Allied Brokers To Provide Insurance Services For NHT

Cabinet has given its approval for the award of a $2.187-billion contract to Allied Insurance Brokers Limited to provide insurance services for the National Housing Trust (NHT).

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 14), informed that the contract is for one year, from April 1, 2021 to March 2022.

Mrs. Williams informed that Cabinet also authorised a $555.9-million contract to Y.P. Seaton and Associates Company Limited for implementation of civil works for 358 metres of Shoreline Protection Runway-30 End at the Norman Manley International Airport.

Further, Elhydro Limited is to supply biodiesel fuel for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, under a $301.9-million contract.

The pilot initiative will operate for a period of six months at the Portmore Depot.