For the 2022/23 financial year, the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) will continue to mobilise financial resources for on-lending to developers, so as to contribute to the overall increase in the supply of housing solutions. This is outlined in the Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2023. Accordingly, securing funding at competitive rates for on-lending...

The Government of Jamaica has allocated $105 million for the rehabilitation of select facilities at the Bodles Research Station, which will directly impact the level of support given to farmers. Details of the project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, are provided in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The...

A sum of $150 million has been budgeted for the Modernisation of the Agricultural Sector Programme. The objective of the project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is to increase agricultural productivity and income for beneficiary smallholder farmers. Details are outlined in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Among the...

The Government has allocated $65 million for the Soil Fertility Mapping Project, which aims to increase the productivity and quality of agricultural produce. Details are outlined in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, seeks to optimise farmers’ profits and enhance farming efficiency...

The amendments to the Domestic Violence Act are expected to be passed in Parliament during this legislative year. Cabinet has approved the recommended measures, and drafting instructions have been issued. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech at Gordon House on Thursday (February 10) under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica:...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government has developed a strategic framework to guide the introduction of electric vehicles (EV) in Jamaica. Delivering the Throne Speech to mark the ceremonial opening of Parliament in Gordon House on February 10, the Governor-General noted that an Electric Vehicle Council has been established, which will oversee the implementation...

During the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the Government will be ensuring that new traffic rules are implemented for the safety of persons on the roadways and to end indiscipline. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said the Regulations to accompany the new Road Traffic Act, which were recently tabled in Parliament, have “far-reaching changes to make our roads...