A sum of $700 million has been allocated in the 2016/2017 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, to continue the utilisation of tablet computers to increase learning opportunities for students. Initially, the pilot project provided android tablet devices to students and teachers in 38 institutions, free of cost. An additional 25 institutions are to benefit from the extension of...

The Government has allocated $6.8 million to a project to strengthen the country’s national surveillance systems and establish an institutional coordination mechanism to respond to vector borne diseases as well as prepare for the threat of the Ebola virus. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 14 by Minister of...

The Ministry of Health is to continue the implementation of a project to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, with the allocation of $501.25 million. This allocation is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Programme for Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in Jamaica is aimed at the attainment of...

The Government will be spending $182.5 million to complete the repair of the access road to the Riverton City Landfill in St. Andrew. This is to improve utilisation of the landfill, and reduce downtime and operating costs for garbage trucks. The money has been provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. To be undertaken...

There are currently more than 104,000 members  in the Jamaica 4-H Movement, which “represents the largest membership base per capita worldwide,” says Chairman of the Board of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Norman Grant. He points out that there are 7.2 million clubbites in over 60 countries, but with a population of approximately 2.7 million, Jamaica has the largest membership per...

A sum of $27.2 million has been allocated to the Jamaica National Crime Victimisation Survey in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. It seeks to provide detailed and accurate analysis of major crime trends in Jamaica, in order to inform the Government’s response in improving public security measures. It also aims to measure the extent...

More than  $1 billion has been allocated to the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, to carry out crime and violence prevention programmes in targeted communities. This is outlined in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The money allocated for the new fiscal year will go towards the continuation of social interventions in 50...

A total of $361.58 million has been earmarked for a project aimed at promoting safer sex practices among groups at high risk for HIV transmission. The allocation, to the HIV prevalence in Most-at-Risk Population Reduced Project in the Ministry of Health, is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The initiative, which started in...