The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), has lauded the Government’s 835.2 billion dollar planned expenditure for the 2019/20 fiscal year, describing it as responsible budget.
The Government is advancing its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which seeks to achieve 56 per cent electricity generation for the national power grid from wind and solar sources by 2037.
Over 5,000 farmers from the parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary and Portland are to benefit from a 5.6 million dollar project, aimed at increasing their capacity to implement climate-smart agricultural practices. The project seeks to strengthen the resilience of local farmers to extreme climatic conditions and improve the agricultural productivity and incomes of small farmers in Jamaica.
Cabinet approves National Plan of Action to combat human trafficking, CAC urges parents to monitor children’s online activity; and mandatory ten digit dialing comes into effect on March 31.
In Jamaica House Weekly this week: Construction of new parliament building to begin 2021; Prime Minister meets executive leadership of Education Ministry, and pays tribute to late radio and television broadcaster Dorraine Samuels.
March is being observed as International Nutrition Month, under the theme ‘Taking Responsibility for Assessing Our Nation’s Nutritional Needs. So in this week’s Healthline, we’re doing a mash-up with two of those. Today we discuss Kidney nutrition.
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