The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the Jamaican System of National Accounts has been updated to reflect international best practices, enhancing comparability and analytic relevance. The revisions to the Jamaican System of National Accounts include aligning the national accounts with the United Nations System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008), adoption of the 2016 revision of the...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is undertaking wide-ranging airport development projects across Jamaica, aimed at enhancing capacity, safety, and efficiency, in line with growing air-travel demand. Speaking at the MBJ Airports virtual forum on Wednesday (July 2), Minister Vaz underscored the importance of airports to the island’s economy. “Airports are major contributors...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has hailed e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) as a critical partner in Jamaica’s progress towards becoming a fully digital society. The entity, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has a mandate of integrating and infusing technology at all levels of the education system, with the objective of bridging the digital divide...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (July 1), commenced debate on the Jamaica Tourist Board Bill, 2025. The legislation repeals and replaces the existing Tourist Board Act, which has governed Jamaica’s tourism sector since its enactment in 1955. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who piloted the legislation, noted that in 1955, when the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was established, the...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, is applauding the growing interest of young Jamaicans in financial literacy. “When we get them interested in the stock market at an early age you have them for life, and they can develop careers from this,” she said. The Managing Director was speaking at an awards ceremony for...

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is encouraging farmers to adopt smart fertilisation techniques that enhance crop yields while safeguarding environmental health. Director of Research and Development, Dr. Wayne Myrie, noted that smart fertilisation remains a key focus at seminars with farming groups across the country. “In those seminars, we give information to farmers about the proper use of fertiliser… applying...

A significant step forward in educational infrastructure is under way with the introduction of new school building standards islandwide, focusing on safety, sustainability, and student-focused design. The initiative was outlined during a sensitisation session on the New Building Standards for Schools, hosted by the National Education Trust (NET) on Friday (June 27), at the Overseas Examinations Commission, in Kingston. Stakeholders,...