A sum of $775.3 million has been allocated to the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in the 2020/21 Budget, to complete works under the Basic Needs Trust Fund project. The project seeks to support improved access to quality education; water and sanitation; basic community access and drainage; livelihood enhancement and human resource development services in low-income and vulnerable communities. For...

A sum of $100 million has been allocated to the Rural Economic Development Initiative II. This is outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to enhance access to markets and to climate-resilient approaches for targeted beneficiaries (rural enterprises). For the upcoming fiscal year, the project will rehabilitate the Bethel Town Sorrel...

Work on the construction and improvement of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) facilities will continue in the new financial year. A sum of $1.5 billion has been provided for the undertaking, in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objective is to facilitate the construction of facilities for training, accommodation, offices and storage. The allocation...

The Government has earmarked approximately $8.857 million to further promote and build out the Global Services Sector (GSS) in Jamaica during the upcoming fiscal year. This provision, for the ‘Implementation Support for Skills Development for Global Services’ project, is contained in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to advance the growth of...

The Government has allocated $2.8 billion to boost the Jamaica Defence Force’s ability to monitor and safeguard the country’s borders. As outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project aims to procure radar, marine offshore patrol vessels, cameras, software, hardware and other equipment. The money will go towards completing the acquisition of equipment...

The Government will be spending $3.03 billion in the new fiscal year to conclude the procurement of aircraft for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). This is outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Estimates were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 11 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

The Government has allocated just over $1.9 billion to the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, which seeks to strengthen the country’s resilience against disasters and climate risks. This is outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For the upcoming fiscal year, the project aims to complete construction of fire stations in Montego Bay (St....

Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) will be undertaking a number of projects in the new fiscal year to improve access to water for residents of several communities across the island. This is through allocation of $528 million by the Government to the Construction/Maintenance of Water Supply Systems initiative. As outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House...

Approximately $3.76 billion has been earmarked to continue the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project during the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 11. The development will entail construction of a 15-kilometre four-lane carriageway from Ironshore to Bogue in Montego Bay, and rehabilitation...