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Government will spend $39.6 million this year to advance the development of a National Identification System (NIDS). Details of this allocation are contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to establish a unique National Identification Number (NIN) for all persons living in Jamaica, which will be issued from birth. It will...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) are set to commence implementation of the Jamaica Business Taxation Reform (JAMTAX) programme this year. Forty million dollars has been earmarked for the undertaking in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3. The project aims to assist in improving the regulatory, institutional, and...

A total of $14.6 million has been budgeted by the government to continue work on the National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development, this year. The allocation is contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3. Several activities are anticipated to take place this year under the project,...

The Government’s Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project is slated for implementation over the next 12 months. A total of $10 million has been earmarked for the undertaking in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3. The programme, being implemented by the Ministry of Finance and Planning, aims to strengthen public resource management, and...

Northern Jamaica Development Project has been allocated $2.4 billion in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The projects seeks to develop infrastructure along Jamaica’s North Coast; improve vehicular and pedestrian safety; reduce overall transportation costs and alleviate congestion along the corridor, by eliminating standing water on driving surfaces; and improve...

The Government has allocated $14.3 million in the 2014/2015 Budget to protect a number of coastal communities in Negril from flooding and other natural disasters. The project, to be managed by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), will enable persons to protect their livelihoods and food security, as improvement to land and water for the agricultural sector will be done,...

A project to rehabilitate essential portions of the main road system has been allocated $689.7 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure. The Estimates of Expenditure is now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The initiative entitled, the Transportation Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, is aimed at ensuring physical continuity of the primary road network by minimizing the impact of...

The Government has allocated $19.3 million to replace pit latrines in eight schools across the island this fiscal year. Details of this allocation are contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds have been set aside under the School Sanitation Project, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with...

Effective October this year, approximately 330,000 beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) are expected to receive an additional 15 per cent increase in payments. These funds are being made available through an allotment of $5.3 billion to the Social Protection Project II in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. This...

A sum of $3.8 million has been earmarked in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives, to enable the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, to continue to reform the framework facilitating the ease of doing business in Jamaica. The 16-month project, being implemented by the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), aims to increase consensus and focus...

The Government intends to maintain an inclusive and consultative approach as it continues to partner with stakeholders to achieve the growth objectives of the country. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen gave this assurance while delivering the Throne Speech at Gordon House, on April 3. He emphasised that the co-operation of stakeholders, such as the private sector,...

A total of $1.7 billion will be spent by the Government to rehabilitate 26 well sources, pumping stations, and reservoirs across the island. This forms part of the programmes and projects planned for the new fiscal year to provide potable water to households. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne...