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BOJ Approves Banking Transactions Utilising NIDS When Fully Operational
The Bank of Jamaica has given National Commercial Bank (NCB) the approval to pursue three use cases that integrate the services of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). Those being pursued by the Bank are face-to-face deposit account on-boarding,...
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Task Force Established to Examine Issues with Teachers’ Payment System
A task force has been established to examine discrepancies within the payment system for teachers. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, while responding to a question posed during Wednesday’s (May 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “The Minister of Education and Youth, in consultation...
MOFPS Set to Host Public Consultation on National Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) is set to engage thousands of Jamaicans in a series of public consultation fora on the Government of Jamaica‘s (GOJ’s) National Natural Disaster Risk Financing (NNDRF) Policy starting at the Old Police Station (50 Main Street) May Pen, Clarendon on Monday, May 15, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The...
PHOTOS: Permanent Secretary Launches Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund
Permanent Secretary the Office of the Prime Minister and co-founder of the Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Audrey Sewell (second left), with (from left) General Manager, Legal Services, Development Bank of Jamaica and co- founder of the scholarship fund, Sheron Henry; Superintendent, May Pen Circuit of Methodist Churches, Reverend Nicola Barrett- Glasgow; Co-founder and committee member, Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship...
Over US$1.9 Billion in Export Earnings for 2022
Jamaica generated export earnings of just over US$1.9 billion, between January and December 2022. This represents a 28.4 per cent increase over the US$1.48 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2021, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). A STATIN communiqué indicated that the value of last year’s exports surpassed the US$1.65 billion earned in 2019, prior to...
DBJ announces Open Window for Innovation Grant Fund & two new areas of Focus – Climate Resilience & Women-owned/led Medium-sized Businesses
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is pleased to announce the opening of Cohort Three of its Innovation Grant Fund (IGF), a programme targeting medium-sized Jamaican companies. The DBJ is also advising that there are two (2) new areas of focus – Climate Resilience (mitigation and/or adaptation) and Women-owned/led businesses. The grant is valued at Twenty Million Jamaican Dollars (J$20...
Jamaican Embassy to Participate in ‘Around The World Embassy Tour’ on May 6
The Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC will, on Saturday (May 6), join more than 50 other foreign missions in the US Capital for Events DC/Passport DC Around the World Embassy Tour. Events DC /Passport DC runs from May 1 to 31 and offers an outstanding array of cultural activities presented at embassy open houses, street festivals, performing arts venues, museums,...