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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2022/223 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 10).

Energy Management And Efficiency Programme Receives $1.16 Billion

The Government has budgeted approximately $1.16 billion for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme in the 2022/23 fiscal year. The programme seeks to promote energy efficiency in government facilities and fuel conservation in road transportation by reducing fuel imports. Details...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on (February 10) after tabling the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure.

Work Continues On State-Of-The-Art Autopsy Suite

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Increase In Export Earnings

Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica and Clinical Nutritionist at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Suzanne Soares-Wynter.

February Is Heart Month

: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden (left) hands a flyer to a vendor in downtown Kingston on February 14 as part of measures to generate awareness among citizens about the Disabilities Act. The legislation, which promotes and protects the rights of persons with disabilities, came into full effect on Monday, February 14, 2022.

PHOTOS: Labour Ministry Distributes Disabilities Act Flyers

4 years ago Budget 2022/2023Climate ChangeFinance & Public ServiceParliament

$433.3 Million Set Aside For Climate Resilience Project

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will continue work under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) Phase II during the new financial year, through a $433.3-million budgetary allocation. This is contained in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 10 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Westmoreland Records High Number Of COVID-19 Cases

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says that the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in the number of active cases in the parish. Dr. Graham, who was speaking at the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la- Mar recently, highlighted that as at February 10, the parish had 147 active...

Principal of Western STEM Academy, Phelisa Ricketts-Graham.

4 years ago Gender AffairsScience

Girls Urged To Create Own Opportunities In Science

Principal of the Western STEM Academy, Phelisa Ricketts-Graham, has charged girls in science to create life-changing opportunities for themselves. Mrs. Ricketts-Graham was one of the panellists at the virtual fifth staging of the Conversations in Science Series held on Friday (February 11). The event was hosted by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) and aimed to increase the attractiveness of science,...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

The Use of JamClear®-RTGS to Facilitate Bank Transfers

Bank of Jamaica notes the reports from customers of Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), regarding the transfer of funds to unintended accounts using the JamClear®-Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system. The Bank wishes to advise the public that JamClear®-RTGS is a payment and settlement system, owned and operated by Bank of Jamaica, that provides the mechanism for customers to settle...

Medical Officer of Health for the parish of St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen, addresses the Monthly Meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, on February 10.

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessYouth

Adults Called On To Protect Children From Contracting COVID-19

Adults must ensure that children are protected from contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19), by adhering to the containment and preventative protocols. Making the call, Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen, noted that during the month of January, an alarming number of children were admitted to the Spanish Town Hospital, suffering from the virus. She told the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

4 years ago CabinetNational Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Committed To Fight Corruption

The Government remains committed to the against corruption and is supportive of anti-corruption investigations. This assurance was given by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, when he addressed the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (February 9). “Between 2016 and now, I think Jamaica has seen the most...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, stresses a point while fielding questions from journalists during Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

4 years ago CabinetOffice of the Prime MinisterTransportWorks / Construction

$1.2B To Acquire Land For Road Works In Three Parishes

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...