The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has launched a new financial literacy gamification platform, ‘BOJ Money Quest’, designed to engage Jamaican school children in learning about money management. The initiative seeks to equip students with essential financial skills, including saving, budgeting, goal-setting, and responsible spending. The curriculum-aligned game is tailored for students in Grades Four to Six and can be accessed...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) will launch its 65th anniversary celebrations this Sunday (May 31) with a vibrant programme of activities highlighting staff recognition, community outreach, and youth empowerment initiatives across the island. Head of Communications, Sheena Woodburn Francis, outlined the planned activities during the Central Bank’s Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, on...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is projecting a gradual recovery of the economy for financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to be within the range of one to three per cent. The forecast was given by Governor, Richard Byles, during the Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester,...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to maintain the policy rate on overnight placements by deposit taking institutions at 5.5 per cent per annum. “The MPC also decided that Bank of Jamaica will continue special measures to preserve stability in the foreign exchange market, including directly supplying the foreign exchange needs of selected entities...

Jamaica has received the second disbursement of funds from the European Union (EU) to support the implementation of the Digital Transitioning Programme for Jamaica (Digital Jamaica). This latest handover brings total disbursements under the Programme to J$613.5 million (€3.41 million), to date. The Programme supports the implementation of Jamaica’s National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy and aims to expand...

A Bill to facilitate the withdrawal of $11.4 billion annually from the National Housing Trust (NHT), to provide budgetary support for the Government over the next five years, was passed in the House of Representatives on May 19. The National Housing Trust (Amendment) (Special Provisions) Act 2026 was piloted by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams....

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy contracted by an estimated 5.9 per cent during the January to March 2026 quarter, compared with the corresponding period in 2025. Speaking during PIOJ’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (May 20), Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said the out-turn largely reflected the lingering impact of Hurricane Melissa on productive activities....