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(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.
(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.

$60 Million To Privide Solar Energy In Schools

In an effort to reduce the electricity expenses at government-owned schools across the island, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will spend $60 million on alternative energy (solar energy from photovoltaic systems) during the 2020/21 fiscal year. Funds for...
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.
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
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).
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 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.
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.

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.
(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.

$67 Million Allocated For Energy Efficiency And Conservation Programme

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Budget 2020/2021EnergyFinance & Public Service

Programme To Promote Energy Efficiency In Government Facilities

The Government has set aside approximately $629 million for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme, which seeks to promote energy efficiency in government facilities and fuel conservation in road transportation by reducing fuel imports. Details are outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets for the 2020/2021 period include continuation of energy retrofitting...
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Budget 2020/2021EducationFinance & Public ServiceInformationYouth

Mount St. Joseph High School To Be Upgraded

The Government will be spending $90 million during the new fiscal year on the upgrading and expansion of the Mount St. Joseph High School in Mandeville under the Education Transformation Programme. Details about the project are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11). These funds will be spent...
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(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.
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...
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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.
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...
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Finance & Public Service

BOJ Wins International Award

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has won the inaugural ‘Best Communication Initiative Award’ in the British-based Central Banking Publications’ seventh annual central banking awards. The award’s bestowal, which was formally announced on Thursday (February 6), is in recognition of the BOJ’s utilisation of reggae music in its communication strategy to simplify complex economic matters relating to inflation-targeting. In a statement...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives.
Finance & Public Service

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 4), approved the Second Supplementary Estimates, which shows additional spending of $7.966 billion for this fiscal year. This has increased the Budget to $859 billion, with non-debt expenditure moving to $541.4 billion and public debt servicing at $317.6 billion. In his remarks, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel...
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