Cabinet has approved the acquisition of parcels of land for road improvement works in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to finance the acquisition in the amount of $1.2 billion, as a pre-investment cost. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert...

The increase in the price of oil on the world market to US$90 per barrel has significantly impacted the cost of goods on the local market. This was revealed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, while responding to questions at Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing....

The Government is to spend US$4 million on the digitisation of vital records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), the repository for all records of births, marriages, deaths and deed polls. This follows the Cabinet’s approval of the award of a contract for the digitisation of vital records consultancy to Fujitsu Caribbean (Jamaica) Limited. Minister without Portfolio in the Office...

The US$49-million biodiversity conservation project slated to be undertaken in the Cockpit Country has been approved for implementation by Cabinet. Entitled “Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using an Integrated Approach”, the project is being undertaken through funding by the Government of Jamaica, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Minister without Portfolio in the Office...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), plays drums with percussionist Bongo Herman (centre), while Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), plays the shaker. Occasion was the recent Rita Marley: Mystic of a Queen Exhibition, held at the Bob Marley Museum in St. Andrew.

Just over $353 million has been earmarked to continue the Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project’s implementation across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) during the upcoming fiscal year. The provision is contained in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 10, by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Nigel Clarke. The project,...

The Government will spend $2.28 billion to continue the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project in 2022/23. Details of the provision are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service spearheads the implementation of the project, which commenced in January 2018. It aims to improve public service delivery...