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The Minister of Finance & the Public Service

The Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil., MP, is Jamaica's Minister of Finance and the Public Service and is Member of Parliament for St Andrew Northwestern. ...

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Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Honourable Nigel Clarke (centre) and Financial Secretary, Ms. Darlene Morrison (third left) take a group photo at the virtual launch of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship at the Ministry on July 29. Others in photo are (from left) Deputy Financial Secretary of the Strategic Human Resource Management Division, Mr. Wayne Jones; Chief Personnel Officer of the Office Service Commission, Mrs. Jacqueline Mendez; Mr. O’Neil Grant, President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association; and Ms. Monica Brown, Executive Director, Students’ Loan Bureau.
Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke highlighted the vision and purpose of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme while speaking during the virtual launch at the Finance Ministry recently. Also included in the photo is Mr. Oneil Grant, President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association.
50 Million USD Agreement Signed Strengthening the MSME Sector
Dr the Hon Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Mrs. Therese Turner-Jones, IDB country representative for Jamaica, on Friday, March 13, 2020, signed the agreement for the Boosting Innovation Growth Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme. Under the BIGEE programme, established MSMEs will be supported for innovation, growth, patent development and commercialization among others at the individual and group level at all stages of the firm cycle. (Seated right: Milverton Reynolds, Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica).
Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Employers: Interim Guidance for COVID-19
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GoJ Receives USD $40M Loan to finance the Second Rural Economic Development Project
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Honourable Nigel Clarke, and World Director for the Caribbean (centre), World Bank Director for the Caribbean, Tahseen Sayed (right of Minister Clarke) showcase the loan agreement of the Second Rurual Economic Development Initiative (REDI II) Project.
GoJ Receives USD $40M Loan to finance the Second Rural Economic Development Project
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Honourable Nigel Clarke, and World Bank Director for the Caribbean, Ms. Tahseen Sayed signed the loan agreement of the Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II) Project.
The Citizen's Guide to the Budget 2020-2021
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Civil Service Week Media Launch 2019
(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.
MOU Signed between the GOJ and the USAID for Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Risk Finance
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).
The Public Sector signs MOU with HRMAJ
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Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC)
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.
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC)
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.
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC)
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.
GOJ to Spend J$2B to Improve Public Sector Efficiency
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.
We Care Programme
The CARE Programme is a temporary cash transfer programme to individuals and businesses to cushion the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Click the image to download.
USF Virtual Cheque Handover Ceremony
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Honourable Dr. Nigel Clarke (left), Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, the Honourable Fayval Williams (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, (right) the Honourable Alando Terrolonge held the $700 million cheque for the eLearning Jamaica Limited, in support of the Tablets for Teachers initiative at the recent Universal Service Fund Handing Over Ceremony. This is part of an agreement between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to provide each teacher in public schools with a 10-inch tablet computer as part of their compensation package.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters engage in conversation during a recent visit by the High Commissioner to the Ministry about the benefits Jamaica will receive with the provision of CA$4.7 million (J$498 million) from the Canada-CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund facility. The CA$20 million (J$2.12 billion) fund is to be implemented by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
GOJ receives $261 million grant from Gov’t of Japan to fight COVID-19
The Government of Jamaica this morning signed a bilateral agreement with the Government of Japan to provide grant aid totalling two hundred million Japanese Yen (approximately 261 JMD) to support Jamaica's fight against the coronavirus, COVID-19.

The Budget

2019 - 2020 Budget
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Featured Updates

Deposit Insurance Coverage Limit Doubled

Kingston, Jamaica: Thursday, August 20, 2020

The maximum payout to depositors, in prescribed circumstances pursuant to Section 18 (1) of the Deposit Insurance Act (DIA) was increased from J$600,000.00 to J$1,200,000.00. The increase which is effected through a Ministerial Order has been approved by both Houses of Parliament. The increase will take effect August 31, 2020, after publication in the Gazette. At this threshold, approximately 97 per cent of all accounts at deposit taking institutions are covered under the Deposit Insurance Scheme (DIS).

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We CARE Payments To Outstanding Occupational Groups Projected For Next Week

August 12, 2020
 
The We CARE Programme was designed with a formal verification review by the Auditor General’s Department (AGD) prior to payments being made to beneficiaries. Given that the programme involves several billions of dollars of economic and social support, and given the speed of the programme design and roll out, in the interest of transparency and good governance the extra step of having the AGD review application and reference data for each occupational group prior to the transfer of each batch of payments was included.
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Ministry of Finance and the Public Service launches J$1 billion Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme

Kingston, Jamaica: Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke officially launched the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme which will offer 30 graduate scholarships each year for the next five years for public sector employees, at an estimated cost, over the five-year period of J$1 billion.

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