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$1 billion allocated for police cars, bikes
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February 19, 2019

$1 billion allocated for police cars, bikes

GOVERNMENT has budgeted $1 billion to acquire motor vehicles and motorcycles for the Jamaica Constabulary Force in the 2019/2020 fiscal year.

The project aims to improve the mobility of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and will be implemented by the Ministry of National Security.

Details are provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives.

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