The foreign exchange market remains relatively stable, reflecting continued strong tourism revenue and remittance inflows, as well as the effect of actions taken by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). Governor,...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the country’s economic prospects over the short to medium term are positive. Speaking during the PIOJ’s quarterly...

The Government has made a budgetary allocation of $406 million to commence the second phase of the Rehabilitation of Research Centres project in the agricultural sector in the upcoming fiscal...

Administration of the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) test for grade six will begin on February 22, 2024, with the sitting of the Ability Test. Grade-six students will sit the...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has launched a National School Garden Project, under the theme ‘Eat what you grow, from the farm to the table’. This $10-million project will...

The Government intends to complete and launch phase one of the National Identification System (NIDS) enrolment and issuance of national identification cards during the 2024/25 financial year. This will be...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 1.9 per cent during the October to December 2023 quarter, compared with the corresponding period...

The final audit and evaluation of the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project is to be conducted in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are outlined in the 2024/25...