OEC to complete outstanding PEP exam payments by Friday

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) has confirmed that all outstanding payments to invigilators and presiding examiners who served during the 2026 Grade 4 and Grade 5 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations will be completed by Friday.

In a statement this week, the commission said it received 845 claims from 537 examination personnel for the two examination sittings. To date, it said nine of the 15 payment batches have been processed, accounting for 44 per cent of all claims. The remaining six batches are being processed, with payments to be made by direct bank transfer, the OEC said.

All claims were submitted to the commission in June 2026. This was the first examination cycle in which the OEC assumed direct responsibility for processing these payments, and the commission said the process has taken significantly longer than expected.