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The Government has set aside $2.12 billion to continue carrying out key activities under the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The project, which is being implemented by Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), aims to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and support increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile inner-city...

A sum of $68 million has been allocated to the Japanese Grassroots Project for the 2019/20 fiscal year. The objectives of the project include the provision of additional classroom spaces and canteen facilities; upgrading of school infrastructure, including water harvesting and sanitation; and the purchase of two school buses. Details have been outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now...

With the maintenance of law and order high on the agenda of the Government, a sum of $2.68 billion has been budgeted to bolster the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) military services. This includes $923 million to facilitate the acquisition of assorted vehicles for the Jamaica Defence Force; a further $930 million to procure hardware and software for cybersecurity initiatives; and...

Approximately $134 million has been allocated by the Government for the ‘Partnership for Improved Safety and Security in Schools’ project for the 2019/20 fiscal year. Details are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. Launched in 2017, the project, which involves collaboration between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, United States...

The Government has earmarked approximately $1.75 billion to continue work under the Jamaica Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project. The objective of the undertaking is to strengthen Jamaica’s business environment to facilitate private-sector investment by enhancing competition; facilitating strategic private investments; strengthening the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises; and financing policy and societal sensitisation through project implementation, monitoring and...

The Government will be intensifying measures to address challenges in the agriculture sector and improve the market potential of Jamaica’s fresh produce locally and internationally. This will be facilitated under the Agriculture Competitiveness Programme Bridging Project, which has been allocated some $326 million in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Several key strategies will be...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will continue work to formulate the country’s National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development. Approximately $34.7 million is earmarked for this undertaking in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to build the capacity of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to facilitate migration...

The Government has allocated $25 million for the establishment of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St. Elizabeth. Details are outlined in the 2019/2020 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Establishment of the facility will strengthen delivery of the WCJF’s Programme for Adolescent Mothers (PAM) and expand the Foundation’s activities in...

The Government will spend another $4.78 billion in 2019/2020 to continue the improvement of the island’s road infrastructure. This is outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money, which has been provided under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), will go towards commencing road construction works along the Ferris to Mackfield stretch in...

The Government will be spending $2.58 billion in the 2019/2020 financial year to continue construction and improvement work of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) facilities. The project, which falls under the Ministry of National Security, is being financed from the Consolidated Fund. This is outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Targets for the...

The Government has allocated approximately $40.56 million to continue work under the ‘Support for Sustainability of Education Sector Reform’ project for the upcoming fiscal year. Details are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the project aims to support the continued improvement in student...

A total of $320 million will be spent by the Government in the 2019/20 fiscal year to augment the aged fleet of garbage trucks owned by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The money has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Under the Local Government and Community Development Ministry’s Acquisition...