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Fayval Williams

Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service, confirmed by Jamaica Information Service in October 2026.

Fayval Williams speaking at a lectern; archive photograph dated 19 November 2015. Nicolefosjm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original file retained; displayed with responsive scaling.

Profile checked Oct 14, 2026. Roles and titles reflect the cited sources at that time.

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The finance minister oversees the public-finance portfolio. Her reported January proposal for a receivables-factoring policy concerns businesses awaiting payment on public contracts.

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