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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
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Education Minister Welcomes Social Enterprise Study

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is welcoming the launch of a social enterprise study, which sheds light on how such activities enable students to develop core skills to transition from school to the workplace. The...
Equipment handed over to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in June last year, under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).
Equipment handed over to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in June last year, under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).

PROMAC Project Allocated $589 Million
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), and Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Ning Jizhe (right), affix their signatures to a Framework Agreement which will see both countries collaborating on various production capacity and investment projects in a number of critical areas. Overseeing the process is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry. The signing took place during a ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices yesterday (February 16).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), and Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Ning Jizhe (right), affix their signatures to a Framework Agreement which will see both countries collaborating on various production capacity and investment projects in a number of critical areas. Overseeing the process is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry. The signing took place during a ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices yesterday (February 16).

Jamaica to Benefit from Framework Agreement with China
Some of the 27 new buses that were handed over to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in 2016, during a ceremony at its corporate office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town.
Some of the 27 new buses that were handed over to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in 2016, during a ceremony at its corporate office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town.

$1.3 Billion to Buy Spare Parts for JUTC
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a press conference following a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on February 16. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer, and Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Anthony Smikle.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a press conference following a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on February 16. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer, and Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Anthony Smikle.

Health Ministry Takes Action to Address Problem at Cornwall Regional Hospital

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Budget 2017/2018Social Security

$6.7 Billion Allocated to PATH

The Government has set aside $6.7 billion for the continuation of projects under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) in the next fiscal year. The money has been made available in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The initiative, which falls under the Social Protection Project II, is being implemented by the...
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Budget 2017/2018Health & Wellness

$744 Million to Support National HIV/Aids Response

The Government has allocated $744.22 million to support the National HIV/AIDS response in Jamaica. Details are given in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to reduce AIDS-related morbidity and mortality with effective biomedical and supporting interventions; and reduce new HIV infections among key populations through behavioural and structural interventions....
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Budget 2017/2018

Health Systems Being Strengthened

The Government has allocated $29.72 million towards the strengthening of health systems in Jamaica. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The specific objective is the crafting of a comprehensive 10-year Strategic Development Plan for the health sector, as part of the integrated health service delivery framework. The project also has as...
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