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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

$8.5 Billion Earmarked For Social Protection Strategy Project

A sum of $8.5 billion has been allocated in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives, towards the continuation of the Integrated Support to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy project. The initiative, which commenced in November...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a town hall meeting on February 11 in Vineyard Town.

Health Minister Assures Residents Of Vineyard Town

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with European Investment Bank (EIB) Caribbean Regional Representative, Yves Ferreira (centre); and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, during the opening ceremony for the EIB’s two-day 2020 Caribbean Roadshow symposium, at the AC Marrott Hotel in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 12).

Government Proposes Micro-Insurance Against Risks

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

First National Women’s Shelter To Be Opened Soon

Money Allocated To Enhance Security And Justice In Targeted Communities

(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021EnergyFinance & Public Service

$67 Million Allocated For Energy Efficiency And Conservation Programme

The Government has allocated $67 million for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme in the 2020/21 Fiscal Year. This is to enhance Jamaica’s energy efficiency and conservation potential, through the design and implementation of concrete Energy Efficiency (EE) and Energy Conservation (EC) cost-saving measures in the public sector. Details of the programme are outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure,...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceJustice

Justice Sector Reform Gets $255.2 Million

A sum of $255.2 million has been allocated for the Justice Sector Reform Programme as outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to strengthen the quality of service delivery and access in the justice sector; improve the treatment of children in the criminal justice system, and to enhance sector governance and...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceGender Affairs

Work To Continue On Facility For Teen Mothers In St. Elizabeth

The Government has allocated approximately $25.2 million to complete construction of the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St Elizabeth. Details of the project are outlined in the 2020/21 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...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public Service

$453.5 Million Allocated For Construction And Improvement Of Courthouses

The Government is to spend $453.5 million on the construction and improvement of courthouses. This is contained in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11). For the fiscal year, the Government is seeking to...

External Relations Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Saskia Carusi.

6 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentYouth

Youth Invited To Participate In Regional Platform Contests

Young people in Jamaica and across the region are being encouraged to submit applications for the Resilience Talk and Social Media Youth Volunteers contests, which are being held as part of the upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean. The contests are being hosted by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), covers a 45-gallon water drum at a home in Grants Pen, St Andrew, during the national dengue cleanup exercise on January 25. Looking on (from left) are Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the Vector Control Programme in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Householders Urged To Search For And Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging householders to continue to search for and destroy mosquito breeding sites in and around the home in order to minimise the threat of dengue and other vector-borne diseases. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the National Vector Control Programme, Sherine Huntley-Jones said that the sustained...