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Dr. Rebecca Tortella, General Manager-Spanish Foundation, Victoria Tur, Deputy Spanish Ambassador and the Minister of Education Rev. Ronald Thwaites at the Jessie Ripoll Primary on Read Across Jamaica Day in May 2013. (FILE)

$205 Million for Reading Project in Primary Schools

Action to improve the reading skills of primary school students has been further bolstered with an allotment of $205 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds have been provided under a joint...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), emphasises a point during conversation with commander of the newly refurbished Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) police station in Kingston, Superintendent Natalie Burton (left), and Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington, during a tour of the recently refurbished facility. The station, which was renovated by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) at a cost of $23 million, was officially handed over on September 4. (FILE)

Correctional Facilities to be Repaired and Expanded

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is assisted by Rev. Lorrel Garwood to unveil the sign for the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland, which was opened on February 27. (FILE)

$60 Million Budgeted to Build More Classrooms

Windward Road Primary and Junior High School student, Princess Rainford (seated), demonstrates her proficiency of the computer to Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right). The Minister was touring sections of the school, during a visit to the institution’s East Kingston location on October 24. Looking on at right, is principal, Norman Malcolm. (FILE)

$1.2 Billion to be Spent on E-Learning Project

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd left), shares a moment with (from left), Director for Crime Prevention and Community Safety in the Ministry, Courtney Brown; Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington; Head of the St. Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent Anthony Castell; and Councillor for the Lauriston Division, Keisha Lewis. Occasion was a function held on Tuesday, November 26, in March Pen, St. Catherine.

$464 Million to Improve JCF Capabilities

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015ParliamentTechnology

$7.4 Million to Support Latin America Energy Organization Office in Jamaica

Some $7.4 million has been allotted in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the establishment of a Latin America Energy Organization (OLADE) Caribbean Sub-regional office in Jamaica. The project aims to facilitate deeper integration among member countries in the Caribbean and provide greater access to products and services offered by OLADE. As at February 2014, a sub-regional office was established...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015JusticeParliament

$345 Million to Improve Courthouses

The Government is taking action to improve and construct courthouses in sections of the island. In this regard, $345 million has been earmarked in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House, to execute the project. Major components of the project include: creation of the Justice Square judicial complex; establishment of Regional...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Parliament

Basic Needs Trust Fund Project To Receive $22.4 Million

A sum of $22.4 million has been allotted to the Office of the Prime Minister in the 2014/15 budget, to complete works under the Basic Needs Trust Fund project (BNTF6). The programme, which ran from June 2009 to December 2013, was implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Its overall objectives...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$940 Million for 150 School Inspections This Year

Another 150 school inspections are to be carried out this fiscal year, funded by a budget of $940 million, under the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). This follows the 801 inspections undertaken across the island by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) last year. The NEI inspects, assesses and reviews the quality of education services and standards in public schools. The ESTP...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Health & WellnessParliament

$506 Million for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programme

As it continues to strengthen the multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS infection rates in Jamaica, the Government has budgeted $506 million for the Transitional Funding Mechanism programme. As contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure currently before the House of Representatives, existing gains consolidated, and activities scaled up to reduce transmission of new HIV infections, while mitigating the impact. The project,...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Health & WellnessParliament

$262 Million to Bolster Capabilities to Deliver Critical Health Services

A sum of $262.5 million has been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives, to bolster the Ministry of Health’s capabilities to deliver critical services. The larger share of the sum, $162.5 million, will go towards the Disease Prevention and Control project, with the main objectives being to provide financial assistance through a...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015ParliamentTechnology

ICT Regulatory Framework Project to Receive $15 Million

A sum of $15 million has been allocated in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the Enhancing the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Regulatory Environment in Jamaica project. The proposed budget, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3 by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, will be reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee...