The Ministry of Education and Youth is in support of the plan by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) to expand opportunities for post-secondary education through the implementation of micro credentials. Micro credentials are a series or collection of specially designed courses that result in certification. They demonstrate the learner’s skills, knowledge, and/or experience in a specific subject area or...

Cabinet has approved implementation of the US$20-million (approximately $3-billion) Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunities (SPIRO) Project. This follows submissions from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, with comprehensive justification by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided details...

Persons enrolled in the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) can expect an increase in their benefits this year, details of which will be made available soon. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts Risden. She was speaking at the Ministry’s townhall series, ‘On a PATH to Transformation with...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has completed the rehabilitation of the Whithorn to Darliston roadway in Westmoreland. Community Relations Officer at the NWA Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the $294-million project involved reshaping and asphalting the 12 kilometres of roadway. “There was also significant emphasis on repairing undermined sections of the road through the repair and reconstruction...

Jamaica is on track to achieve a 72 per cent debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio by the end of the fiscal year, the lowest in 30 years. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure while opening the 2024/2025 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 12). He said that...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is projected to invest more than $11 billion in capital projects to modernise, upgrade and construct new tax offices across Jamaica over the next three years. The works to be undertaken will provide a more comfortable and efficient experience for taxpayers. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who provided details...

Two technical working groups are to be established to provide oversight of the transformation process for the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). The first group will review and provide recommendations regarding the technical design of PATH. The other will scrutinise and provide strategic guidance on the reassessment and general rules of the programme. There will also be...