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Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 24. (FILE)

Opposition Leader Emphasises Development of Human Capital

Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, has suggested that with the proposed development of Goat Island as a logistics hub, efforts should be made to develop the necessary human capital that will be of benefit to the sector. “Jamaica has...

President of the St. James Associated Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (2nd left) shows Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewan Corrodus (4th left), one of the Nubian rams being raised by St. James livestock farmers, at the 31st staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show on Easter Monday (April 21), in St James, under the theme: 'Grow what we Eat… Eat what we Grow'. Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of the JAS, Mr. Christopher Emanuel (left) and Regional Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Mr. Ronald Robinson.

Agriculture Minister to Announce New Anti-Praedial Larceny Measures

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips, emphasizes a point while opening the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 17.

DBJ to Continue Energy Management Strategy

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

$27 Million for Initiatives to Improve Children’s Learning Environment

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)

Riverton City Landfill Access Road to be Repaired

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015OppositionParliament

Shaw Recommends that NHT Lifts Loan Ceiling

Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Planning, Audley Shaw, is recommending that the National Housing Trust (NHT) lift the ceiling on the amount of money loaned to depositors to purchase homes. He made the recommendation during his contribution in the 2014/15 budget debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 22. “The present limit of $4.5 million I believe…should be...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Gov’t Working to Conclude Arrangements for Productive Input Relief

Government is working to conclude by June 2014, arrangements regarding the registration and certification procedures for businesses that will access the Productive Input Relief (PIR) component of the new Omnibus Tax Incentive regime. Under this aspect of the regime, provision is made for a reduction of the tax related cost of productivity inputs by providing tax relief on imported operating...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Local GovernmentParliament

$25 Million Allocated for Mo-Bay’s Urban Action Plan

A sum of $25 million has been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative. The project seeks to contribute to the implementation of Montego Bay’s urban sustainability action plan, in which the general goal is to address the main environmental, urban and fiscal issues affecting the long term sustainability of the city....

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015JusticeParliament

JUST Programme Gets $100 Million

A sum of $100 million has been allocated for initiatives under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. The amount is provided in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. The project aims to provide improved service delivery and management capacity of justice sector institutions; improve the capacity of ministries, departments, and agencies...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015National Security and PeaceParliament

CSJP III to Receive $115 Million to Continue Justice System Support

Activities under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III will be boosted with an allocation of $115 million in this year’s budget. As contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, the money will go towards enhancing citizen security and justice in targetted communities, through the increased...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015CommerceParliament

Move to Make Private Sector More Competitive

For the 2014/15 fiscal year, the Government will be seeking to strengthen the enabling environment for private sector competitiveness, to help Jamaica unleash productivity and growth. This will be done through the Jamaica Foundation for Competitiveness and Growth, which has been allocated $40 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House. Focus...

12 years ago AgricultureBudget 2014/2015Parliament

$110 Million to Boost Exports to the EU

A total of $110 million has been allocated in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the European Development Fund (EDF) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Capacity Building Project. The project aims to contribute to facilitating increased and more diversified exports of agricultural and agro-processed products to the European Union (EU) market. As of February 2014, equipment was procured for laboratories at...