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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...

An allocation of $595 million has been made to meet the cost of servicing the deferred financing facility that was utilized to construct arterial roads across the island, representing the amount which falls due for this financial year. The funds have been set aside in the 2004/2005 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Arterial roads relates to...

Twenty-five ginger farmers from the Riverside Extension Area in St. Catherine, who are participating in the ginger rehabilitation project, were recently presented with free planting material to begin farming their plots. The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is funding the project, which is valued at some $225,000 and aimed at increasing the production of ginger that is free from rhizome...

A sum of $247.1 million has been allocated to the Primary Education Support Project (PESP), which falls under the Primary Education Programme in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture. The funds, which are earmarked in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, are focussed on contributing to the improved performance, efficiency and equity of the primary education...

A sum of $5 million has been earmarked for the Policy Advocacy Special Care and Protection Project in the Ministry of Health in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation is for the promotion of policy and legal reforms to address and enforce the rights of all children and to empower implementing agencies to...

A sum of $46.9 million has been allocated to the New Horizons for Primary Schools Project, as outlined in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House. The funds will be used to increase literacy and numeracy in targeted schools, by the provision of quality education. It also gives support to low performing schools, and focuses on poverty alleviation...

A sum of $57 million has been allocated to the Enhancement of Basic Schools Project, which falls under the Early Childhood Programme, in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture. The money, which has been earmarked in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, is focussed on enabling young children to learn and develop optimally. Among the targets...