The Government will be spending $838 million on the National HIV/AIDS Response in Jamaica Project during the 2023/2024 fiscal year. The programme is geared at reducing AIDS-related morbidity by providing effective biomedical and supporting services and reducing new HIV infections among key populations through behavioural and structural interventions. Details of the project are outlined in the 2023/2024 Estimates of Expenditure,...

A sum of $110.23 million has been allocated for the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco) Project. Objectives of the project include the restoration of historical hydrological and other physical processes in the Negril Great Morass, and enhancement and re-establishment of native vegetation communities to provide habitat to wetland fauna. Details of...

Citizens in communities where water shops have been established are being reminded that the facilities are to be utilised for domestic purposes only. The water shop concept is intended to provide potable water for residents in regions across the island that are usually affected by drought. Speaking at the recent opening of a facility in Mile Gully in Manchester, Local...

Pharmaceutical giant Bioprist has pledged $1 million in educational support to every child of a St. James police officer who is studying medicine and able to maintain a very good grade-point average (GPA). The pledge was made by Founder and Chief Executive officer (CEO), Dr. Guna Muppuri, at a St. James Police awards dinner, held at the Montego Bay Convention...

The Government of Jamaica has allocated $405.64 million for the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project. The objective of the project is to rehabilitate the Montego Bay groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to coastal erosion and protect valuable coastal resources along the Montego waterfront and the marine ecosystem in the area. Details are contained in the 2023/24 Estimates...

The digital transformation of the Transport Authority (TA) is expected to increase operational efficiency and improve service quality to its clients. This was emphasised by the TA Managing Director, Ralston Smith, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 17. He explained that the regulatory body for commercial carriers and public passenger vehicles (PPVs) has embarked on a Digital Transformation Project,...

Work is to continue on the soil fertility mapping project in the upcoming fiscal year, with approximately $66.58 million allocated to the initiative. The provision is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives recently. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, aims to increase productivity and the quality of agricultural...