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Another 800 households are set to benefit from the construction of 55 kilometres of distribution lines by March 2005 under the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology's Rural Electrification Programme, which has been allotted $53.3 million in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is jointly funded, by the Government of Jamaica and...

The National Road Services Improvement Programme and Institutional Strengthening project in the Ministry of Transport and Works is to receive $10 million to go toward enhancing the road maintenance and management system and engage consultants for Phases one and two in management practices, information technology and infrastructure. In addition, the allocation, which has been made in the 2004/05 Estimates of...

The Health Sector Reform Programme has been allotted $25.3 million in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used to continue the implementation of the Health Sector Reform Programme, which seeks to improve the efficiency, equity and quality of healthcare, in addition to improving the financial sustainability of the sector. A joint...

Another 800 households are set to benefit from the construction of 55 kilometres of distribution lines by March 2005 under the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology's Rural Electrification Programme, which has been allotted $53.3 million in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is jointly funded, by the Government of Jamaica and...

The National Road Services Improvement Programme and Institutional Strengthening project in the Ministry of Transport and Works is to receive $10 million to go toward enhancing the road maintenance and management system and engage consultants for Phases one and two in management practices, information technology and infrastructure. In addition, the allocation, which has been made in the 2004/05 Estimates of...

The Health Sector Reform Programme has been allotted $25.3 million in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used to continue the implementation of the Health Sector Reform Programme, which seeks to improve the efficiency, equity and quality of healthcare, in addition to improving the financial sustainability of the sector. A joint...

A sum of $60 million has been allotted to the Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project in the Ministry of Transport and Works to complete all road rehabilitation programmes under that project, construct a new bridge and provide final payment for land acquisition, resettlement, retention, and consultant supervision. The funds, which have been designated in the 2004/2005 Estimates of Expenditure now before...

A sum of $131.8 million has been allocated to the Secondary Education Programme, in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture. The Programme is comprised predominantly of Phase 2 of the Reform of Secondary Education (ROSE) Project. The funds were earmarked in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives, and are directed toward executing a three-fold...

The Social Safety Net, known as the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), has been allotted $1.1 billion in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds are aimed at establishing a Management Information System to support the efficient management of the programme; conduct periodic Operational Audits to verify the targeting and compliance...

The Northern Jamaica Development Project has been allotted $1.5 billion to complete the majority of all civil works related to the construction of Segment Two of the Northern Highway from Montego Bay to Ocho Rios, acquire all parcels of lands necessary and resettle all households. The sum has been set aside in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is implementing a disaster management project in the parish of St. James, designed to improve the ability of residents in flood prone communities to respond to disasters so as to minimise loss of life and property. The project, funded by the Government of Jamaica and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),...

The Integrated Drug Abuse Prevention Project has received $3 million as set out in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to strengthen drug abuse prevention for Jamaican youth through an integrated approach involving community, educational institutions and long-term peer groups. Anticipated physical targets for the project this financial year...