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On this week’s Get the facts, we talk about funding for Micro, Small and Medium Sized enterprises MSMEs through the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ).

Minister without Portfolio in The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, says the necessary arrangements are being put in place for the implementation of Plastic Bottle Deposit Refund Scheme DRS in 2020.

The National Works Agency NWA will be undertaking roadworks along the Mandela Highway, to improve access for motorists entering Portmore via the Old Ackee Village road during peak hours.

Thousands of Jamaicans and visitors to the island are expected to journey to the historic Sligoville community in St. Catherine on July 31 and August 1 for Emancifest 2019. The 12th staging of the annual event, being held under the theme ‘Where freedom meets culture…Preserving our culture’, will take place at the Sligoville Multipurpose Stadium.  

The Government is set to launch an agriculture development fund. This to ensure that adequate funding is in place to carry out the necessary infrastructure works to develop the sector. Stick around to find out more about the plans for the fund on today’s edition of Calling Farmers.

IMF’s Jamaica office to remain open after stand-by arrangement ends; Government developing plastic bottle refund scheme; and more than 250 young people to benefit from summer employment under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme.

The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) is a funding mechanism under the Climate Investment Fund, which helps developing countries, like Jamaica, incorporate climate resilience into our growth and development plans. Essentially, the government and its private partners have secured funding to ensure that the country is prepared for severe weather conditions.

Unemployment rate hits new record low; Water Resources Authority and Meteorological Service sign MOU; and Programme for International Student Assessment to be administered in 2021.

The performance of students at the primary level is expected to improve significantly with the implementation of the Specialist Teacher Model. The model requires schools to identify teachers who will function as specialists for mathematics, language, science and social studies.

On today’s edition of Sports Spotlight, the Social Development Commission launches the 2019 National T20 Community Cricket Competition.

On House Matters this week: New projects to be administered by Jamaica Social Investment Fund; Reactivation of Vernam Field Aerodrome Report Card and SOE in South St. Andrew extended.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government has approved additional funds to truck water to communities affected by ongoing drought conditions.