On Thursday, February 14, there were six Regional Fora being hosted concurrently in each of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Regions. This event showcased the top companies per school for the JACE Program, where they competed in the JACE Business Pitch Competition for top awards such as Most Innovative Products, Best Booth and Best Pitch. Our Grade 5 Program, JA BizTown was also featured in the Business of the Future Display Competition, where the students were challenged with setting up a model of a business operation, product or service based on what they envision it being like 20-30 years from now.

Other activities for the day included features from the NCTVET areas in schools, displays from local universities and colleges, the Junior Achievement Money Biz Tour activity.

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JA Jamaica is a registered non-governmental organization and a member nation of Junior Achievement Worldwide, the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through experiential, hands‐on programs.