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A new $200-million police divisional headquarters is to be constructed in Westmoreland. For the fiscal year 2021/22, it is anticipated that 40 per cent of construction activities will be completed. Details of the project are outlined in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives The Estimates were tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

The Government has allocated $65 million for its Green Climate Readiness Support project, which is seeking to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Details of the project are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change is executing the project. Funding is being provided...

The Government has set aside more than $300 million to boost its Global Services Skills (GSS) Project. Details are contained in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objectives of the Global Services Skills Project include promoting the growth of the global services sector in Jamaica, particularly in higher value-added segments; providing the sector with...

The Government has budgeted $309 million for the construction of the Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite. The project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security, aims to increase the forensic capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and reduce the backlog in criminal and other cases. It is anticipated that 40 per cent of construction activities will be...

The Government has earmarked more than $244 million for work to strengthen and increase Jamaica’s climate resilience across priority sectors. This is under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience 11 (PPCR11)-Adaptation Programme and Finance Mechanisms, details of which are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which started in 2015 and is...

A sum of $813 million has been allocated to the Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme for the upcoming fiscal year. This is contained in the Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 18. The objective of the programme is to construct...

The Government is expected to spend approximately $313.5 million during the 2021/2022 fiscal year on the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme. Details are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to promote energy efficiency in government facilities and fuel conservation in road transportation by contributing to the avoidance...

The Government is expected to spend approximately $653 million on a project, titled Support to the National HIV/AIDS Response in Jamaica, during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. Details of this expenditure are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Objectives of this project are to reduce AIDS-related morbidity with effective biomedical and supporting interventions; and...

The Government is to spend approximately $7.9 million on the Technical Support to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy project, during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. This expenditure is outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The project is being implemented by the National Family Planning Board and funded by the Inter-American Development Bank. Objectives of...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to pump $125 million into the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. Details of this expenditure are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; and Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, broke...

The Government has budgeted $2.09 billion to continue the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project during the upcoming fiscal year. This sum is contained in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 18. The project, which runs from January 2018 to January 2024, aims to improve public service delivery by enhancing the quality...

The Government is prioritising legislation to deal with cybercrime and to safeguard the privacy and personal information of Jamaicans, during the upcoming fiscal year. These include implementation of the Data Protection Act and promulgation of Data Protection Regulations, as well as drafting Regulations under the Telecommunications Act. A review of the Cybercrimes Act will also be undertaken. This was disclosed...