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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

Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker, is encouraging stakeholders to unite around trust and integrity. Delivering opening remarks at the JCA’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Panel Discussion, held on September...
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
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) enjoys a light moment with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Access Financial Services, Hugh Campbell (left) and Executive Chairman, Access Financial Services, Marcus James, at the entity
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) enjoys a light moment with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Access Financial Services, Hugh Campbell (left) and Executive Chairman, Access Financial Services, Marcus James, at the entity's 25th Anniversary Gala and Awards Ceremony held on September 20, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

PHOTOS: Access Financial 25th Anniversary Awards Ceremony
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.
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.

More Than 5,000 Tablets Redistributed to Schools
A Client Services Officer interacts with a customer in the new Students’ Loan Bureau offices.
A Client Services Officer interacts with a customer in the new Students’ Loan Bureau offices.

SLB Implements Key Changes to Improve Customer Service and Efficiency

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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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Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Projects GDP Growth of Up to 3% for 2025-26

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is projecting that gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Jamaica will recover in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 per cent for the financial year 2025-26, largely due to the performance in agriculture, mining, and tourism sectors. This was noted by Governor Richard Byles during a recent press conference at the Bank’s headquarters in downtown...
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Acting Head of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Market and Welfare Statistics Unit, Nicole Allen, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Finance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessYouth

Households Participating in JSLC Child Health Module to Receive Token

Households with children, five years old and younger, participating in the anthropometry module of the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will receive a token. This was announced by Acting Head of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Market and Welfare Statistics Unit, Nicole Allen, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on the 2025 survey, which...
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