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Preliminary work has started on the construction of a new bridge in the community of Kintyre, Eastern St. Andrew. It will replace the structure that was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Sandy on October 24. State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Richard Azan, toured the area on Thursday, where work is underway on a detour road, in the...

Founder and Executive Chairman of LASCO Affiliated Companies, Hon. Lascelles Chin, says he will be partnering with the government through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), to help retrain the Rio Cobre River in St. Catherine. In addition to damaging his property, he noted that the silt from the river could clog up the port, which would cost the government...

Repair work has started on sections of the Rome Gully, which is adjacent to communities along the Lyndhurst Road/Rousseau Road corridor, in Kingston, in an effort to ensure the safety of residents and motorists in the area. The work, which commenced on October 31, include: cleaning of the gully; repacking, and extensive repair of existing damage. The gully suffered significant...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has issued instructions that the revision of the country’s building codes and regulations should be fast-tracked. In a statement to the House of Representatives on October 30, on preliminary estimates of the cost of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy across key sectors, Mrs. Simpson Miller said the speedy revision “will allow us...

The Government's job creating initiative, the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), has been reducing the number of unemployed persons, since its launch in March this year, with one participant describing it as a "Godsend." For 23 year-old Melissa McDonald of Kingston, the project is providing her with the job experience she needs for long term employment. Melissa, who has passes...

Corporate Communications Director at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says up to 40 per cent of roads remain impassable up to Thursday evening. Mr. Shaw, who was speaking at a media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), today (October 25), said the NWA had responded to 150 reports of blocked corridors on main and parochial...

  The National Works Agency (NWA) is scheduled to undertake repair work on the Sligoville main road in St. Catherine, before the end of the 2012/13 financial year. The Sligoville road is often used as an alternative route whenever the Bog Walk Gorge, which is the main corridor linking the south to the north coast, is blocked. Director of Corporate...

  All is in place for work to begin on the construction of a two-lane Bailey bridge in Kintyre, St. Andrew, which will provide easier access for residents to the Corporate Area, whenever it rains. Corporate Communications Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, stated that: “We have everything in place, the design is complete, the contractor has...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) wishes to advise the public that the Bog Walk Gorge has been reopened to vehicular traffic. Motorists are advised to exercise caution when travelling along the roadway. The ODPEM thanks the public for their coorperation with the emergency responders during the closure.  Contact: Gizelle Mowatt            ...

Senior Director, Commercial Development and Planning, at the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Alfred McDonald, is reporting that both international airports are now open for regular operations.   The Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, which has been opened since 10 o.clock this morning as well as the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, opened since 7:00 a.m., were closed...

Up to late this afternoon (October 25), workmen from the National Works Agency (NWA) had managed to re-open just over 40 roadways, which had been blocked by debris, consequent on the passage of Hurricane Sandy. This is out of a total of 150 which had been blocked by debris, inclusive of fallen trees and silt, the NWA.s Communications and Customer...

There will be significant improvement in road conditions in Westmoreland soon, as a major road patching programme is underway in the parish. The work is being undertaken under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) at a cost of some $87 million. Some of the roads being worked on are: Torrington to Pennycooke; Gooden’s River Bridge to Glasgow; Bog to Content;...