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The Citizen Security and Justice Programme III is set to receive a cash injection of $1.4 billion to carry out its work in the new fiscal year. Details of the allocation are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 14 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel...

A sum of $10 million has been budgeted by the Government to strengthen the policy, legislative and institutional framework that guides the management and treatment of involuntary returned migrants to the island. The money has been allocated in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. It will go towards preparing a framework and protocol for tracking...

Work to construct the Montego Bay perimeter road (bypass) will commence in the 2019/2020 fiscal year with a $500-million allocation. The sum is set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to create a safe and reliable alternative route for motorists travelling within and across Montego Bay, resulting in reduced traffic...

The establishment of United Nations (UN) House in Jamaica, which began in 2017, is expected to be completed by March 2020. This follows an additional allotment of $150 million for the project in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will go towards renovation works on Block 11 at 14-16 Port Royal Street in...

The Government has earmarked $3 billion under the Health Services Improvement Project to expand service delivery at public health facilities. Details of the funds are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used for infrastructure work at seven hospitals and three health centres to include upgrading of sewerage systems, laboratories,...

The Government has set aside $578 million for the continuation of projects under the Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP) II, in the next fiscal year. Funding details are outlined in the 2019/2020 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 Government has earmarked $3 billion under the Health Services Improvement Project to expand service delivery at public health facilities. Details of the funds are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used for infrastructure work at seven hospitals and three health centres to include upgrading of sewerage systems, laboratories,...

The Hermitage Dam Rehabilitation Study will continue during the new fiscal year with an additional $15.6-million provision in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which initially ran from April 2017 to March 2018, entails a feasibility assessment of the dam’s proposed rehabilitation. This is being done to analyse the facility’s structural integrity as...

The Department of Correctional Services is set to receive more vehicles and improved facilities in the new fiscal year, following the allocation of $457.1 million. Details of the project are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 14 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Of...

Another $33 million has been allocated to continue roll-out of the Plastic Waste Minimisation Project in the new fiscal year. The sum is set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 14. The project aims to enhance Jamaica’s capacity to undertake integrated waste management and strengthen the policy and legislative framework to...

The Government has allocated $67 million to undertake a pre-assessment survey and evaluation studies aimed at identifying a possible Third City for Jamaica. This is contained in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The funds will also go towards undertaking an economic assessment and production of a report with recommendation of three possible...

Work is expected to begin in April on the development of a state-of-the-art Closed Harbour Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the allocation of $550 million in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure to undertake the renovation project in the upcoming fiscal year. Over a two-year period, the 16-acre property, also known as ‘Dump-up Beach’, is to be...