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Preparatory work being carried out under the Portmore Resilience Park Project in St. Catherine.
Preparatory work being carried out under the Portmore Resilience Park Project in St. Catherine.

$550M Programmed for Portmore Resilience Park

The Government will be spending an estimated $550 million in the upcoming fiscal year on the Portmore Resilience Park’s construction. The intention is to create a 21-acre green recreational space for the residents of the Portmore community in St. Catherine...
A section of the Harmony Beach Park along Montego Bay’s waterfront in St. James.
A section of the Harmony Beach Park along Montego Bay’s waterfront in St. James.

Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project Implementation to Continue in 2024/25
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Grange Lane Widening and Dualisation Project Gets $600 Million
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Government Allocates $3.3 Billion to Combat Preventable Illnesses
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), looks on as Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC), Stephen Edwards (left), outlines the scope of works on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James during a tour of the project on January 8. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left); Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third right); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), looks on as Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC), Stephen Edwards (left), outlines the scope of works on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James during a tour of the project on January 8. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left); Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third right); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right).

$10.2-Billion Allocation for Montego Bay Perimeter Road

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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations Officer (PRO), Judith Hunter (left), and Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry (second left), interact with students during the Jamaica Day National Civic Ceremony at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, on February 23.
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Vibrant Celebration of Culture Marked Jamaica Day 2024

The vibrant spirit of local culture was on full display during the Jamaica Day National Civic Ceremony at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny on February 23. The grand event, held under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Authentic and Unique… A Fi Wi TREND A Dweet’, was also celebrated simultaneously in two cities in the American state of Iowa –...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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Electronic Land Titling Project Gets $150 Million

The Government has allocated $150 million for the Electronic Land Titling Project, which will continue in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the project aims to improve the efficiency of the land registration process from the...
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Motorists in St. Thomas are now enjoying a new alignment that replaces the hills of Grants Pen in the parish under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project SCHIP).
Finance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime MinisterParliamentWorks / Construction

$6.2 Billion Allocated to Continue Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project

A sum of $6.2 billion has been allocated to continue works on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds will be used to conclude land acquisition, Jamaica Public Service (JS) pole relocation and pipeline replacement....
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$80 Million Programmed for Troy Bridge in Trelawny

The Government is to spend $80 million on Troy Bridge in Trelawny, in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently. The project intends to construct a two-lane triple-cell reinforced concrete rigid frame bridge, with sidewalk for...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Wednesday, February 21.
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Local Artistes Encouraged to Utilise Culture Ministry’s Entertainment Registry

Jamaican artistes and entertainment industry practitioners are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport’s entertainment registry. This urging came from Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, while speaking during Tuesday’s (February 27) Visa and Immigration Symposium at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), to commemorate Reggae Month. The National Registry of Entertainment and Creative Industry Practitioners,...
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A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.
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$1 Billion Allocated to Procure JDF Coastal Surveillance Equipment

The ability of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to monitor and safeguard the country’s borders will be strengthened through an allocation of approximately $1 billion. The funds will go towards making final contractual payments to complete procurement of coastal surveillance equipment required for securing Jamaica’s borders under the Purchase and Overhaul of Ships/Coastal Surveillance project. Details are contained on the...
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Rows of electronic equipment.
Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

Continued Rollout of Police Station Records and Case Management Systems

The Government has earmarked funds to procure and install equipment to continue the rollout of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) case management and station records management system and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) jail management software. The work will be undertaken under the Security Strengthening Project, which has been allocated $644.9 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. The...
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