversight and building institutional resilience at the Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ) Audit Committees’ Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Reference is made to Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Press Release of November 6, 2025 regarding the relief of customs duty and general consumption tax (GCT) on a specified list of items.
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