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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the audience during Access Financial Services’ recent 25th Anniversary Gala and Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the audience during Access Financial Services’ recent 25th Anniversary Gala and Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Finance Minister Applauds Microfinance Institutions for Supporting MSME Growth

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended Jamaica’s micro-finance institutions for their pivotal role in supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and advancing national economic development. She was speaking during Access Financial Services’ recent...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Standard and Poor’s Upgrades Jamaica from “BB-” to “BB”, Outlook Remains
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (second right), in discussion with stakeholders during Wednesday’s (September 24) PIOJ Labour Market Forum, held at AC Hotel by Marriott, in Kingston. Sharing in the discussion are (from left): President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation, Wayne Chen; Vice President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Shamir Brown; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Vice President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Marc Frankson. 
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (second right), in discussion with stakeholders during Wednesday’s (September 24) PIOJ Labour Market Forum, held at AC Hotel by Marriott, in Kingston. Sharing in the discussion are (from left): President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation, Wayne Chen; Vice President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Shamir Brown; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Vice President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Marc Frankson. 

AI Can Assist Country to Achieve National Development Goals – PIOJ Head
Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Mrs. Velma Ricketts Walker, addresses the JCA’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Panel Discussion at the AC Marriott Hotel, on September 18.
Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Mrs. Velma Ricketts Walker, addresses the JCA’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Panel Discussion at the AC Marriott Hotel, on September 18.

Commissioner of Customs Calls on Stakeholders to Unite Around Trust and Integrity
Director General, Statistical institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair.
Director General, Statistical institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair.

STATIN Deepens Educational Partnerships to Advance Data Literacy in Schools

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Principal of Cristel House Jamaica, Jason Scott (left); Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Leesha Delatie-Budair; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee (third left), and Custos of Kingston and Board Chairman Cristel House Jamaica, Hon. Steadman Fuller, share a moment at the official launch of the tablet redistribution initiave on August 27.
EducationFinance & Public ServiceTechnologyYouth

More Than 5,000 Tablets Redistributed to Schools

More than 5,000 tablets previously used in Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census have been redistributed to schools across the island under the Tablets in Schools programme. Speaking with JIS News recently, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of eLearning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee, described the initiative as a significant step towards advancing digital education and inclusion. The tablet redistribution is...
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A Client Services Officer interacts with a customer in the new Students’ Loan Bureau offices.
Finance & Public Service

SLB Implements Key Changes to Improve Customer Service and Efficiency

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has implemented key organisational changes designed to improve customer service and efficiency as part of its wider rebranding exercise. In an interview with JIS News, Executive Director of the SLB, Nickeisha Walsh, indicated that the Bureau’s transformation is centred on enhancing customer experience. “One of the first things we did was to look at the...
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Business and Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Amanda McKenzie.
AgricultureEducationFinance & Public ServiceInvestment

$6m Allocated for New Scholarship Cohort Under Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund

A total of $6 million will be disbursed under the Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund scholarship and bursary programme to support education-related expenses for a new cohort of agricultural students, soon to be announced for the 2025/26 academic year. This was disclosed by Business and Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Amanda McKenzie. “For this year, we had 217 applications....
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Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Dr. David Lowe (right), greets Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga, during the PSOJ/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Empower JA Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 11). Looking on are PSOJ Executive Director, Sacha Vaccianna-Riley (second left), and Deputy Managing Director, Jamaica National (JN) Bank, Gillian Hyde.
CommerceFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestment

DBJ Unveils $2b ‘Orbit’ Loan Facility to Boost MSMES in Key Growth Sectors

Entrepreneurs engaged in manufacturing, health, agriculture, and the creative industries now have access to up to $30 million in collateral-free financing through the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) ORBIT Loan Programme. Managing Director, Dr. David Lowe, says the $2-billion financing product, launched this week, was developed in collaboration with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the Jamaica Manufacturers and...
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Newly appointed Director-General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)
Finance & Public Service

Press Release – Leesha Delatie-Budair Appointed Director – General of STATIN

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) wishes to announce the appointment of Ms. Leesha Delatie-Budair as Director-General of the Institute, effective September 1, 2025. With a robust background in economics and statistics and extensive experience in official statistics and leadership, Ms. Delatie-Budair has been pivotal in modernizing Jamaica’s statistical systems to meet international standards. Ms. Delatie-Budair previously served as the...
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Director of Policy Research in the Social Policy Planning and Research Division at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, in an interview with JIS News, said data collected for the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions is secure.
Finance & Public Service

PIOJ and STATIN Assure That Information Shared in JSLC is SAFE

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) are assuring members of the public that all information shared in the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) is safe, protected, and treated with the strictest confidentiality. In a recent interview with JIS News, Director of Policy Research in the Social Policy Planning and Research Division at...
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