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Come April 1, farmers across the island should begin to experience a new and improved Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as the agency will be undergoing a restructuring exercise, which is expected to last six months. This was disclosed by Chairman of RADA, Dr. Omer Thomas, at a JIS 'Think Tank' at the agency's head office in Kingston on March...

According to the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, $24.4 million will be spent on the Expanding Education Horizons (EEH) Project. The project, which is funded by the Government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), seeks to improve literacy and numeracy in targeted schools; enhance the quality of interventions for out of school...

A sum of $118.6 million has been made available in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, for the Social Protection Project. The project, which lasts until March 2013, aims to ensure greater social protection of the poor, vulnerable, and persons at risk, by strengthening the long-term impact of social assistance to poor families; and establishing...

The Government will be spending $9.29 million on the Absenteeism in Jamaica's Primary School Project for the 2008/09 financial year. Details of the project are given in the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2008/09 financial year, which is now before the House of Representatives. Funded by the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank, the project aims to raise attendance level...

Come April 1, farmers across the island should begin to experience a new and improved Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as the agency will be undergoing a restructuring exercise, which is expected to last six months. This was disclosed by Chairman of RADA, Dr. Omer Thomas, at a JIS 'Think Tank' at the agency's head office in Kingston on March...

The Reform of Secondary Education (ROSE) Project (Phase Two), will receive $259 million to fund its operations for the 2008/09 financial year. This is revealed in the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2008/09 financial year, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to continue to improve the quality and equity of secondary education through school based initiatives and...

The Reform of Secondary Education (ROSE) Project (Phase Two), will receive $259 million to fund its operations for the 2008/09 financial year. This is revealed in the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2008/09 financial year, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to continue to improve the quality and equity of secondary education through school based initiatives and...

The Ministry of Health and Environment has received a sum of $100 million from the Ministry of Finance to fund preparatory activities being undertaken to meet the start-up date for the removal of user health fees come April 1. So far, $60 million has been disbursed to the four regional health authorities - North-East, Southern, Western and South-East. According to...

A sum of $2.5 billion has been allocated for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) - Social Safety Net - in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to: support government's ongoing effort to transform the Social Safety Network into a fiscally sound and more efficient system of social assistance...

The Government will be spending $273.6 million on the Enhancement of Basic Schools project for the 2008/09 financial year. The sum, which has been set aside in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, is now before the House of Representatives. For the financial year, the project seeks to complete the construction of the following schools and resource centres: St. Catherine Resource...

The Government has set aside $650.37 million in the Estimates of Expenditure to fund the Primary Education Support Project for the 2008/09 financial year. As outlined in the Estimates, now before the House, the project, which is funded by the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), seeks to contribute to the improved performance, efficiency and equity of the Primary...

A total of $339.3 million has been provided for Phase II of the Public Sector Modernization Programme (PSMP) in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which was initially undertaken between April 2003 and March 2006, and extended to March 2008, has been further extended to March 2012.Phase II of the PSMP, which is...