Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute

Monitoring the IMF Agreement: Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) joins Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw (right) in congratulating JMMB’s Group CEO Keith Duncan (second left), and head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute Danny Roberts, on their appointment to co-chair the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) and the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee, respectively. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee Moves Ahead

January 20, 2017

Public sector rationalization (“transformation” sounds a little softer) is firmly on the 2017 agenda for Prime Minister Andrew Holness. If you may recall, last year’s Three-Year Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported the Jamaican Government’s goal to “re-orient public resource allocation toward infrastructure, social protection, and security-related spending, while transforming the public … More Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee Moves Ahead

“A Formidable Team”: The CARICOM Review Commission Holds Its First Meeting

July 5, 2016

Since the “Brexit” referendum, there have been mutterings in social media about whether Jamaica should leave the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – especially in light of the recent concerns over the treatment of Jamaican travelers at some Caribbean airports. How about a “CARICOMexit,” they ask? Well, be that as it may, plans for a Commission to … More “A Formidable Team”: The CARICOM Review Commission Holds Its First Meeting