The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) in light of the recently instituted State of Emergency for St James, has implemented new closure times for Harmony Beach Park. Patrons are advised that the entire facility will close at 7:00pm each night until the end of the curfew. Harmony Beach Park will revert to its regular operational hours as follows after the curfew...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will continue to undertake checks of critical infrastructure, following the 5.6 magnitude earthquake which shook Jamaica on Monday (October 30). Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said the technical team has been tasked to check on structures such as bridges. “A good example would be the flyovers at Three Miles… those...

State agencies continue to carry out assessments to fully determine the impact of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake, which affected sections of the island on Monday (Oct. 30). A meeting of the National Disaster Response Committee will convene Tuesday morning (Oct. 31) to further evaluate the country’s disaster preparedness and emergency response, among other things. Speaking at a press conference at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says all the requisite protocols have been activated in the wake of Monday’s (October 30) approximately 5.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Jamaica. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI) advised that the earthquake was located about 10 kilometres south of Buff Bay, Portland, and occurred at a depth of...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that a section of the Martha Brae main road in Trelawny, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic on Monday, October 16, 2023. The roadway will be closed, in the vicinity of the Zion community, for a period of seven days, and will reopen on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Community...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising commuters that a section of the Folly Main Road in Portland will be closed on Tuesday October 10. The road will be closed in the vicinity of Munro Close and the Anchovy Scheme, between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says...

Effective tomorrow, Saturday, October 7, 2023, the National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that motorists may experience delays as they traverse the Jackson Town to Ulster Spring roadway in Southern Trelawny. These delays may be experienced over the next two days, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily, as the NWA works to install culverts in the vicinity of the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is in conversation with Councillor of the Treadways Division, Sydney Rose, during a tour of the Jericho Pipeline Project in St. Catherine on September 28. The project, which is part of a 0.8-kilometre road transformation, costing just over $125 million, delivers two...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that sections of the Withorn to Darliston corridor, in Westmoreland, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday, October 1, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The roadway will be closed in the vicinity of the container shops at Caledonia and the Ina Murdock Basic School. Community Relations...