The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently managing an $80 million rehabilitation project, which is being carried out on the main access road inside the compound of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The project is funded by public and private sector agencies, including: Petrojam, the National Water Commission, Carib Cement, General Paving, Surrey Paving and Aggregates, Y.P....

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists and other road users that beginning Tuesday, March 18, 2014 the Agency’s Force Account crews will be carrying out emergency patching along the Mandela Highway between the Twickenham Park Roundabout and the Ferry Police Station. Approximately 700 square metres of patching using Asphaltic Concrete will be carried out along both the eastern...

The National Works Agency’s (NWA) operations in Hanover should be significantly boosted by the opening of its new office, constructed in the parish’s capital, Lucea, at a cost of approximately $25 million. The facility, located at Haughton Court, comprises a reception area; conference, filing, and emergency rooms; kitchenette; male and female bathroom facilities; and two offices. The new office replaces...

The Government is continuing its thrust to ensure that students are transported to and from school safely, and efficiently, through the standardisation of the public school bus system. As part of this drive, the Transport Authority has partnered with the St. Catherine School Bus Association to launch an official school bus service for the parish of St. Catherine. The partnership has...

Director of Corporate Planning and Performance Monitoring at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Dawn Smith has committed over 26 years of selfless service to the public sector. During the period Miss Smith has won the admiration of colleagues, and her superiors, as a detail-oriented professional, who goes beyond the call of duty to ensure that the Ministry and...

With four weeks to go before  March 31, the Transport Authority is appealing to owners and operators of public passenger and commercial vehicles to come in and renew their road licences for the 2014/2015 year. The call was made by Manager, Finance and Planning, Transport Authority, Mr. Karey Rowe, at a  recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Mr. Rowe explained that all...

The runway at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay is to be extended at a cost of US$65 million. The airport, which forms a critical part of the country’s tourism infrastructure, was privatized in 2003. Since then it has undergone major improvements, making it comparable with any first world facility. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller,...