Jamaica
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Fly Jamaica ready to soar!
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After 14 months of working assiduously to meet rigorous regulatory aviation requirements, Fly Jamaica Airways will officially take to the skies on Friday, January 25, with its inaugural flight scheduled to depart for the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Fly Jamaica Airways received its air operating certificate in September 2012 from the Jamaica Civil…
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Gone paperless: Statin keen to share technology with CARICOM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE Statistical Institute of Jamaica's (Statin) will introduce its new electronic data collection system (Edacs) to CARICOM. Now that its new data collection system, Edacs, an electronic system operated on the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Slate 2 tablet has been unveiled, Statin is key on sharing the system with other Caribbean territories. “They would be very interested as they…
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Government moves to restrict granting of waivers
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will soon move to restrict the discretionary power of the finance minister to grant waivers. Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Peter Phillips says a comprehensive review of the discretionary power of the Minister of Finance to grant waivers has been completed, with a view to improving the efficiency of the tax…
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EDITORIAL – Cabinet getting on track
KINGSTON, Jamaica – They didn't accomplish as much as they should have, but enough for us not to insist that the Cabinet head back into a special session to get the job done. We now know that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants the Government to be more aggressive about its primary surplus. The target for the next three fiscal…
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PM says IMF not only solution to Jamaica’s problems
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says while an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will it some needed assistance, it is not however the solution to the problems facing the country. “The IMF will not solve the problems of Jamaica. We all have to make some sacrifices and it is us as Jamaicans that will have to…
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Jamaica gives assurances to implement EPA agreements
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it has given approval for the necessary amendments to be made to the Customs Act as the island implements the tariff liberalisation aspect of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries and the European Union in 2008. The tariff liberalisation will be phased over 25 years with…
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Confronting CARICOM’s implementation deficit
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE recent announcement by the secretary general of the Caribbean Community, Irwin LaRocque, of fresh efforts to restructure the management of the regional economic integration movement would most likely raise new questions about the commitment of Heads of Government to implement decisions unanimously adopted. We are now into the third week of 2013 and as far as…
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PM to give update on IMF discussions
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government is expected to update the nation later on Monday “on matters related to aspects of the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to an official statement issued here. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and members of her Cabinet are expected to address the media on the outcome of a three-day special…
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Former diplomat says Petrocaribe safe
KINGSTON, Jamaica – FORMER Jamaican Ambassador to Venezuela Clifton Stone thinks that as long as Hugo Chavez's socialist party remains in power there is no danger to the Petrocaribe oil agreement which benefits Jamaica. “The danger would arise if the Opposition prevails and elections are called and they are victorious,” Stone told the Jamaica Observer. “[Henrique] Capriles and the Opposition…
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