More than $1.3 billion has been allocated for the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project, which aims to provide access to irrigation water on fallow sugar lands, to increase agricultural productivity through the modernisation of the agricultural sector. Details of the provision are contained in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project includes construction of...

Disbursements have been made to 80 per cent of St. Elizabeth families who were selected to benefit from the first payment of cash grants provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Parish Manager for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Michelle Senior, made the disclosure while addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on...

For fiscal year 2022/23, the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) plans to implement capital programmes valued at $1.174 billion. This is outlined in the 2022/23 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 10. Under the programme, work is set to...

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...

A sum of $150 million has been budgeted for the Modernisation of the Agricultural Sector Programme. The objective of the project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is to increase agricultural productivity and income for beneficiary smallholder farmers. Details are outlined in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Among the...

The Government has allocated $65 million for the Soil Fertility Mapping Project, which aims to increase the productivity and quality of agricultural produce. Details are outlined in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, seeks to optimise farmers’ profits and enhance farming efficiency...