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Some $89.4 million has been allotted to three projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. They are: the Rural Development project, which has received $39 million; the Lining of Canals Project for which $32.5 million has been allocated; and $17.9 million for the Agricultural Engineering Project. This is outlined in the 2012/2013 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...

Just over $200 million has been allocated to the National Water Commission (NWC) Rural Water Supply Company Limited, to execute projects during 2012/13. The allocation, which has been set out in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on May 10, will see some $10 million going to the NWC to assist the entity in fulfilling...

Efforts by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to strengthen the operational and financial sustainability of Jamaica’s system of protected areas, will be significantly enhanced this year. Just over $101 million has been allocated by the government for the undertaking in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The objectives of the project, which commenced...

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) plans to spend some $788 in total capital expenditure during the financial year. This is contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies, Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2013, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on May 10. The major item budgeted for is the completion of outstanding work on...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has signed a partnership agreement with Food for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica, to provide social housing, valued at $20 million, for families who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). This programme will specifically target PATH households that are not able to provide suitable housing for themselves, due...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry has a clear policy against all forms of bullying and intimidation. He noted that the Ministry has a clear and solid guiding principle, which mandates that all schools must “provide a safe environment for persons of all sorts, of all different positions in life, to learn." Rev. Thwaites was...

Parish Councils islandwide have been leading the charge in the registration of projects at the community level, to be carried out on Labour Day, May 23. This was disclosed by Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sydney Bartley, at a  JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 16. “The Parish Councils have been very very active. The...

Petrojam projects a capital expenditure of US$19 million (approximately $1.7 billion) during the 2012/13 financial year, an increase of US$7 million over the previous financial year. This is outlined in the ‘Jamaica Public Bodies: Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year Ending March 2013’,  tabled in the House on May 10. According to the Estimates, the budgeted capital works...

A sum of $10 million has been allocated to the Youth Development Programme within the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. As contained in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on May 10, the programme aims to develop the interest and capabilities of children and young adults in agriculture and community-related activities as a means of...

To further increase the volume and value of Jamaica’s agricultural commodities that are marketed profitably and competitively, $66.5 million has been set aside in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure to advance these activities.  The initiative, which is being carried out by the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is expected to...

Some $177.6 million has been injected into the Crop/Livestock Production Programme in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. As outlined in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, the programme provides support to the farming community in the management and improvement of livestock and crop rearing. The money will be divided among the Production Incentives Project, which will receive $40 million; the...

The effort to phase out ozone depleting substances, in keeping with the Montreal Protocol, will continue this year with the allocation of just over $4 million to the cause. As outlined in the  2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, the project, which commenced in 1997, seeks to implement ozone depleting substances (ODS) legislation to control and monitor ODS consumption; ensure efficient and...