REP Providing Access to Safe and Affordable Electricity
The Government, through the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), is providing persons with access to safe and affordable electricity to improve their quality of life, while stimulating economic and social activities in communities.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, said that under the Programme, the houses of selected beneficiaries will be wired to regularize connection to the national grid.
The investment is valued at more than $100,000 each.
JSIF Looking to Provide Additional Support Under Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project
With the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) ending in May 2024, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is looking to provide additional support under the initiative where necessary.
JSIF promises more help for Salt Spring
Undaunted by the recent spate of violence that has rocked Salt Spring in St James, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has vowed to continue its work in the community.
"We have not left Salt Spring because we have not really finished our programme of works there; so we equally are disappointed by some of the activities that have taken place there," JSIF Managing Director Omar Sweeney told the Jamaica Observer.