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PIOJ flags rising oil prices, lingering effects of Melissa for impacting growth outlook
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Williams to close Budget Debate on Tuesday
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Williams to close Budget Debate on Tuesday
March 24, 2026
Finance Minister Fayval Williams is scheduled to close the 2026/27 Budget Debate on Tuesday with what many expect to be a doubling down on the measure...
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Budget Debate: Minimum wage to increase by $1,000 in July
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Budget Debate: Minimum wage to increase by $1,000 in July
March 19, 2026
The National Minimum Wage will be increased by $1,000 to $17,000 per week effective July 1. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness made the announcement Thu...
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Budget Debate: Holness says Opposition MP told him they couldn’t live without the salary increase
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Budget Debate: Holness says Opposition MP told him they couldn’t live without the salary increase
March 19, 2026
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has disclosed that a member of the parliamentary caucus of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), called him t...
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Budget Debate: It’s a matter of when, not if, says Golding of the PNP returning to Gov’t
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Budget Debate: It’s a matter of when, not if, says Golding of the PNP returning to Gov’t
March 17, 2026
Six months after his party suffered defeat in the September 2025 General Election, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has used his opening remarks in his ...
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Budget Debate: Gov’t hiding behind Hurricane Melissa
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Budget Debate: Gov’t hiding behind Hurricane Melissa
March 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has accused the Government of “hiding behind Hurricane Melissa” in the way it has ...
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Budget Debate: Tax on sugary drinks will not result in healthier choices – Robinson
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Budget Debate: Tax on sugary drinks will not result in healthier choices – Robinson
March 12, 2026
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson has expressed that the tax on non-alcoholic sugary beverages is unlikely to result in Jamaicans purch...
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Budget Debate: We don’t support the $18 billion tax package, says Robinson
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Budget Debate: We don’t support the $18 billion tax package, says Robinson
March 12, 2026
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson has chided the Government over its $18 billion tax package. Robinson, who is making his contribution ...
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Budget Debate: What’s happening with NaRRA?
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Budget Debate: What’s happening with NaRRA?
March 12, 2026
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson has questioned when the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), the vehicle that Pr...
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Budget Debate: Regulations to be amended to ease process for life insurance companies to invest in corporate debt
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Budget Debate: Regulations to be amended to ease process for life insurance companies to invest in corporate debt
March 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Regulation 47 of the Insurance Regulation is to be simplified to make it easier for life insurance companies to invest in corporat...
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Budget Debate: Gov’t encourages pension funds to invest more in private companies
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Budget Debate: Gov’t encourages pension funds to invest more in private companies
March 10, 2026
Finance and Public Service Minister Fayval Williams says the Government is taking steps to encourage pension fund managers to invest more of the rough...
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Budget Debate: Billions allocated to clear audit backlog, relocate key government agencies – Williams
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Budget Debate: Billions allocated to clear audit backlog, relocate key government agencies – Williams
March 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Finance Minister Fayval Williams has outlined billions of dollars of spending included in the 2026-26 Budget that she describes as...
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Budget Debate: Gov’t spends $67 billion for hurricane relief and early recovery
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Budget Debate: Gov’t spends $67 billion for hurricane relief and early recovery
March 10, 2026
The Government has already spent $67 billion as part of its hurricane relief and early recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa which de...
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Williams to open Budget Debate March 10
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Williams to open Budget Debate March 10
February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister Finance and Public Service Fayval Williams will open the 2026-2027 Budget Debate at Gordon House on Tuesday, March 10, at w...
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WATCH: Political promises being costed, says Holness
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WATCH: Political promises being costed, says Holness
March 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country is experiencing a change where promises made by politicians are being costed amid...
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Finance Minister putting Jamaicans at risk says Crawford
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Finance Minister putting Jamaicans at risk says Crawford
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Senator Damion Crawford has accused Finance Minister Fayval Williams of “putting Jamaicans at risk”. Crawford made the ac...
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Govt’s budget prioritises debt reduction – Senator Golding
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Govt’s budget prioritises debt reduction – Senator Golding
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Government Senator Sherene Golding Campbell says the Budget as presented by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government during the jus...
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Senator calls for collaborative tax review to help working class
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Senator calls for collaborative tax review to help working class
March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator and President General of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Kavan Gayle is calling for a collaborati...
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UWI Mona forum to examine budget
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UWI Mona forum to examine budget
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica– With the Government’s 2025/26 Budget now tabled in Parliament, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona says its annual Budget...
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Gov’t invests $8.2 billion under technology in schools policy — Williams
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Gov’t invests $8.2 billion under technology in schools policy — Williams
March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has invested $8.2 billion in tablets, laptops, interactive panels, projectors and specialised equipment for special...
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‘Be careful how you speak about Probox’, says Williams
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‘Be careful how you speak about Probox’, says Williams
March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Apparently stung by criticisms that she was “out of touch” following comments she made about how Jamaicans could acquire a Toyota ...
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Williams warns of FINSAC 2.0 if PNP keeps its budget promises
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Williams warns of FINSAC 2.0 if PNP keeps its budget promises
March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Finance Minister Fayval Williams has warned that the proposals contained in the budget presentations of Opposition Leader Mark Gol...
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Nearly $2b to be spent to address sewage problems in Kingston and St Andrew – PM
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Nearly $2b to be spent to address sewage problems in Kingston and St Andrew – PM
March 23, 2025
The National Water Commission (NWC) will be spending $1.4 billion this year to lay sewer lines along Monroe Road, Retreat Avenue, Seymour Avenue, and ...
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PIOJ flags rising oil prices, lingering effects of Melissa for impacting growth outlook
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Newell pushes sweeping environmental overhaul amid transparency concerns
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May 21, 2026
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