Construction of the country’s state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite is set to continue in the new fiscal year. The Government has budgeted approximately $323 million to carry out construction activities on the facility, which will be located at 149 Orange Street, downtown Kingston. It is expected to increase the forensic capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and reduce the backlog...

Jamaica’s business environment is to be further strengthened during the upcoming fiscal year with the implementation of several programmed engagements, for which the Government has earmarked just over $676 million. The sum has been budgeted for the Jamaica Business Environment Reforms Project, details of which are outlined in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), on a tour of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, February 15, where a $100-million multiphase renovation project is under way.

The Government will be spending $900 million to further build out the security forces’ cybersecurity initiatives during fiscal year 2023/24. The money will be used to continue the procurement of software and hardware to expand the security forces’ capabilities. Details of the project are outlined in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is advising current and potential clients to be cautious of persons claiming they can assist with application submission and other business processes of the Authority. The call has come from Acting Senior Director of Operations, O’Shane Williams, who is reminding the public that “the CLA is the only agency mandated by law to process applications...

The Government has budgeted $360 million to continue improving Jamaica’s emergency communication system in fiscal year 2023/24. The ‘Improvement of Emergency Communication System in Jamaica’ project aims to develop a national platform to coordinate incident response among key agencies of government and volunteers. Details of the engagement are outlined in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled recently in the House...

Jamaica is positioned as an attractive investment destination, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Addressing the Global Tourism Resilience Conference 2023 on February 15, at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, Mona, Senator Hill informed that the country “grew by 8.2 per cent in the 2021 fiscal year and another 5.7 per...