Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is monitoring and preparing for the impact that the country’s economy will face because of conflict between the neighbouring countries, Ukraine and Russia. “We expect that the impact on Jamaica could be through the global energy prices, oil prices, in particular, and possibly through some commodities, maybe wheat [and] flour...

Three Special Education Diagnostic Centres are to be established at three colleges at a cost of $110 million, during the new fiscal year. They are Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, St. James; Church Teachers’ College, Manchester and the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), in Portland. Details of the projects, being facilitated under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s National...

Says Every Avenue is being Pursued to Ensure the Safe Return of Jamaican Students in Ukraine Prime Minister Andrew Holness has condemned the invasion of Ukraine and says every avenue is being pursued to ensure the safe return of Jamaican students in Ukraine. The Prime Minister said his latest update is that there are currently 27 students remaining in Ukraine...

The Government has budgeted $60 million for activities under the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&FM) project, which seeks to help Jamaica adjust more easily to climate change. The money was allotted in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which began in February 2015 and is slated to end in June 2022, is...

A sum of $710.2 million is earmarked to continue work under the Government’s Global Services Skills Project, during fiscal year 2022/23. Details of the provision are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which commenced in January 2019 and is being implemented by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), aims to promote growth in...

A total of $5 billion has been budgeted for roadworks during the 2022/23 fiscal year. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, following a tour of sections of St. James on Tuesday (February 22). Mr. Warmington also advised that $300 million is earmarked for emergency work resulting from...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be receiving an additional 50 compactor trucks to improve garbage collection across the island. A sum of $1.8 billion has been budgeted in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to procure the vehicles under the Acquisition of Compactor Trucks Project. The trucks will increase the NSWMA’s fleet...

The Government has allocated $300 million to begin modernisation of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The works are part of a major redevelopment project at the hospital, which includes the construction of a new tower with 58 additional bed spaces, 35 neonatal cots and seven major theatres, and the purchase of medical equipment. As stated in the...

Rehabilitation works at the Hope Valley Experimental and August Town Primary schools in St. Andrew are to be completed in the upcoming fiscal year under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project II. The project, which has been allocated $796.2 million in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services and contribute towards increased...