News March 05 2026

Budget probe

Updated March 5 2026 2 min read

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  • Kathryn Silvera, president of the JMEA. Kathryn Silvera, president of the JMEA. Photo - Contributed
  • Kathryn Silvera, president of the JMEA. Kathryn Silvera, president of the JMEA. Photo - Contributed
  • Cordell Williams, president of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica. Cordell Williams, president of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica. Photo - Contributed

As members of parliament (MPs) gear up to pose questions to portfolio ministers today about the Government’s $1.4-trillion Budget during a two-day meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, two sector groups have highlighted issues they want addressed during the deliberations.

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