The bid evaluation process is now under way for Phase Two of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, said the tender for the Greater Bernard Lodge Development – Phase II...

For the 2022/23 financial year, the National Water Commission (NWC) will be undertaking key projects aimed at improving water supply and facilitating residential and commercial developments. “These include the replacement of aged infrastructure in Mandeville through the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project and the transmission main replacement and installation along the south coast main roads in St Thomas,” Minister...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left), speaks at a recent virtual round table on the topic ‘IP and Youth Innovating for a better future’, in observance of World Intellectual Property Day. Sitting beside Dr. Dunn is Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy. The focus of...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has substantially completed the transmission main from Six Miles to downtown Kingston, which is one of the major transmission mains serving Kingston and St. Andrew, at cost of more than $3.4 billion. The entity also rehabilitated the five-million-gallon Treated Water Storage Reservoir at Constant Spring. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will continue its programme of building out its fibre-optic network to connect key sections of its infrastructure, such as the traffic signals and its intelligent Traffic Management Centre. “The NWA has been at the forefront of building out a Public Safety Network for the Government and people of Jamaica. This is part of the Agency’s...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has committed more than $37.8 million towards the national squatter survey. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11. He noted that the initial budget...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) will host several activities to commemorate its 17th anniversary, beginning on May 15. The Fund will celebrate the milestone over a week, under the theme ‘Broadening Access Through the Use of Technology’. Human Resource and Administration Manager of the State-run agency, Shanique Cornwall, made the announcement at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ held on Thursday, May...