Commitment Scorecard
Commitment Listing
There are a total of 354 Commitments currently in the database. We are displaying up to 15 at a time.
Contribute 20% of the JPS bill for all households that consume 200 kWh of electricity or less, per month
Allocate $200 million in revolving loan financing, for public passenger vehicle operator
Provide $25,000 in vouchers to operators of public passenger vehicles
Increase allocation towards transportation assistance for students on PATH by 40%.
Conduct an audit of hand-held metal detector devices and install 9 walk-through metal detectors in selected high schools
The conduct of audits of the hand-held metal detectors that were provided to all high schools. Guided by the findings of the audits, a programme of replacement of defective devices is being undertaken. A similar audit is being done for the 27 high schools that were provided with a walkthrough metal detectors. Another nine (9) are being installed in selected schools.
Commence procurement for construction services for nine (9) major infrastructure projects.
Procurement for construction services will also be undertaken within the financial year for nine (9) major infrastructure projects (Papine High, Port Antonio High, Denham Town High, Nain High, New Forrest High, Belair High, Aberdeen High, Stony Hill Technical High 40 and Boundbrook Primary).
Begin construction on nine (9) major infrastructure projects
We will begin construction on nine (9) major infrastructure projects (Cedric Titus High, Bridgeport High, Holmwood Technical, Exchange All Age, Westwood High, Albert Town High, Newell High, Mount St. Joseph High and Dias Infant School) and fencing and electrical upgrades of several schools across the island.
Complete work on four (4) major infrastructure projects from 2021/2022
We will complete work on four (4) major infrastructure projects being carried over from the 2021/22 financial year (Black River High, Kingston College and wastewater projects for Black River High and Papine High.
Launch a series called “What Should My Child Know and Do.”
Launching a series called “What Should My Child Know and Do.” This allows parents to track how their children are doing.
Offer Standard 2 Training Programme to childhood practitioners
The Standard 2 Training Programme was developed by the ECC and through HEART Trust NSTA will be offered to early childhood practitioners in 2022/2023 school year.
Provide educational resources in the amount of approximately $1.2 Billion to students at the primary level
Under the Primary Textbook Programme, the Ministry will be providing educational resources in the amount of approximately $1.2 Billion to students at the primary level to include, electronic resources such as apps and e-books.
Improve the Rural Transportation Programme at a cost of $380 million
The Ministry’s Rural Transportation Programme for PATH and other needy students, to improve its Rural Transportation Programme to impact over 7,500 PATH and needy students from 250 primary and high schools, across thirteen parishes at a cost of $380 million for this fiscal year.
Provide menu planning support and train cooks in meal preparation
We will make efforts to get the National School Nutrition Policy approved and implemented, to train our cooks in preparation of more nutritious meals, we will provide menu planning support and menu monitoring through the use of digital technology. We will increase the use of locally grown produce in our cooked meals and we will increase support to schools for their school gardening projects, pulling on our parents and local community support
Work on the approval and implementation of the National School Nutrition Policy
The Ministry will continue to work with the UWI Mona Campus School of Education to develop a Post Graduate Certificate Programme for the in-service training of teachers. The cost for implementation of the Primary Specialist Teacher Model for the 2022/2023 Financial Year is $378,000,000.
Continue to work with the UWI to develop a Post Graduate Certificate Programme
The efforts we are making this year, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security, to reach 97,000 parents, to do risk assessments and get our most at-risk parents the appropriate parenting programme and support are in recognition that if we don’t change how our mothers, our fathers, and our care givers handle our young children, we will be constantly running after the problem instead of being ahead of it.
