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The Government has allocated $34 million to continue its social intervention programmes, geared towards improving the lives of persons with disabilities (PWDs). This is outlined in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, aims to strengthen the capacity of the Jamaica Council...

A total of $39.8 million has been allocated to the Planning Model Development and National Development Plan ‘T21’ in the 2013/2014 Estimates of Expenditure. The project, which is being implemented by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PSOJ), seeks to prepare a long-term National Development Plan, along with 31 sector plans, which would result in Jamaica achieving developed country status by...

The Government has set aside a total of $58 million for the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme in the Ministry of Justice. As outlined in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project seeks to: improve service delivery and management capacity of justice sector institutions; improve capacity of Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)...

Jamaica is getting ready to welcome member of the British Royal family, His Royal Highness, Prince Michael Of Kent, who will arrive on April 15 for a five-day visit. While on the island, Prince Michael will stay at King’s House, where on Tuesday, April 16, he will attend a special luncheon hosted by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is to receive $35 million this fiscal year to commence the modernisation process of the agency. This is set out in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used to purchase a standby generator; computer equipment and software; and television production equipment. Another $4.13 million has been...

The Government is to continue initiatives under its Fiscal Administration Modernisation Programme, through a $700 million allocation in the 2013/2014 Estimates of Expenditure. The project, implemented in December 2011, aims to support the Government of Jamaica in achieving a sustainable fiscal position by strengthening the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s institutional capacity to effectively improve customs, inland tax collections, and...

Plans for the development of a National Identification System (NIDS) have been advanced with a further allotment of $32.48 million. The funds have been set aside in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister, through funding from the Korean International Corporation Agency, the project seeks to establish...

A sum of $4.4 billion has been earmarked in the 2013/2014 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, for the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme. The project’s main objective is to support the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to improve human capital and labour market outcomes of the poor by enhancing the effectiveness of key social protection programmes....

The Government of Jamaica will be renewing its effort to dispose of several public sector assets during the new financial year, through a managed privatisation process. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, informed that the assets will be divested to either the private sector or communities, where it is determined that they would be used more productively,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says the Government will ask the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) to monitor the price of food items, in light of the increases to some goods and services. “We are going to speak to the Consumer Affairs Commission to see what they can do in monitoring the prices, so that the consumers will...

Twenty-two residents of South West St. Andrew have been given financial grants of $30,000 and upwards, to aid in the development of their small businesses. The residents are engaged in a variety of ventures, from small grocery shops to carpentry, tailoring and fish vending. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who presented the grants at the Office of...

The continuous training of managers, particularly middle managers, is vital for the development of the organizations they represent, and by extension Jamaica, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, has emphasized. She explains that training plays a vital role in assisting managers to “make their mark, instead of leaving a scar” on the organizations to which...