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Executive Director, Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh.

SLB Reinforces Role As Partner In Country’s Educational Journey

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) brought stories to life for students at Mountain View Primary School on Tuesday (May 5) as part of activities to mark Read Across Jamaica Day 2026. The Bureau’s participation underscores its commitment to education, literacy...

Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau, Nickeisha Walsh, told JIS News that the Bureau has seen strong interest from its customers in its Debt Reset Programme, which was launched in December 2025.

Thousands Benefit from SLB’s Debt Reset Programme

Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau, Nickeisha Walsh.

SLB Extends Debt Reset to December 2026

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (seated left), and Founder of Honey Bun Foundation, Michelle Chong (seated right), affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to undertake a micro enterprise business development and growth monitoring initiative. The MOU signing ceremony was held at PIOJ’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston on Thursday (April 30). Observing the signing (from left) are PIOJ Technical Specialist: Socio-Economic Development, Charmaine Brimm; and General Manager of Honey Bun Foundation, Nashauna Lalah.

PIOJ and Honey Bun Foundation Sign MOU to Assist Micro Businesses

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Logo.

PIOJ Partners with DCS to Develop Concept Note and Proposal

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

2 months ago Finance & Public Service

Young Women Urged to Get More Involved in Shaping the Digital Future

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit, Maria Thompson Walters, is urging girls and young women to step into leadership roles and actively shape the Caribbean's digital future. Mrs. Thompson Walters was addressing the 10th anniversary observance of International Girls in ICT Day on April 23. The event was held under the regional theme ‘Empower, Educate, Elevate: Building a Future-Ready...

2 months ago Digital TransformationFinance & Public ServiceTechnology

PM Calls For Fully Digital Financial System

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica must move quickly to having a fully digital financial system, which will make banking faster, easier cheaper and more inclusive. “We have not moved fast enough on this matter,” he said. “We took a step, we invested in JAM-DEX (Jamaica Digital Exchange). One would have thought that by now, the...

Beneficiaries of the 2025-2026 R.E.A.P. Entrepreneurship Conference, coordinated by the PIOJ’s Community Renewal Programme and implemented by Young Women and Young Men of Purpose (YWOP/YMOP). At left is CEO & Founder of YWOP/YMOP, Lanisia Rhoden, and at right is Programme Coordinator, YWOP/YMOP, Toni-Ann Williams.

2 months ago Finance & Public Service

REAP Entrepreneurship Programme Participants to Benefit from Mentorship Initiative

Thirteen entrepreneurs who participated in the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (REAP) Entrepreneurship Programme are set to benefit from a six-month mentorship initiative with established private-sector businesses. The REAP programme, implemented by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), through its Community Renewal Programme (CRP), is designed to empower entrepreneurs to become agents of change within their families and communities. In...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and Chief Financial Officer of the Hanover Municipal Corporation, Romeo Daley, display a cheque donated by the Jamaican Diaspora to benefit the Hanover Infirmary. The presentation took place on Tuesday (April 21) at the Ministry in downtown Kingston.

2 months ago Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

Jamaicans In Washington DC Donate Funds to Hanover Infirmary

The Hanover Municipal Corporation has received a donation of US$4,895.96 from the Jamaican Diaspora towards improving the care and living conditions at the Hanover Infirmary. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who handed over the cheque at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston on April 21, said that the contribution reflects the enduring commitment of overseas...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (second right), in conversation with Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left); President of the Jamaica Red Cross Society (JRCS), Allasandra Chung (left), and Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle. The interaction took place during the JRCS Hurricane Melissa Recovery Conference, held at the S Hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (April 21).

2 months ago Finance & Public Service

NaRRA To Be Complemented By National Recovery Framework

Establishment of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) will be complemented by the development of a national recovery framework and parish recovery plans. This is to ensure that recovery from Hurricane Melissa is strategically guided and locally grounded. This is according to Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. He was delivering a presentation...

Principal and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Densil Williams, delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) Public Sector Debate Competition on Tuesday (April 14) at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston.

2 months ago Finance & Public Service

Public-Sector Debaters Urged to Develop Innovative Solutions

Participants in the Public Sector Debate Competition are being urged to use the platform to interrogate national issues and contribute to innovative solutions that will strengthen Jamaica’s long-term development trajectory. Principal and Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Densil Williams, made the call while addressing the launch of the 2026 staging of the Transformation Implementation Unit...

Founder and Executive Director of the Jamaican Association for Debating and Empowerment (JADE), Germaine Barrett (left), exchanges greetings with Principal and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Mona, Densil Williams, during the launch of the TIU Public Sector Debate Competition on Tuesday (April 14) at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (centre).

2 months ago Finance & Public Service

Record 32 Teams to Compete in 2026 Public Sector Debate

A record 32 teams will match wits and skills while competing for millions in cash and prizes in the 2026 Public Sector Debate Competition. Implemented by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) the debate, which is in its fifth staging, offers a platform for public-sector workers to influence change through discourse. Speaking during the launch on Tuesday (April 14) at the...