For this fiscal year, the Government will seek to strengthen its efforts to improve the lives of the country’s disabled population. This will be facilitated through funds set aside in...

The Government is looking to increase benefit levels for beneficiaries under the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) by 15 per cent this fiscal year. The provision comes...

The Government has set aside some $15 million for the development of a National Identification System (NIDS). As contained in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of...

To further build institutional capacity in the execution of public sector transformation, $30 million has been allocated in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The...

The Government has earmarked a sum of $2.4 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, for the Jamaica Partner for Peace, Community of Practice...

The Government’s drive to reduce the country's poverty level has been advanced with an allocation of $18 million for the Social Protection Support to Food Price Crisis project, in the...

The Government has set aside $2.25 billion to continue work to improve the infrastructure along the northern coast of Jamaica. This will be done under the Northern Jamaica Development Project,...

Activities under the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Local Offenders and Deported Persons programme should be significantly enhanced this year, through a $507 million provision in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure,...

In a continued bid to reform the public sector, $272 million has been set aside for the Public Sector Modernisation Programme II in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is set to receive a cash injection of $1.07 billion to carry out its work this fiscal year. This is set out in...

Activities under the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Local Offenders and Deported Persons programme should be significantly enhanced this year, through a $81.2 million provision in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure,...