Jamaica Gov’t setting aside contingency funding for coronavirus

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica is in a good position to respond to a possible coronavir...

Ministry of Agriculture to lobby for money to fix farm roads

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be lobbying for a $1.4-billion allocation in the next budget to rehabilitate more f...

Jamaica’s permanent secretaries agree to performance-based pay

Jamaica’s permanent secretaries have agreed on performance-based pay as part of the government’s compensation package. Ministe...

Living the ‘hype’ life: When your bragging and budget don’t match

Jerry pulled up to his office and honked the horn. In no time, he was surrounded by his friends who were admiring his new 2019 SUV...

Four additional schools to be taken off shift system

Four schools will be removed from the shift system in the 2019/20 fiscal year at a total cost of $93.9 million. They are Exchange ...