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Programme Manager, Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (BIGEE), Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Christopher Brown.
Programme Manager, Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (BIGEE), Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Christopher Brown.

Development Bank of Jamaica Reopens the Jamaica Business Fund (Cluster Fund) with Up to US$300,000 Available Per Project

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) through its Boosting Innovation Growth & Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) on Friday, August 4, 2023, announced the launch of the Jamaica Business Fund (JBF), a grant funding product to enhance the development of the productive...
Sergeant Kensley Shay of the Jamaica Constabulary Force collects his award as one of the recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Graduate Scholarship from Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith, at a ceremony held at King’s House, on August 17, 2022.
Sergeant Kensley Shay of the Jamaica Constabulary Force collects his award as one of the recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Graduate Scholarship from Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith, at a ceremony held at King’s House, on August 17, 2022.

Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship Recipients to be Announced Aug. 17
Government workers and their children are being encouraged to apply for the Public Sector Education Grants.
Government workers and their children are being encouraged to apply for the Public Sector Education Grants.

Gov’t Officers Encouraged to Apply for Public Sector Education Grants
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on July 20.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on July 20.

Gov’t Providing Funds for Back-to-School, Emancipendence
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates for 2023/24

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), interacts with beneficiaries of the Students’ Loan Bureau’s grant-in-aid (from left) Rojay Clarke, Malaka Edwards, and Kaycia Hylton, during the launch of the revised programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 20).
EducationFinance & Public Service

Gov’t Continuing Measures to Increase Tertiary Education Funding Access

The Government will continue to implement measures aimed at increasing Jamaicans’ access to tertiary education financing. Addressing the launch of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) revised Grant-In-Aid (GIA) Programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 20), Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the aim is to increase enrolment...
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Finance & Public Service

54.7 Per Cent Increase In Export Earnings for January to March

Jamaica’s export earnings for the first quarter of the 2023 calendar year, between January and March, totalled US$527.3 million. Figures released by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Wednesday (July 19) show that the sum was 54.7 per cent above the US$340.9 million generated for the corresponding period in 2022. The outturn was also US$201.9 million more than the...
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Farmers examining crops under cultivation.
AgricultureFinance & Public Service

Agriculture Ministry Allocates an Additional $104 Million to Assist Farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has allocated an additional $104 million towards drought mitigation efforts for farmers. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 19). “To address the challenges of water scarcity and drought caused by climate change, we have initiated a comprehensive programme for the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2023/24 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 18).
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Second Supplementary Estimates for 2023/24 Tabled In the House of Representatives

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Tuesday (July 18), tabled the Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2023/24 in the House of Representatives. The primary objective of the Estimates is to reallocate to individual Heads the required funds to enable payment of the compensation adjustments during the fiscal year. In December 2022, the...
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Finance & Public Service

SLB Grant-In-Aid Allocations Being Increased This Year

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is increasing the number of Grant-In-Aid (GIA) allocations provided and sums dispensed, beginning this fiscal year. The number of grants being provided for eligible students from low-income or Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) households, and wards of the State will increase to 4,200, up from the 3,000. The sum for each grant...
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