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Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau, Nickeisha Walsh, told JIS News that the Bureau has seen strong interest from its customers in its Debt Reset Programme, which was launched in December 2025.

SLB Urges Borrowers to Embrace Debt Reset for Enhanced Credit Standing

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is encouraging borrowers to take advantage of its Debt Reset Programme, noting that participation can significantly improve their credit standing and enhance their ability to access loans from other financial institutions. Credit bureaus collect information...

Literacy Coordinator for Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Mishkah Howard (left), presents a certificate of participation to Shantel Thomas of the Cheswick Branch Library, during Read Across Jamaica Day on May 5.

Read Across Jamaica Day Encourages Creativity and Literacy At Barking Lodge Primary

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Government Maintains Strong Focus on Transforming Education System

Administrative Assistant at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations and Marketing Department, Joan Gayle, reads to grade-five students at Alpha Primary School in Kingston, during Read Across Jamaica Day on May 5.

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in Read Across Jamaica at Alpha Primary School

Recipients under the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) Aviation Scholarships Programme show off plaques presented at the awards ceremony held on Thursday (May 7) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. They are joined by (from second left, front row) Deputy Director General, Regulatory Affairs, JCAA, Rohan Campbell; AAJ President, Audley Deidrick; President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Andrew Spencer; and Chairman, AAJ, Douglas Lindo.

AAJ Awards $30 Million In Scholarships

Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), presents a certificate to St. Richard

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State Minister Highlights Teachers’ Invaluable Role In Nation-Building

As the nation celebrated teachers on Wednesday (May 6), State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, highlighted the invaluable role they play in societal growth, transforming lives, and building a better future through education. He noted that teachers are essential in driving national growth and development and fostering a society where every child, regardless of community, background...

Deputy General Manager for Corporate Services, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Adrian Chin (second left), presents computer equipment to Acting Principal of the Allman Town Primary School, Thamar Russell-Brown (third left), during Read Across Jamaica day activities at the school in Kingston on May 5. Joining in the occasion (from left) are male student leader, Yajaun Ainsworth; Education Officer, Lucien Henry; female student leader, Tashayne Johnson, and School Board Chairman, Renee Campbell.

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PHOTO: UDC Donates Computer Equipment to Allman Town Primary

Deputy General Manager for Corporate Services, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Adrian Chin (second left), presents computer equipment to Acting Principal of the Allman Town Primary School, Thamar Russell-Brown (third left), during Read Across Jamaica day activities at the school in Kingston on May 5. Joining in the occasion (from left) are male student leader, Yajaun Ainsworth; Education Officer, Lucien Henry;...

Acting Community Relations Officer-Eastern at the National Water Commission (NWC), Marlene Davis (left) and Customer Care Officer, NWC St. Thomas, Shenae Gordon-Walker, read to students at the Yallahs Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 5).

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Importance of Reading Highlighted Across St. Thomas

Students from across St. Thomas were engaged in interactive reading sessions to improve their comprehension, critical-thinking, and literacy skills during Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday, May 5. Teams from the municipal corporation and representatives from corporate entities like the National Water Commission (NWC) visited schools, sharing in storytelling and encouraging children to continue exploring the world through reading. In...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth right, front row), is joined by Principal of Lawrence Tavern Primary School, Marlene Davis-Fairweather (fourth left, front row); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (fifth right, second row); Government Senator, Rose Bennett Cooper (third right, front row); Lawrence Tavern Primary School teachers and other stakeholders during Teachers’ Day Celebration, and the handover of digital devices and a classroom smartboard on the school grounds in St. Andrew on Wednesday (May 6).

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Teachers At Lawrence Tavern Primary Receive Laptops

Teachers at Lawrence Tavern Primary School were honoured with digital devices and classroom technology during a Teachers’ Day celebration, held on the school grounds in St. Andrew on Wednesday (May 6). Thirty-six teachers at the institution received laptops courtesy of the Flow Foundation, while the school was presented with a BlackPoint smartboard through a partnership involving BlackPoint and Imperial Appliances....

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Matthew Samuda, shows grade-one students illustrations in a book, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the Exchange Primary School in the parish on Tuesday, May 5.

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Strong Support for Read Across Jamaica Day At Exchange Primary

There was an outpouring of support for Read Across Jamaica Day at Exchange Primary School in St. Ann on Tuesday (May 6), with representatives from government, the private sector and civil society conducting reading sessions with the students. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Matthew Samuda, who was on...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, gives remarks during Wednesday

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New Board Chairs Appointed for Education Ministry Entities

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has announced the appointment of Chairs to several Boards under the Ministry’s portfolio. She made the announcement during Wednesday’s (May 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The appointees are Attorney at law, Camile Facey, who will chair the Advisory Board of the HEART/NSTA Trust; policy...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reads to students at Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland during Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday (May 5).

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Parents Urged to Foster Good Reading Habits At Home

Parents are encouraged to play a more active role in fostering good reading habits among their children. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in making the call, said that literacy development must be reinforced both at school and at home to ensure the best outcomes. “You have to do your part at...