Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Cabinet has given its approval for a 25 per cent increase in the stipend payable to Jamaican students on scholarships in Cuba.

This will move the allowance from US$100 to US$125 per month.

Golding also said this monthly stipend would be paid to all Jamaican students awarded scholarships by the Cuban government.

"This will include those students, who have benefited from special arrangements with the People's National Party and trade unions, as well as those undergoing the one-year preparatory course," Golding said while making a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

For many years, the Cuban government has awarded tertiary level scholarships to Jamaican students, under bilateral technical assistance agreements between the two nations.