The Government has set aside $137 million to strengthen socio-economic projects in the Yallahs and Hope River areas. Details are provided in the 2020/2021 Budget, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project, called the Integrated Management of the Yallahs/Hope River Watershed Management Area, is to reduce pressure on natural resources in the Yallahs and Hope River...

The Government has set aside $19.5 million for the Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP) II in the next fiscal year. Details are provided in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. A major objective of the project is to support the development and delivery of integrated public services that meet the needs of customers. It also...

The Government has allocated $570 million towards the implementation of the Integrated Community Development Project II. This is outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and contribute towards increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile communities in Jamaica. For...

The Government has set aside $346 million for its climate-change resilience and action plan activities as outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project, which commenced in 2015, dubbed ‘Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience 11 (PPCRII) – Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism’, is to implement climate-change awareness and training initiatives,...

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...