The Government is projecting gross earnings of US$3.6 billion from the tourism industry for the 2019/20 fiscal year. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, told the Standing Finance Committee of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the funds provided to municipal councillors to assist needy students with back-to-school preparations will be increased in the 2019/2020...

Each year, the Government outlines its plans for the economic and social development of the country, through its Budget. This is a projection of what Jamaica expects to receive in...

The Government is expected to spend approximately $143 million during the 2019/20 fiscal year for the completion of a project that is geared towards establishing three Diagnostic Centres. Details of...

The Government, through joint funding with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), will spend  $186 million during the 2019/20 fiscal year to improve the South St. Catherine – South Clarendon Irrigation...

The Government will be undertaking a feasibility study and preliminary design for expansion of the Pedro Plains Irrigation System in St. Elizabeth. Approximately $37,641,000 has been allocated for these and...

More State entities are to benefit from an air-conditioning (AC) installation exercise in the upcoming fiscal year in a bid to conserve energy and contain costs within the public sector....

The Government will spend approximately $295.6 million to continue upgrading works at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, during the 2019/20 fiscal year. This project is being...