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News Recap June 23-27

News Recap June 23-27

Start-Up Jamaica receives 5 million dollars boost, 8-hundred students to benefit from TPDCo’s Tourism Summer Intern Programme and Government uses improvements in health sector to boost rural development.

Tourism Ministry to undertake 34 million dollar environmental initiative, Government preparing to roll out network of Small Business Development Centres, and infirmaries get 62 million dollar upgrade.

Operators of homes where JFJ unauthorized sexual Education Programme was implemented found in breach of Child Care and Protection Regulations, over a billion dollars spent on new water sources for South East St. Catherine and the Jamaica Tourist Board stages a series road shows as part of the ‘Experience Jamaica’ campaign 2014

Government taking steps to prevent match fixing, Industry Ministry to provide 1 billion dollars in loan financing to MSMEs, Fourteen schools shortlisted for first year of School Infrastructure Improvement Project

Stadium upgrade to cost 270 million dollars, Prime Minister pays tribute to James ‘Jim T’ Thompson, and Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom receives international Jurist Award

Work underway to improve the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, PCJ collaborates with Agriculture Ministry to produce biofuels and Health ministry advances work on public/private partnership policy.

IMF approves 70.9 million us dollar drawdown, Government exploring greater use of wind energy and Industry ministry seeking international certification for organic production.

Govt Inviting Investments in Health Tourism, National Environment and Planning Agency increases enforcement actions and Consumer Affairs Commission secures over 30 million dollars in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers.

Prime Minister hails alma mater as pioneer in distance learning,  Education minister calls for mandatory inclusion of schools in housing developments,  and Government to spend 120 million dollars to expand  Anchovy High.

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