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Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil., MP, (2nd left) Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Lilia Burunciuc (2nd right), World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean Countries sign a loan agreement to support the Jamaica Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunities Project during a visibility ceremony at the ministry on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Looking on are Collette Roberts Risden (left), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Dr. Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi (right), World Bank Human Development Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
Kingston, Jamaica: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Arising from activation of the Disaster Risk Management Act and the impact of Hurricane Beryl on Jamaica, the Minister of Finance and the Public Service granted approval for goods, which the Commissioner of Customs is satisfied are being imported for relief and rehabilitation, to be relieved of import duty and general consumption tax (GCT), in accordance with item 30B of the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff and section 47 of the GCT Act, over the period July 4, 2024 through August 23, 2024.
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Following a meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), both parties are pleased to advise that an agreement has been reached to resume annual performance-based salary increments.
Honourable Fayval Williams, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, announces the commencement of the search for a new Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (“BOJ”) who would be expected to succeed Governor Richard Byles on the completion of his term of appointment on August 18, 2026. The search will take place in keeping with the principles of transparency and good governance.
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) has officially launched the fourth staging of the National Budget Secondary School Tour, setting the tone for a series of dynamic and interactive workshops designed to sensitize students about the national budget and its impact on their lives.
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) has signed a new loan contract with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) valued at US$70 million to support the Continued Public Sector Transformation Programme. The MOFPS and IDB representatives participated in a Visibility Ceremony for the loan agreement at the MOFPS on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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