The Port Authority of Jamaica will be allocated a loan of $1.5 billion for industrial development and export promotion support. The sum will be used to facilitate Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) expansion in Montego Bay and Portmore, Details are provided in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives, recently. The sum is part of the $5.03...

Farmers now have three additional products to use as they seek to maximise crop yields, while eliminating the threat of diseases. Bayer CropScience, in association with Carib-Agro Distributors (CAD), on February 17, officially launched three new environmentally friendly fungicides – Antracol, Trivia and Serenade bio-fungicide, which represent advanced solutions for Jamaican farmers. Speaking at the launch, held at Junction Great...

An additional $21.67 million has been allocated to continue implementation of the public-sector-transformation programme in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service this year. This sum is provided for in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives, recently. The activity, which commenced in August 2014, aims to transform the Ministry into a high-performing...

A sum of $5 million has been allocated by the Government to provide assistance to the Water Resources Authority to update the country’s Water Resources Development Master Plan (WRDMP). Funding for the project is being provided by the Government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The money is included in the 2017/2018 Estimates of Expenditure now before the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to addressing the infrastructure needs of schools across the island. He said that this will be done by increasing capital expenditure, through the work of the National Education Trust (NET), and by forging beneficial partnerships. “The Ministry is very much aware of the challenges...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says progress is being made in making it easier for persons to adopt children in state care. This is even as the Government looks to amend the law to improve the adoption processes and procedures. Mr. Green informed that in January seven children were able to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, says the Ministry will need to carry out an assessment to see what assistance can be provided to address the irrigation challenges faced by farmers in West Albion, St. Thomas. He was addressing concerns raised by the farmers, during a tour of the area on Tuesday...