Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, today, September 25, 2025, upgraded Jamaica’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings from 'BB-' to BB,' while its outlook remains “Positive”. The...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, has asserted that artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly assist Jamaica in achieving its national development goals outlined in Vision 2030....

Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker, is encouraging stakeholders to unite around trust and integrity. Delivering opening remarks at...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing education through strategic partnerships with schools and ministries, with a focus on promoting statistics, mathematics, and data literacy....

 

More than 5,000 tablets previously used in Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census have been redistributed to schools across the island under the Tablets in Schools programme. Speaking with JIS...

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has implemented key organisational changes designed to improve customer service and efficiency as part of its wider rebranding exercise. In an interview with JIS News,...

A total of $6 million will be disbursed under the Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund scholarship and bursary programme to support education-related expenses for a new cohort of agricultural students,...