Full house medical benefits provided under the Government Pensioners Administrative Services Only (GOPASO) health scheme will increase by 70 per cent, effective September 1, 2023. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Tuesday (July 4), announced that individual benefits to retirees will go up by 40 per cent, moving from $20,000 to $28,000 per...

Applicants who use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate the 600-word essay that is required for consideration of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant will be automatically disqualified. Corporate Affairs and Communication Manager of the BGLC, Wendy Robertson, issued the warning recently in an interview with JIS News. “You can use it to assist in your research,...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to receive a major boost to its mobility following the provision of approximately $428 million in grant aid from the Government of Japan. The sum, which is equivalent to 400 million Japanese Yen, is being provided through Japan’s Economic and Social Development Programme and will be used to purchase five ambulances and 33 pickups...

The 81 students at the Falmouth Infant School in Trelawny who will be transitioning to the primary level in September will receive financial assistance to purchase school supplies. A $250,000 cheque, donated by Friends of Falmouth, a New York-based non-profit organisation, was handed over to the school’s Acting Principal, Patrice Beharie, during a ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (June...

Jamaica is advancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education with full scholarships valued at $2.5 billion for 1,250 new student-teachers at The Mico University College. Speaking at the launch of the scholarships, today (June 29), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the Government...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, through the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), will be providing 2,250 scholarships to boost the country’s capacity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) over the next five years. On Thursday (June 29), the STEM Scholarship Programme will be launched, through which full tuition scholarships will be granted to some 1,250 new student-teachers...

Jamaica generated US$325.4 million in export earnings for the first two months of the year. The sum represents a 54.6 per cent increase on the US$210.4 million earned for January and February 2022. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), in a statement on Monday (June 26), indicated that the growth was primarily due to a 133.1 per cent increase in...