The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is to finance an islandwide rural electrification programme valued at $189 million. Giving details of the programme while making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 18, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the programme is to be implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...

The Organization of American States (OAS) has partnered with the Government to implement an early warning system that will assist in safeguarding Jamaica’s cyber infrastructure, through the use of security information and event management to ensure timely intrusion detection. The initiative was facilitated through the OAS Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, working in tandem with the Jamaica Cyber-Incident Response Team (JaCIRT)....

Cabinet has appointed new leadership for the Generation Procurement Entity (GPE), with a mandate to undertake procurement of new electricity-generation capacity, in accordance with The Electricity Act, 2015. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during his contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 18. Mr. Vaz noted...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) will be providing funding support for the expansion of the GovNet infrastructure that will link government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to facilitate shared services. This was disclosed by Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 18), under the theme...

Fifteen fishing beaches will be redeveloped over the next five years, says Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. He said that the redevelopment process will include three beaches per year at an estimated cost of $2.25 billion, beginning in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Hanover. Minister Shaw, who was making his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate contribution in the House of...

A total of 6,000 young people will be engaged under the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) this year. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the new cohort will begin the programme in August and will be paid $40,000. “The municipal corporations and the Social Development Commission (SDC) will play key roles in the selection...

The Local Government and Rural Development Ministry will be spending $325 million to provide water to rural communities across the country this year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 18. He informed that $215 million will be spent to complete projects that will benefit some...