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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 7).

JUTC to Get 200 New Buses Over the Next Three Years

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 8, 2023

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet of buses will be upgraded, with the addition of 200 electric vehicles over the next three years. Minister of Finance and the Public...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, uses abacuses to demonstrate his point, while delivering the opening presentation in the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 7) .

Eight Years of No New Taxes

By: Douglas Mcintosh, March 8, 2023

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 7.

UK-Based Entity to Provide Forensic Audit Services for SSL Probe

By: Latonya Linton, March 8, 2023

Budget 2023/2024 3 years ago SLB Will No Longer Require Guarantors for PATH Applicants
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on February 28.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceParliament

House Approves Fourth Supplementary Estimates

The Fourth Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23 were approved in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Feb. 28), pushing budgeted expenditure to approximately $1.002 trillion. Included are net incremental...

By: Chris Patterson, March 1, 2023

A $2.3-billion allocation has been made to continue work on the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project in the upcoming fiscal year.
The sum has been budgeted in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently.
The project, which began in December 2019, aims to provide access to irrigation water on fallow sugar lands, to increase agricultural productivity through the modernisation of the agricultural sector. It includes construction of wells and canal network and the development of the associated agricultural infrastructure in the arable areas of Amity Hall and Bridge Pen in St. Catherine and Parnassus in Clarendon.
Up to December 2022, the drilling of three wells and yield test were completed in Parnassus, and abstraction licences were approved by the Water Resources Authority.
Other physical achievements of the project include the completion of capacity-building for climate resilience and crop modelling, the design of agricultural buildings, the irrigation network design, the irrigation and road/draining works, and a gender-responsive training manual for farmer groups.
For fiscal year 2023/24, anticipated physical targets of the project are to commence the construction of agricultural buildings and to complete the construction of irrigation network and roads/drainage infrastructure, as well as to complete the rehabilitation of Hartlands canal.
This is in addition to the re-tender for contract to construct pump houses and reservoir at Amity Hall/Bridge Pen and the acquisition of GIS equipment for the NIC.
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Southern Plains…2
The project is being implemented by the Ministry Agriculture and Fisheries, with co-funding from the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Development Bank.
It is slated to end in December 2024. An additional $361.7 million has been earmarked to undertake activities in fiscal year 2024/25, if necessary.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceParliament

$878M Programmed for Widening and Dualisation of Grange Lane

Widening and dualisation of Grange Lane in St. Catherine will continue during the 2023/24 fiscal year with an allocation of $878 million. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 24, 2023

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHousingParliament

$160 Million Allocated for Land Titling Project

The Government’s Electronic Land Titling project is to continue in the upcoming fiscal year from an allocation of $160 million. The project aims to improve the efficiency of the land...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 24, 2023

3 years ago ParliamentTransport

Work Continues on Montego Bay Perimeter Road

Work is to continue on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James, from an allocation of $7.2 billion. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 24, 2023

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceParliamentTransport

Allocation of $22.1 Billion for Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project

An allocation of $22.1 billion has been made to continue work on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum has been budgeted in the...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 24, 2023

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks after tabling the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestmentParliament

$1.1 Billion for Project to Boost Growth of MSMEs and Start-Ups

Just over $1.1 billion has been allocated to continue the implementation of the Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) project. The project aims to promote the sustainable and robust...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 24, 2023

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestmentParliament

More Support for MSMEs

The Government will continue its drive to support the improvement of access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the upcoming fiscal year. This, from a provision...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 24, 2023

A $2.3-billion allocation has been made to continue work on the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project in the upcoming fiscal year.
The sum has been budgeted in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently.
The project, which began in December 2019, aims to provide access to irrigation water on fallow sugar lands, to increase agricultural productivity through the modernisation of the agricultural sector. It includes construction of wells and canal network and the development of the associated agricultural infrastructure in the arable areas of Amity Hall and Bridge Pen in St. Catherine and Parnassus in Clarendon.
Up to December 2022, the drilling of three wells and yield test were completed in Parnassus, and abstraction licences were approved by the Water Resources Authority.
Other physical achievements of the project include the completion of capacity-building for climate resilience and crop modelling, the design of agricultural buildings, the irrigation network design, the irrigation and road/draining works, and a gender-responsive training manual for farmer groups.
For fiscal year 2023/24, anticipated physical targets of the project are to commence the construction of agricultural buildings and to complete the construction of irrigation network and roads/drainage infrastructure, as well as to complete the rehabilitation of Hartlands canal.
This is in addition to the re-tender for contract to construct pump houses and reservoir at Amity Hall/Bridge Pen and the acquisition of GIS equipment for the NIC.
(more)
Southern Plains…2
The project is being implemented by the Ministry Agriculture and Fisheries, with co-funding from the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Development Bank.
It is slated to end in December 2024. An additional $361.7 million has been earmarked to undertake activities in fiscal year 2024/25, if necessary.

3 years ago AgricultureFinance & Public ServiceParliament

Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project Gets $2.3 Billion

A $2.3-billion allocation has been made to continue work on the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum has been budgeted in the 2023/24 Estimates...

By: Mickella Anderson, February 23, 2023