Another $33 million has been allocated to continue roll-out of the Plastic Waste Minimisation Project in the new fiscal year. The sum is set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 14. The project aims to enhance Jamaica’s capacity to undertake integrated waste management and strengthen the policy and legislative framework to...

The Government has set aside $304.7 million to strengthen governance and oversight structures in the justice system. This will be facilitated through the Justice, Security, Accountability and Transparency (JSAT) Project, which aims to improve the quality of life of Jamaican citizens by strengthening governance and oversight, with particular regard to the functioning of the justice system. This is outlined in...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has received an additional $270 million to continue work in 2019/2020, to enhance the resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas. The project aims to protect the livelihood and food security of vulnerable communities by improving land and water management in the agricultural sector, strengthening coastal protection, and building institutional capacity against climate...

The Government has allotted another $168 million in 2019/2020 to continue carrying out activities related to the relocation of the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade to downtown Kingston. This is outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used to complete the supply and installation of...

A total of $161 million is earmarked to continue work by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service next fiscal year to construct and renovate several tax offices islandwide. The sum is contained in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which commenced in September 2018, targets construction of tax offices in Cross...

The Government has allocated $8.03 billion to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy Programme in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to support consumption, protect and promote the human capital accumulation of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries. It also seeks to strengthen the overall capacity of the Ministry...

The Government will spend some $20 million on a Solar Energy Project for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. Details about the project are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The anticipated targets for the 2019/20 fiscal year include retrofitting, upgrading and repairing of the structure of school roofs; the payment of fees to the...

Work to further build out phase two of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR II) will continue this year with a $379-million budgetary allocation. This is contained in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which commenced in April 2013 and initially ran for 30 months, aims to improve the quality and use...

The Government will be spending $1.33 billion to implement the National Identification System (NIDS) in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The allocation has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used to commence piloting of NIDS with public-sector employees and continue the recruitment of key NIDS staff for the...