Two contracts valued at US$50.7 million have been awarded to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited for phase-one development of the Kingston Logistics Park, and road improvement works in Hanover and Westmoreland. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during yesterday’s (July 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Of the sum,...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will be taking the traffic signals at the Washington Boulevard/Duhaney Drive intersection in St. Andrew out of operation for approximately eight hours on Monday, June 18 to complete road improvement works which were recently undertaken at the location. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says the traffic signals will be turned...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging citizens to exercise discipline and care when traversing newly upgraded roadways. He emphasized that the Government’s investment in multiple ongoing infrastructural developments islandwide must be protected and not be undone by indisciplined road users. “We will do everything within our powers to ensure that the infrastructure is designed in a way...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is seeking a suitable location to establish a taxi stand for commuters and transport operators in Barbican, St. Andrew. “We will consult…with the taxi men to come up with a workable solution. Already, I have given instructions to the National Works Agency (NWA) to identify a suitable location. We will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s work to upgrade several major thoroughfares in the Corporate Area will contribute to a more productive labour force, by significantly reducing travel time. “If 12,000 to 15,000 Jamaicans…sit in traffic for 30 minutes to get from home to their destination, you can calculate the loss of time, productivity and built...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says some $27 million will be spent on the Mount Salem Zinc Fence Substitution Project to greatly improve the aesthetics of the St. James community. He noted that the Government, through the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, is providing $26 million for the undertaking with contribution of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, toured the completed Barbican Road Upgrade Project today (June 1). The US$4.4 million project was done under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). The works at Barbican entailed significant widening and upgrading in the vicinity of the Barbican Centre, which is expected to alleviate congestion in the area. The Prime Minister said the...