Education Minister Endorses JSE Primary School Stock Market Education Programme  

• The Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) efforts to develop the capacity of young people in financial literacy and money management have been endorsed by the Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
• Speaking during the launch of the Primary School Stock Market Education programme at the JSE in downtown Kingston on Friday (October 20), Mrs Williams said the initiative is designed to equip youngsters with investment knowledge that can take them into adulthood.
• Noting that she was pleased with the focus of the public education programme on the role of the stock market, the value of investing in the stock market and the importance of saving at an early age, Mrs Williams said the JSE initiative should add some fun for the youngsters, while they are learning important information about the financial market.
• The JSE and its partners are using the programme, which is entertaining and interactive, to educate staff and students of primary and prep schools on the value of investing in the stock market, and the importance of starting to save at an early age.
• Plans are in place to involve as many primary and prep schools islandwide, with the hope of accomplishing this during the current school year.
• Minister Williams noted that while the stock market has risks, persons investing in the stocks have the opportunity to see their money grow significantly.

(Source: JIS News)