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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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The National Health Fund (NHF) excelled at the Corporate Governance Awards copping several awards across different categories including the prestigious Greta Bogues Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance during the Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Three (3) exceptional civil servants were awarded for their outstanding contribution to the public sector during the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHCCU) Civil Servants of the Year and People’s Choice Awards held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Friday, November 15, 2024.
Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Finance and the Public Service says the government will be leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve and enhance audit committees in Jamaica. She was delivering remarks during the Government of Jamaica’s 2024 Audit Committees’ Conference at the Summit Kingston on Thursday, November 7, 2024.
The Independent Fiscal Commission Act, which establishes an Independent Fiscal Commission for monitoring and maintaining Jamaica’s adherence to the country’s fiscal responsibility laws, was passed in 2021.
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