The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $455.9 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF) to provide budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for the 2026/27 financial year. Speaking in the House on Tuesday (September 22), Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the JBI was established by the Government in 1975...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including Jamaica, continue to face a range of threats that highlight their inherent structural vulnerabilities. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, made the observation while contributing to the country’s third Voluntary National Review (VNR) during the seventh session of the United Nations (UN) High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 22).

Findings from the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will help to inform adjustments to health policies and programmes, including efforts to respond to the prevalence of chronic illnesses and improve access to treatment. Director of Policy Research in the Social Policy Planning and Research Division of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, told JIS News that the...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (September 22), commenced the debate on the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, which seeks to establish a formal licensing and supervisory framework for virtual asset businesses to ensure compliance with international anti-money laundering standards. A virtual asset service provider is any business that handles cryptocurrency or other digital assets for or on behalf of...

Data gathered from the 2026 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will help to guide the Government’s planning for the country’s ageing population. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director of Policy Research in the Social Policy Planning and Research Division of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, said that the survey’s findings will...

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) will be hosting a life certificate pop-up drive at the Church of the Open Bible, 12 Washington Boulevard in Kingston, on Thursday (September 24), beginning at 10:00 a.m. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Get the Facts’ Programme recently, Deputy Accountant General, Financial Operations at the AGD, Rahja Harrison, said a mobile drive is...