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ODPEM to Receive $72.9 Million for Landslide Risk Reduction Project

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is to continue implementing the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project this fiscal year with a provision of $72.9 million. This sum has been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure,...
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

$27 Million for Initiatives to Improve Children’s Learning Environment
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)

Riverton City Landfill Access Road to be Repaired
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)

Increased Access to ICT Services

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Budget 2014/2015Local GovernmentParliament

$25 Million Allocated for Mo-Bay’s Urban Action Plan

A sum of $25 million has been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative. The project seeks to contribute to the implementation of Montego Bay’s urban sustainability action plan, in which the general goal is to address the main environmental, urban and fiscal issues affecting the long term sustainability of the city....
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Budget 2014/2015Justice

JSAT Project Gets $24.9 Million

A total of $24.9 million has been allocated to the Justice, Security, Accountability, and Transparency (JSAT) Project in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. The project seeks to improve the standard of living and quality of life of Jamaican citizens by strengthening governance and oversight, with particular regard to the functioning of the...
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Budget 2014/2015National Security

Sum Allocated for Rehabilitation of Offenders

A total of $14 million will be spent for the rehabilitation and reintegration of local offenders and deported persons, this fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3. The programme, which commenced in November 2008 and has been extended until March 2015, aims to reduce the...
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Budget 2014/2015National Security

$939 Million to Boost Work of CSJP

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is set to receive a cash injection of $939 million to carry out its work, this fiscal year. This is set out in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3 by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. The money will go...
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Budget 2014/2015Environment

PIOJ Gets Sum for Climate Resilience Project

A sum of $23.5 million has been budgeted in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, to continue implementation of Phase Two of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCRII) by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), this year. The allocation will provide funding for a Programme Preparation Grant (PPG), and implementation of the first of...
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Budget 2014/2015JusticeParliament

JUST Programme Gets $100 Million

A sum of $100 million has been allocated for initiatives under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. The amount is provided in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. The project aims to provide improved service delivery and management capacity of justice sector institutions; improve the capacity of ministries, departments, and agencies...
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Budget 2014/2015National SecurityParliament

CSJP III to Receive $115 Million to Continue Justice System Support

Activities under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III will be boosted with an allocation of $115 million in this year’s budget. As contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, the money will go towards enhancing citizen security and justice in targetted communities, through the increased...
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Budget 2014/2015Finance & Public Service

$65 Million to Continue Tax Administration and Customs Reform

Work by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), and Jamaica Customs to improve the business environment in order to help facilitate economic growth, should advance significantly this year. This, as an additional $65 million has been earmarked in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, to complete the work in this area. The...
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