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The Government has allocated $35.5 million towards the Third National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funding is to assist the preparation of the Third National Communication (TNC) and First Biennial Update Report (BUR) for...

The pilot programme for Climate Resilience II (PPCR II) – Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism Project has been allocated $250 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to increase Jamaica's resilience to climate change, through enhancing adaptive capacity across priority sectors. It is anticipated that for the fiscal...

A sum of $70 million has been earmarked in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure for the continuation of the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities project. The project, which started August 2013, is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security with funding provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). It aims to...

The Government’s primary efficiency education project has been allocated some $800 million, while over $600 million will be spent during the 2016/2017 fiscal year to boost capacity at the University of Technology (UTech). The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Primary Education Support Project will facilitate construction of 12 primary schools, to increase capacity by 5,175 places. Details of funding for...

The Government will be spending $60 million on the implementation of a project aimed at bolstering the national school feeding programme. Entitled: ‘Strengthening the School Feeding Programme in Jamaica’, the project is being funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It will be piloted in four schools. Details of the funds are contained in...

The Government has allocated just over $88 million for the continuation of the Early Childhood Development Project, which is geared at making timely educational interventions for children. This is contained in the 2016/2017 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. Implemented in June 2008, the project aims to promote the development of children, through screening of households to...

The Government has allotted $202.5 million to a School Sanitation project, being implemented through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). This allocation is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project has as its objective the replacement of pit latrines with flush toilets, in order to reduce the contamination of underground water and...

The country’s capability to use climate data for better planning will be enhanced with a $200 million allocation. The money, which has been provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, is to be disbursed under the Improving Climate Data and Information Management project. Implemented in April 2013, the project seeks to improve the quality and use of climate-related data and...

The Government has allocated $35.5 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure to continue activities under the Public Sector Transformation Programme. The Estimates were tabled in the House of Representatives on April 14 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. One of the main objectives of the programme entitled, ‘Public Sector Transformation - Support the Ministry...

A sum of $651 million has been allocated to the Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, the Government of Jamaica and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is aimed at strengthening public resource management...

The Government has set aside $319.8 million for the acquisition of vehicles for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will allow the Jamaica Fire Brigade to complete the purchase of mobile units, for which the procurement process commenced in the 2015/16 financial year. The...

The Jamaica Business Taxation Reform (JAMTAX) has been given $15.7 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve the regulatory, institutional and administrative framework for business taxation by reforming the tax appeal process and legislative framework. Allocation for this fiscal year will be used to: complete the Tax Compliance Cost...