Central Government operations over the first nine months of the 2019/20 fiscal year (April to December) generated Primary and Fiscal Surpluses of $112.7 billion and just over $24 billion, respectively. This is according to the Government’s 2020/21 Fiscal Policy Paper, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 11 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

Just over $1.5 billion has been provided to continue the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project during the upcoming fiscal year. Details are given in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House on February 11. The project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, aims to improve public service delivery by enhancing the...

The Government has set aside $19.5 million for the Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP) II in the next fiscal year. Details are provided in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. A major objective of the project is to support the development and delivery of integrated public services that meet the needs of customers. It also...

Work on the construction and improvement of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) facilities will continue in the new financial year. A sum of $1.5 billion has been provided for the undertaking, in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objective is to facilitate the construction of facilities for training, accommodation, offices and storage. The allocation...

The Government has allocated just over $1.9 billion to the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, which seeks to strengthen the country’s resilience against disasters and climate risks. This is outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For the upcoming fiscal year, the project aims to complete construction of fire stations in Montego Bay (St....

Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) will be undertaking a number of projects in the new fiscal year to improve access to water for residents of several communities across the island. This is through allocation of $528 million by the Government to the Construction/Maintenance of Water Supply Systems initiative. As outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House...

Approximately $3.76 billion has been earmarked to continue the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project during the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 11. The development will entail construction of a 15-kilometre four-lane carriageway from Ironshore to Bogue in Montego Bay, and rehabilitation...

The Government will be spending $50 million in the upcoming fiscal year to complete two sanitation projects being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). These are construction of lavatory facilities at Westphalia All-age and Halls Delight Primary in rural St. Andrew. Details are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The aim...