Starting this September, beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) who apply to the Students’ Loans Bureau (SLB) will not need guarantors to support their applications....

The Government will be establishing a $1-billion Jamaica Screen Fund to provide financing for the development and production of film and television (TV) shows in the country. Opening the 2023/24...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, will announce an increase in the minimum wage in April. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

The 2023/24 Budget Debate gets under way in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7), with the opening presentation by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the...

A sum of $305 million has been allocated for the implementation of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Education Transformation Programme in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained...

Implementation of the Government’s energy management and efficiency programme will continue during the new fiscal year with a $967.17 million allocation. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of...

Approximately $315 million will be spent by the Government during the upcoming fiscal year to commence constructing the St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters. The provision is set aside in...

Work under the Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will continue during the upcoming fiscal year with a $149.8-million budgetary provision. This...