3 d. ago Grenada Reports Significant Revenue Shortfall Since Start of 2025

Grenada’s Ministry of Finance has reported a significant revenue shortfall of over EC$90 million for the first four months of 2025, compared to the corresponding period last year. The decline is largely attributed to reduced inflows from the Citizenship by Investment, CBI, programme. According to the ministry’s April 2025 fiscal report, government revenue stood at […] The post Grenada Reports Significant Revenue Shortfall Since Start of 2025 appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Finance Ministry Rejects JAMP’s Claim of Breaching IC Commitment

The Ministry of Finance has rejected as false, claims by the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal, JAMP, that it breached a prior commitment to provide public access to the Integrity Commission’s quarterly contract awards report. Chairman of the Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act, Edmund Bartlett, read the response of the ministry into the […] The post Finance Ministry Rejects JAMP’s Claim of Breaching IC Commitment appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Former Finance Minister Touts Jamaica as a Model For Caribbean Region

Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and Former Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke, has touted the successes of Jamaica’s fiscal reform as a path to sustainable growth for the wider region. Dr. Clarke was delivering the keynote address for 25th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture Tuesday evening. In noting the current difficulties […] The post Former Finance Minister Touts Jamaica as a Model For Caribbean Region appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago Requirements For FID Post Adjusted to Accommodate Chung – Dayton Campbell

Hundreds of supporters of the opposition PNP descended on Heroes Circle in the vicinity of the Finance Ministry on Monday to call for what they’re describing as good governance and institutional integrity. This follows the recent appointment of Dennis Chung as Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigations Division, FID. The opposition is resisting his […] The post Requirements For FID Post Adjusted to Accommodate Chung – Dayton Campbell appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago T&T Finance Minister Takes Interest in Foreign Currency Used to Pay Artistes

In Trinidad and Tobago, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo says he’s intrigued by the amount of foreign exchange being mentioned in relation to payments to artistes involved in the recent ill fated One Caribbean Music Festival. Minister Tancoo has requested an investigation. According to the event’s organisers, Vybz Kartel received US$950,000 of a contractually obligated US$1.3 […] The post T&T Finance Minister Takes Interest in Foreign Currency Used to Pay Artistes appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Finance Minister Defends Appointment of Dennis Chung as FID Head

Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, says her ministry stands firmly behind the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief technical director of the Financial Investigations Division, FID. This comes amid a 72-hour ultimatum issued by the opposition People’s National Party, PNP, for his appointment to be withdrawn. In a statement on Friday, Minister Williams says the selection […] The post Finance Minister Defends Appointment of Dennis Chung as FID Head appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago JAMP Wants Gov’t to Clarify Appointment of Dennis Chung as FID Head

The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal, JAMP, has called on the finance ministry to clarify the appointment of Dennis Chung as the new chief technical director of the Financial Investigation Division, FID. Executive director of JAMP, Jeanette Calder, has raised questions about Chung’s technical suitability for the role. JAMP also wants the ministry to share the […] The post JAMP Wants Gov’t to Clarify Appointment of Dennis Chung as FID Head appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Chang Reiterates Gov’t Commitment to Improving JCF’s Human Resource Systems

Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring improvement in the human resource management system for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF. He was speaking at the Jamaica Police Federation’s 82nd Annual Joint Central Conference in Hanover on Tuesday. Minister Chang says the Finance Ministry is on track to honour […] The post Chang Reiterates Gov’t Commitment to Improving JCF’s Human Resource Systems appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Gov’t Seeking to Bridge Gap So Public Can Feel Effects of Positive Economy – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, says the government will have to tailor its social programmes to allow more ordinary Jamaicans to feel the benefits of the country’s reduction in inflation rate. Minister Williams also weighed in on the decline in the country’s poverty rate. The Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ, recently […] The post Gov’t Seeking to Bridge Gap So Public Can Feel Effects of Positive Economy – Finance Minister appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 w. ago Finance Minister Renews Call For Banks to Lower Lending Interest Rates

Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, says the latest reduction in interest rates by the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, is a strong signal to commercial banks to follow suit. She was speaking at Thursday’s post-Cabinet press briefing. The BOJ lowered interest rates on Tuesday by 25 basis points. This will see the rate offered to commercial banks […] The post Finance Minister Renews Call For Banks to Lower Lending Interest Rates appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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