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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

Special NHT Grant for Persons Earning $15,000 or Less Per Week

Low-income earners of $15,000 and less per week are eligible to benefit from a special offer of up to $3.5 million, under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Home Grant programme. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 4).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 4).

70 Per Cent Increase in Full House Benefits for Government Pensioners
Apply for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant.
Apply for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant.

Do Not Use AI to Generate Essays – BGLC
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), shakes hands with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, during a signing ceremony for the exchange of notes between the governments of Japan and Jamaica in relation to the provision of $428 million in grant aid. The signing was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (June 30). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), shakes hands with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, during a signing ceremony for the exchange of notes between the governments of Japan and Jamaica in relation to the provision of $428 million in grant aid. The signing was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (June 30). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.

Japan Provides $428M to Bolster the JCF’s Mobility
Acting Principal of Falmouth Infant School, Patrice Beharie (right), receives a symbolic cheque for $250,000 from local member of Friends of Falmouth, Patrice Simpson. The presentation took place at the school on Tuesday (June 27).
Acting Principal of Falmouth Infant School, Patrice Beharie (right), receives a symbolic cheque for $250,000 from local member of Friends of Falmouth, Patrice Simpson. The presentation took place at the school on Tuesday (June 27).

Diaspora Group Makes $250,000 Donation to Falmouth Infant School

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), along with President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left), and Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), for the execution of the $2.5-billion Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education scholarships, today (June 29), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
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Big Boost for STEM Education

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...
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Finance & Public ServiceScienceTechnology

Gov’t to Provide 2,250 STEM Scholarships Over Five Years

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...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Working to Reduce Jamaica’s Climatic Vulnerability

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is working to reduce Jamaica’s climatic vulnerability by instituting a “suite of financial instruments that can pay out in the event of a natural disaster”. He noted that Jamaica became the first small country globally to independently sponsor a catastrophe bond that provides fiscal resources...
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Finance & Public Service

Montego Bay Tax Office to Resume with Limited Services

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise that the Montego Bay Revenue Service Centre (MBRSC) will reopen for limited business (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) tomorrow, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, until further notice. These limited services include: • Collections (cashiering services) • Renewal of Drivers' Licence • Substitute Driver's Licence • Provisional Driver's Licence • New Driver's Licence • Collection...
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