The Government will be spending $566 million to construct and improve police stations and other buildings. The project, entitled ‘Construction and Improvement of Police Buildings’, is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). As outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the money will go towards the...

A sum of $279 million has been allocated to the Justice, Security, Accountability and Transparency Project (JSAT) in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve the standard of living and quality of life of Jamaican citizens by strengthening governance and oversight, with particular regard to the functioning of the security and...

The Government has allocated $270.015 million for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III. This is outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme seeks to enhance security and justice in targeted communities through gender-responsive justice services. For the new fiscal year, the Victim Services Division is expected to identify and retrofit...

The Government has allocated $6.6 million to boost activities under the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Local Offenders and Deported Persons Programme. As outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives, the programme aims to reduce the rate of reoffending among local offenders and deported persons by enhancing the livelihood opportunities and improving the systems for...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will be developing a national statistical migration database this year as it continues work on the formulation of a National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development. The project aims to build the capacity of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to implement the national plan of action. It also seeks public...

An additional $125 million has been allocated to continue work under the Government’s School Sanitation Project. The sum is contained in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. It will go towards the construction of modern sanitary facilities in 12 institutions. The project, which commenced in January 2012, aims to replace pit latrines in primary schools...

A total of $14 million has been set aside in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure to strengthen the policy, legislative and institutional framework that guides the management and treatment of involuntary return migrants to the island. The programme, which falls under the Ministry of National Security, is slated to end in January 2019 and is being funded by the United...