Land To Be Purchased For Manchester Parish Court
By: , January 16, 2020The Key Point:
The Government will be spending $184 million for the purchase of land at 3 Brumalia Road in Mandeville for the relocation of the Manchester Parish Court.
The Facts
- Speaking at today’s (January 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said Cabinet has given approval for the purchase of the land.
- The parish court was destroyed by fire on November 8, 2019.
The Full Story
The Government will be spending $184 million for the purchase of land at 3 Brumalia Road in Mandeville for the relocation of the Manchester Parish Court.
Speaking at today’s (January 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said Cabinet has given approval for the purchase of the land.
The parish court was destroyed by fire on November 8, 2019.
The Minister said following the fire, interim steps were taken to facilitate continued court operations, including the relocation to and rental of space at the nearby James Plaza.