Post Cabinet Notes

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Amendment to the First Schedule of the National Solid Waste Management Act Cabinet gave approval for the amendment to paragraph 5(2) of the First Schedule of the National Solid Waste Management Act, 2001, to provide for the members of the National Solid Waste Management Authority to be eligible […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Development of a National Border Security Policy and Strategy Cabinet gave approval for the development of a National Border Security Policy and Strategy aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s border and maritime domain capacities through the creation of a strategic, multi-sectoral framework to address security risks within Jamaica. The development […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Implementation of an Electronic System of Land Title Registration Cabinet gave approval for the implementation of an Electronic Land Titling Project at the National Land Agency (NLA). The project is to be incorporated into the Public Sector Investment Programme. The Ministry of Finance and Public Service will accommodate […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Establishment of Multi Sectoral Body for the final report of a Study on Children Living/Working on the Streets of Jamaica Cabinet gave approval for the public release of the findings of the final report of a Study on Children Living/Working on the Streets of Jamaica. Cabinet also approved […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Recommendation for the Grant of licence for 2x10MHz of the 700MHz Spectrum (sub MSET) Cabinet gave approval for the grant of a Domestic Mobile Spectrum Licence 2×10 megahertz (MHz) of the 700MHz spectrum to Rock Mobile Limited for 15 years at a spectrum licence fee of US fifteen […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Renaming of the Denham Town Infant School and the Denham Town Primary School in honour of former Prime Minister the Most Honourable Edward Seaga  Cabinet gave approval for Denham Town Infant School and Denham Town Primary School in the constituency of Kingston Western to be renamed the Edward […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Inclusion of the construction of the Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite and the construction of the Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters projects into the Public Sector Investment Programme  Cabinet gave approval for the construction of the Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite in Kingston and the Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters to be […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1.  Designation of the Black River Protected Area (BRPA)  Cabinet gave approval for the designation of the Black River landscape/seascape in St. Elizabeth as a protected area under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Act, 1991. Cabinet also approved the issuance of drafting instructions to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Transportation subsidy for the movement of sugar cane from Clarendon, St. Catherine and Trelawny to the Worthy Park Factory for the 2020/21 crop year  Cabinet gave approval for the utilization of existing funds within the Sugar Industry Authority and the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited, to […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. Transfer of the Portfolio of the Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA) to the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank Cabinet gave approval for the transfer of the portfolio of the Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA) to the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank. In recent years, MIDA had increased its lending to […]