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December 2020

Dr. Damien King

Dr. Damien King

In his capacity as Executive Director, Damien convenes the Caribbean 2030 Leaders Network – a group consisting of young, energetic business, political, and civic leaders who meet annually to discuss and engineer the future of Caribbean development.

Following the Money: Transparency and Oversight in the Government Budget Process in Jamaica

Event Date: 
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 11:00
Event Location: 
YouTube, Periscope, CAPRI's Website
Event Address: 
Kingston
Kingston
Kingston
Jamaica
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Who Am I? The People Dem NIDS

Event Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 11:00
Event Location: 
YouTube, Periscope, CAPRI's Website
Event Address: 
Kingston
Kingston
Kingston
Jamaica
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Inclusive Growth

The research on Inclusive Growth proposes policies to promote economic inclusiveness – by ensuring that economic opportunity is geographically and socially dispersed – while not impairing the basis of the current economic reform agenda. Women and youth are over-represented amongst the economically marginalised and so are expected to be particular beneficiaries of this policy report.

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Decriminalization of termination of pregnancies

The policy report on Decriminalization of Termination of Pregnancies advocates for the review of the policy to terminate pregnancies and the empowerment of women through having control over their reproductive health through access to safe, affordable and legal procedures to terminate pregnancies and ensure that the policy dialogue and development process are informed.

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CAPRI launches report on Jamaica’s first ever Open Budget Survey

Submitted by relations_682 on Mon, 12/07/2020 - 16:38

On Thursday, December 3, 2020, the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) launched its latest report “Following the Money: Transparency and Oversight in the Government Budget Process in Jamaica”, completed with the support of the International Budget Partnership (IBP). The launch took place via a web forum, livestreamed to the public via YouTube and CAPRI’s website.

Following the Money: Transparency and Oversight in the Government Budget Process in Jamaica

November, 2020
Thematic Area: 
Governance

In 2019, for the first time the Government of Jamaica was (GOJ) assessed for how much it facilitates public access to budget information, and how many formal opportunities it provides for the public to participate in the national budget process. The Open Budget Survey (OBS,) the world’s only independent, comparative, and objective research instrument for this purpose, was used to do the assessment. The OBS also examined the role of Jamaica’s budget oversight institutions, such as the Parliament and Auditor General’s Department (AGD), in the budget process. Based on these indicators, the OBS provided an assessment of Jamaican citizens’ ability to engage the budget process and provide relevant feedback to the GOJ about budget decisions.

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