BYLES... total revenues remain within striking distance of the budget Co-chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says that Jamaica would benefit from a follow-up agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), also citing the completion of the current programme as one that is critical to Jamaica’s
Sunday, March 13, 2016 William McConnell, chairman of IronRock The following serves to correct a story which was published on Wednesday and which incorrectly states that the general public secured only seven per cent of shares in the IronRock IPO. The Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) first IPO of the year,
BROWN... the Jamaican employment cost falls below the global average A new study done by international accounting firm UHY indicates that taxes on employment have started to fall globally, but that businesses are still paying out more than a fifth of employees’ salary in employment taxes. The average extra cost
Financial Reports published by the Financial Services Commission which includes compilation of the Insurance Industry. http://www.fscjamaica.org/about-the-fsc/content-72.html
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Eighty-two people have lost their lives due to road crashes since the start of 2016, according to statistics released by the National Road Safety Council (NRSC). This is five more than the 77 people who died in road crashes for the same period in 2015. In 2014,
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 BYLES… what I see going forward is a period of increasing success CO-CHAIR of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Richard Byles says Jamaica can expect a period of greater prosperity, having surpassed the more austere aspects of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Byles, who
ROAD SAFETY UNITY This report provides an analysis of traffic accidents that occurred as at March 10, 2016. The traffic accident data quoted met fundamental guidelines for reporting and classifying traffic accidents as defined by the Road Safety Unit. The main criteria are; the crash has been reported to the
Shaw: "Even as we want to start with those earning below $1.5 million, we know that those earning above $1.5 million and onwards to $5 million are also stressed." Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, says tax relief is also coming for people who earn salaries between $1.5 million and $5 million annually. "Even
Monday, March 07, 2016 Minister of Finance and Public Service, Audley Shaw KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, a short while ago confirmed that the Jamaica Labour Party Government will honour its election promise of removing income tax for people earning below $1.5 million
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter, has indicated that the exchange rate continues to remain stable and that the net international reserves (NIR) are still well in excess of the target. “With the Jamaican dollar no longer overvalued, the improving inflation outlook and
