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Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

CHASE Fund Encourages Early-Childhood Institutions to Access Available Support

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is encouraging early-childhood institutions across the island to take advantage of the funding opportunities available through the agency. Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster, told JIS News that the organisation is concerned that...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (right), shares in the handover of a cheque valued at $800,000 by Vice President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Richard Burrowes (left) and MCCI President, Jason Russell, to Marketing Director and Programme Manager at Women of Destiny (WOD) charitable organisation, Kriss-Ann Haughton. The presentation was made on Wednesday (July 22) at the Jewel Grande Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce Donates $800,000 to Local Charity

Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on July 18, 2025.

TAJ Helping Customers in Transition Period

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), congratulates Founder and Chief Executive Officer, STEM Builders Learning Hub, and winner of the MSME Masters Business Pitch Competition, Kavelle Hylton, during the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce MSME Linkages day event at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer; Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chief of Operations, Jamaica, Karisa Ribeiro; and Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Dr. David Lowe.

IDB Official Affirms BIGEE’s Role in Driving MSME Growth Across Jamaica

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Chairman, Milverton Reynolds, during the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service held at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20).

Finance Minister Applauds PPC’s Five Years of Exemplary Service Since 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), along with (from left) Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller; Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Chairman, Milverton Reynolds, and Executive Director, Nadia Morris, participate in the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20).

7 months ago Finance & Public Service

PPC Reports 10 Per Cent Increase in Supplier Registrations for Fiscal Year 2024/25

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recorded a 10 per cent increase in supplier registrations during fiscal year 2024/25. This was disclosed by Executive Director, Nadia Morris, during the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20). In 2021, the Commission introduced the supplier registration system, an online portal enabling suppliers to register...

Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.

7 months ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think Tank

TAJ Rolls Out New Electronic Vehicle Registration Certificate System

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding customers that the new electronic Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate (eMVRC) process takes effect Monday (July 21). Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18, TAJ’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Meris Haughton, outlined the streamlined digital process now being implemented across tax offices islandwide. “We’re going completely electronic. You come in,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the MSME linkages day event at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on July 15.

7 months ago Finance & Public Service

JSE a Powerful Engine of Entrepreneurial Growth – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) as a powerful engine of entrepreneurial growth. He noted that, through initiatives such as the junior market and the proposed micro market, the JSE is “democratising access to capital and allowing businesses at every stage to scale with confidence”. He was addressing the MSME linkages...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses the launch of the National Population and Sustainable Development Policy (NPSDP), on World Population Day, Friday (July 11) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.

7 months ago DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Revised Population Policy Responds to Demographic Shifts

Jamaica has a revised population policy, which responds to shifts in the country's demographic landscape and composition, including a declining child population, and to capitalise on the positive trends to support national development. The National Population and Sustainable Development Policy (NPSDP), developed by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), was launched on World Population Day, Friday (July 11) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston. It...

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left), shares a celebratory moment with members of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s team, which won the 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition. The Ministry of Agriculture defeated the Ministry of Tourism in Thursday’s (July 10) final match at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.

7 months ago Finance & Public Service

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Crowned 2025 Public Sector Debate Champion

Cheers erupted at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining was crowned champion of the 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition on Thursday (July 10). The team triumphed over the Ministry of Tourism by a 17-point margin, compellingly debating the motion ‘Be it resolved that addressing mental health challenges requires societal reform more than...

Forty eligible candidates will benefit from the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Tertiary Education Grant for the 2025/2026 academic year. Beneficiaries will receive $100,000 towards their tuition.

7 months ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceIndustry

BGLC Accepting Applications for Tertiary Education Grant

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is accepting applications for its Tertiary Education Grant, for the 2025/2026 academic year. The grant is available to full-time third and fourth-year undergraduates who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication at BGLC, Wendy Robertson, told...

Captain for the Ministry of Tourism debate team, Matthew Blake (centre), flanked by team members during the recent semi-finals of the Public Sector Debate Competiton.

7 months ago Finance & Public Service

Grand Finale of Public Sector Debate Competition on July 10

The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining (MOAFM) will compete in the final of the 2025 Public Sector Debate Competition. Organised by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, this year’s staging brought together 26 teams, with 19 returning entrants and seven first-timers. Executive Director of TIU,...