CHASE has funded 3,725 projects at $17b
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has supported some 3,725 projects at a total value of $17 billion over the past 15 years.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry, says this comprised projects that were successfully undertaken over the 2017/2018 financial year.
These, he noted, included US$3.5 million for establishment of a Cancer Treatment Centre of Excellence at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, preparation of a similar facility at the St Joseph’s Hospital in Kingston, and millions of dollars for the provision of access to world-class technology in medicine at hospitals and health facilities islandwide.
Other projects include renovation and upgrading of cultural centres in Clarendon, Kingston and St Andrew and other parishes; support for legacy projects amid the celebration of 55 years of national independence; approval of $50 million for the Ward Theatre restoration project; and an allocation of $309.7 million to assist some 21 schools with new structures, renovation and/or expansion of existing buildings.
“For the 2018/2019 financial year, a wide span of projects are again earmarked for support in the four mandated areas of focus,” Henry said.
He was making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday.
