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Some $2.6 million has been earmarked in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to facilitate payment of unsettled land claims under the arterial roads programme. The programme seeks to improve 809 kilometres of the island’s network of main roads and highways, which link the 14 parishes, and associated structures, such as bridges, through a programme...

A sum of $19.7 million has been allocated in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure to continue work on a programme of support for decentralized road maintenance. The undertaking, which commenced in April 2011, seeks to implement a programme of institutional capacity building among relevant stakeholders, in relation to road maintenance. This will be done through the development of maintenance standards,...

A sum of $1.3 billion has been allotted to provide outstanding payment for works which has been completed under the Palisadoes Shoreline and Road Project.  This is contained in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The funds will also be used to undertake the restoration of 1.2 kilometres of sand dunes and mangroves...

A total of $330 million has been allocated to the Road Improvement Programme in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.             With funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the project aims to promote the creation of a self sustainable system for the provision of safe and reliable national...

Efforts are being made to significantly improve the public passenger transportation system this financial year, through a $2.2 billion allocation to purchase new buses. Details of the project are outlined in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The programme, being implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will...

Some $401.9 million has been provided to continue work in four parishes, under phase two of the government’s Rural Road Rehabilitation Project. The allocation, which is set out in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House, aims to rehabilitate approximately 47 kilometres of road and supporting infrastructure in sections of Clarendon,...

Work under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) forms part of activities to commence this month through the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), for which some $2.5 billion has been budgeted. As detailed in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, the MIDP aims to continue road improvement works and attendant activities islandwide. Envisaged...

The St. Catherine Police are seeking the public’s assistance, as they investigate the theft of 53 batteries from solar lighting systems from sections of Highway 2000 in the parish. Persons with information that can assist the investigations are asked to call the Highway 2000 East-West toll free number at 1-888-429-5632 or the Ferry Police at 705-8349 or 705-8112. Chief Executive...

An additional $1.2 billion has been allocated in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, to continue the rehabilitation of infrastructure across the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA), which was damaged during the passage of Tropical Storm Sandy in 2010. The work, being implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, under the Tropical Storm Nicole – KMA Drainage Project, seeks to...

Major rehabilitation work will continue this year under the Transportation Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme, following the provision of $1.37 billion in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. Funded by the Inter-American Development bank (IDB), the programme targets the rehabilitation and maintenance of key sections of the country’s main and primary road network, by minimizing the impact...

A number of initiatives will be undertaken this fiscal year to enhance energy efficiency and conservation within the public sector, through a $310 million allocation in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will provide for the engagement of energy auditors; replacement of inefficient air-conditioning and lighting systems; to retrofit and insulate building envelopes;...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has been allocated $1.85 billion, which is expected to aid in carrying out its 237 projects for this fiscal year. The funds have been made available in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The projects comprise social infrastructure, which will focus on the enhancement of 25 schools and two...