JSIF to continue project to improve communities

 The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue implementation of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF9) project this year with a $360.3-million allocation from the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives.
The engagement, which runs from October 2017 to December 2020, aims to facilitate improved access to quality education, water and sanitation; basic community access and drainage; livelihood enhancement and human resource development services in low-income and vulnerable communities.