The Government, through joint funding with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), will spend  $186 million during the 2019/20 fiscal year to improve the South St. Catherine – South Clarendon Irrigation system. Details about the project are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure,  now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to assist in the achievement...

The Government will be undertaking a feasibility study and preliminary design for expansion of the Pedro Plains Irrigation System in St. Elizabeth. Approximately $37,641,000 has been allocated for these and other works under the Feasibility Studies for the Government of Jamaica Public Investment Project. Details are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of...

The Government will spend approximately $295.6 million to continue upgrading works at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, during the 2019/20 fiscal year. This project is being implemented by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. Details about the undertaking are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives....

The Government, through a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will fund the ‘Global Services Skills Project’ in the 2019/20 fiscal year, at a cost of approximately $165.18 million. Details about the project are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objectives of the Global Services Skills Project include promoting the growth...

The Government will be spending another $593.5 million in the upcoming fiscal year to complete two sanitation projects being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The money has been allocated in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the sum, $573.5 million will go towards the Basic Needs Trust Fund project; and $20...

The Government is to spend $750 million as part of the overall plan to develop a national emergency communication system, to coordinate incident response among various critical agencies of government and volunteers. The money has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Funded by the Government, the ‘Improvement of Emergency Communication System...

The Government is to spend approximately $27 million on the ‘Implementation Support for Skills Development for Global Services’ project, during the fiscal year 2019/20. Details about the project are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The main objective of the project is to promote the growth of the Global Services Sector in Jamaica,...