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Education Ministry develops student athlete transfer policy; JDF to get 1.3 Billion dollars to Improve Operations; and Health Ministry to increase efforts to track privately vaccinated children

Montego Bay Free Zone lauded for Business Process Outsourcing achievements; 50 million dollars allocated to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Reform Programme; and civil servants undergoing procurement training.

38 Million for Caribbean Criminal Asset Recovery Programme, Safety Audit to done on all new Road Projects and Wigton Expansion to Save Over 200 Million in Oil Imports.

370 Million Allocated for Public Sector Modernisation, Phase Two of Slum Upgrading Programme Launched and Police remove Over 300 Registration Plates from Defective Vehicles.

News Recap feb 16 - 20

News Recap Feb 16 - 20

Jamaicans abroad encouraged to participate in 2015 Diaspora Conference; local produce set to reach the United Kingdom sooner; and parents urged to vaccinate children against measles.

Government to focus on compliance to plug budget gap, Governor General assures that government will honor obligations to public sector workers and CARICOM conducts CSME Teacher Training Workshops

Standing Finance Committee to consider estimates of expenditure and revenue measures in early March, Mining at Alpart to begin first quarter of 2015/16 fiscal year and CSME Teacher Training Workshop Underway in Kingston

Finance Minister to table Estimates of Expenditure this afternoon; Government to spend 280 million dollars to repair roads in St. Andrew; and Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 to be launched on Friday.

OUR directs JPS to refund customers 973 million dollars, Police advising illegal taxi operators to discontinue practice and Jamaica looking to increase fresh produce exports to  the UK

STATIN reports drop in inflation rate, 140 Million dollars allocated for Parish Council Road Repairs under JEEP Phase Four and Late charges to be applied to 2014/15 property tax balance