The city of Montego Bay in St. James, will continue to benefit from the interventions of the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative, for which a further $15 million has been allotted in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure. The project seeks to contribute to the implementation of Montego Bay’s urban sustainability Action Plan, in which the general goal is to address...

Repairs to the roadway leading to the Riverton City Landfill, will continue in the new fiscal year, with an allotment of $30 million in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure. The project seeks to improve the utilisation of the Riverton Landfill and reduce the down-time and operating costs of garbage trucks. Rehabilitation of the two kilometres of roadway will include: preparation...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue its implementation of the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project with a further allotment of $250 million in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services and to contribute towards increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and...

The Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland is to be renovated at a cost of $20 million. The six-month project, to be financed by the National Health Fund (NHF), will include: expansion of the dental clinic, examination areas, and public and staff sanitary facilities; creation of a pharmacy; patient curative/treatment areas; a triage station, where medical treatment priority will be...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, said work on the installation of energy-saving street lights along Montego Bay’s “elegant corridor” is proceeding well and the project should be completed by the middle of this year. The eight-month project, being financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of $248 million, entails the installation of energy-efficient...

As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, the Child Development Agency (CDA) hosted an awards ceremony for the participants of its poster competition, on February 5. Under the theme: ‘Protecting Children, Transforming Lives, Securing the Future’, the CDA invited children from across the island to express their views surrounding child protection in Jamaica and the role of the agency, through...

Businesses that generate revenue for social, environmental and human development initiatives are to benefit from the staging of a Social Enterprise Summit to be held in Kingston next week. The event is scheduled for January 26 and January 27 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Being held in Jamaica for the first time, the two-day summit is organised...