Income Tax Filers who have not yet done so, are being reminded that they should be making final preparations for the filing of their annual Income Tax Returns and supporting documents. Income Tax filers include all self-employed persons, employed persons with additional sources of income, corporate bodies, and organizations such as Partnerships, Trusts, Estates, Building Societies, and Life Assurances as...

The Government has completed upgrades to the eGov Data Centre at a cost of $600 million. The project, which began in 2020, forms part of the public-sector transformation programme, being managed by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, noted that information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the...

Three primary schools are to be rehabilitated and one infant school constructed in the 2024/25 fiscal year. The works will be undertaken under the School Infrastructure Improvement Project, which has been allocated $726.7 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. This project aims to reduce the incidence of poverty in low-income vulnerable communities by improving access to quality education and...

Just over $221 million has been budgeted to undertake activities to enhance Jamaica’s resilience to disasters and climate risks. The activities will be done under the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project in the Office of the Prime Minister. It is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through funding from the Government of Jamaica and the International Bank for...

The Government will be spending an estimated $550 million in the upcoming fiscal year on the Portmore Resilience Park’s construction. The intention is to create a 21-acre green recreational space for the residents of the Portmore community in St. Catherine and visitors, inclusive of three acres of commercial development. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of...

The rehabilitation of groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to erosion and enhancing protection of coastal resources along Montego Bay’s waterfront and within the marine ecosystem are set to continue in 2024/25 with an earmarked government provision of $500 million. This will be undertaken through the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project, details of which are contained in the...

Works will continue on the widening and dualisation of Grange Lane in St. Catherine through a budgetary allocation of $600 million in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA), the project, which began in 2022, is slated to end...

The Government has allocated $3.3 billion to combat preventable illnesses under its ‘Prevention and Care Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)’ Project. Details of the initiative are provided in the 2024/2025 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project is geared towards contributing to the improvement of the health of the country’s population by strengthening comprehensive policies for...

A budgetary allocation of $10.2 billion has been made for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project for the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds allocated will go towards acquiring the remaining parcels of land needed for the Montego Bay and Long Hill bypass road construction;...