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Director of Client Relationship Management Services at the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Cheryl Surjue, outlines details of the agency’s Debt Reset Programme during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

SLB Reports Strong Uptake of Debt Reset Programme

By: Lisa Rowe, December 15, 2025

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has reported encouraging participation in its recently launched Debt Reset Programme, with more than 6,000 clients already onboarded through the customer portal. Approximately 3,600 clients...

Spanish Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Ramonia Smith Hamilton, brings remarks at the closing ceremony for the three-month Spanish Course for Public Servants on Thursday (Dec. 11) at the Ministry’s Caenwood Centre on Arnold Road in Kingston. The course was offered by the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, and participants were certified by Pontifical Bolivarian University in Colombia. Listening (seated, from left) are Naval Attaché for the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Captain Cesar Alberto Fernandez Medina; Administrative Assistant, Carolann Cole, representing Ambassador of the Republic of Columbia to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emiliana Bernard Stephenson; Professor at Pontifical Bolivarian University, Maria Teresa Espinosa; and Spanish Tutor, Camilo Arevalo.

PHOTOS: Closing Ceremony for the Colombian Spanish Course for Public Servants

Gov’t to Transition Hurricane Melissa Relief to Voucher System by Early New Year

By: Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade., December 13, 2025

Finance & Public Service 6 days ago Disaster Relief Honorarium to Employees to Be Tax Exempt
By: Latonya Linton, December 10, 2025
Finance & Public Service 2 weeks ago PHOTOS: Jamaica Institute of Financial Services Identity and Document Authentication Seminar
Industry 2 weeks ago Customs Announces Temporary Waiver for Medical and Personal Care Imports
By: Britney Stevens, December 4, 2025

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Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Executive Director, Nickeisha Walsh, addressing Wednesday’s (December 3) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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SLB Supporting Students Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is providing support for students enrolled in tertiary institutions and customers across the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny, which were...

By: Judana Murphy, December 4, 2025

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 2).

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House Approves One-Year Suspension of Fiscal Rules to Support Hurricane Melissa Recovery

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 2) approved an Order permitting the temporary suspension of the fiscal rules for an initial period of one year as the country advances...

By: Latonya Linton, December 4, 2025

Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Executive Director, Nickeisha Walsh, addressing Wednesday’s (Dec. 3) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Applications Open for SLB Debt Reset Programme

Applications are now open for the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Debt Reset Programme, offering significant waivers for delinquent accounts and credits for those in good standing. The programme runs between...

By: Judana Murphy, December 4, 2025

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Finance Minister Tables Third Supplementary Estimates for 2025/26

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, on Tuesday (December 2), tabled the Third Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2025/26 in the House of Representatives. The revised...

By: Latonya Linton, December 4, 2025

The Seal of the International Monetary Fund.

2 weeks ago DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsHurricane Relief & Recovery

Multilateral Partners Commit US$6.7B to Jamaica’s Post-Hurricane Recovery

Jamaica is set to benefit from a comprehensive package of up to US$6.7 billion over three years, designed to strengthen recovery and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa....

By: Latonya Linton, December 1, 2025

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Dennis Zulu, provided an update on the UN’s Hurricane Melissa response during a Special Press Briefing on the national recovery effort at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 26).

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Jamaica to Receive Additional US$4M in UN Cerf Support for Hurricane Melissa Recovery

Jamaica is set to receive an additional US$4 million from the United Nations (UN) Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to accelerate life-saving humanitarian activities in parishes hardest hit by Hurricane...

By: Donique Weston, November 26, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 25).

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Gov’t Allocates $10M Per Constituency for Hurricane Melissa Clean-Up

The Government has allocated $10 million to each constituency to facilitate the clean-up of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness,...

By: Latonya Linton, November 26, 2025

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, provides data on the prevalence of poverty, during the PIOJ's hybrid quarterly media briefing on Tuesday (November 25).

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Poverty at Record Low of 7.8 Per Cent

Jamaica’s poverty rate dropped to a record low of 7.8 per cent in 2024. The rate, which is the lowest on record since 1989, is down from the previous historic...

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 26, 2025

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SLB Supporting Students Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

House Approves One-Year Suspension of Fiscal Rules to Support Hurricane Melissa Recovery

Applications Open for SLB Debt Reset Programme

Finance Minister Tables Third Supplementary Estimates for 2025/26

Multilateral Partners Commit US$6.7B to Jamaica’s Post-Hurricane Recovery

Jamaica to Receive Additional US$4M in UN Cerf Support for Hurricane Melissa Recovery

Gov’t Allocates $10M Per Constituency for Hurricane Melissa Clean-Up

Poverty at Record Low of 7.8 Per Cent

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