The Ministry of Education, Youth & Information through its Tertiary Unit, is now accepting applications for its TERTIARY STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME. Under this programme, a number of scholarships and grants are available to tertiary level students accepted in universities and colleges across the island.
CLOSURE NOTICE
In keeping with the Government of Jamaica guidelines, the Department of Economics Office will be closed to walk-in students and other visitors until further notice.
Economist and senator Dr André Haughton says the Government's COVID-19 care packages will not be sufficient to address the fallout from the pandemic, should the spread of the deadly virus continue throughout the summer into the end of the calendar year.
THE CURRENT COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the operations of our schools, with classes currently delivered in a 'distance mode' in which pupils stay at home. A distance mode is not the same as simple homeschooling, in which the entire educational process occurs outside of a formal school. There is, however, an overlap between elements of the homeschooling and distance modes.
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF JAMAICA'S DEBT STOCK?
Total public debt at the end of the fiscal year 2018-19 was an estimated $1.961 trillion, an increase of $8.9 billion when compared to $1.9521 trillion at the end of the fiscal year 2017-2018. Of the total, 61 percent is foreign or external debt, while the remaining 39 percent is central government domestic debt and main public bodies.
Last year, the Government announced no new taxes. This year, the administration set out a series of reforms that will give back $14 billion to the country through various avenues, including:
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Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
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