(l-r) Ms. Carlene Smith, Deputy Financial Secretary-CPAD; Mrs. Sandra Fairclough, Principal Financial Officer; Finance Minister, Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre); Ms. Roxanne Linton CEO, FHCCU- title sponsors for the 5K and CSW Award; Mrs. Lorna Phillips, Principal Director, Compensation Management & Implementation and President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association Mr. O’Neil W. Grant. The Finance Minister stands proud having launched Civil Service Week 2019 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Minister Clarke lauded civil servants who he said were the envy of the region. “Jamaica couldn’t function without the civil service that we have here today and indeed the records show that of civil services in our region, Jamaica’s stands head and shoulder above,” Dr Clarke said emphatically.

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr the Hon Nigel Clarke and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator (AA) for Latin America and the Caribbean, John Barsa shake hands after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Jamaica and USAID. The MOU articulates broad collaboration principles and strategic objectives and capitalizes on the commonalities between the objectives and approaches that establish the basis for ongoing dialogue and cooperation towards disaster risk reduction and disaster risk finance in Jamaica. Also included in the photo are Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison (left of Finance Minister Dr the Hon Nigel Clarke) and Country Representative USAID/Jamaica, Jason Fraser (right of Mr. John Barsa).

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Minister of Finance & the Public Service, Dr The Hon. Nigel Clarke, Bank of Jamaica Governor, Mr. Richard Byles and Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, Mr. Keith Duncan signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to extend domestic monitoring of Jamaica's Economic Reform Programme (ERP) at a recent signing ceremony, held at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.

Minister of Finance & the Public Service Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke and President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Helene Davis-Whyte display a copy of the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) made between the Government of Jamaica and EPOC to extend domestic monitoring of Jamaica's Economic Reform Programme (ERP) at a recent signing ceremony, held at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Other signatories include Bank of Jamaica Governor, Mr. Richard Byles (left of Finance Minister Dr the Hon Nigel Clarke) Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, Keith Duncan (right of Helene Davis-Whyte), President of the Public Sector Organization of Jamaica, Howard Mitchell and MSME Alliance President, Donovan Wignall.

Minister of Finance & the Public Service Dr The Hon. Nigel Clarke and Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, Keith Duncan shake hands while holding the signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding to extend domestic monitoring of Jamaica's Economic Reform Programme (ERP) at a recent signing ceremony, held at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) will be spending over J$2b on some critical projects to improve efficiency in targeted areas of its operations over the next four years. Click the image to read more.