The Government will be spending $12.91 billion during the upcoming fiscal year to begin various roadworks under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The money has been set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Works include commencing construction on the Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge road corridor and achieving 20 per cent...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will be spending $151 million to acquire vehicles in the new fiscal year. Details of the project, titled ‘Acquisition of Vehicles – Department of Correctional Services (DCS)’, are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used for the procurement of assorted fleet vehicles, which...

Community Relations Officer at the western office of the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the first phase of the Fairfield Bridge to Tucker rehabilitation project, in St. James, is in the final stages of completion. The project commenced in October 2019 and is being done at a cost of $74.1 million. It represents the first phase of a...

Some 1, 200 residents of 10 communities surrounding the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart alumina refinery in St. Elizabeth, who have been affected by dust nuisance from the plant’s mud lake, will receive close to $40 million in compensation. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure at a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says measures are being put in place to deal with indiscipline and lack of respect for law and order on the nation’s roads. Speaking at the opening of the new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom on South Avenue in Kingston on February 12, he informed that while there has been an increase in...

Two state-of-the-art tugboats, aimed at enhancing efficiency in operations at the Port of Kingston, were recently commissioned into service. The vessels were acquired by Canada-based maritime company, Ocean, which operates towage services at the Port under a 10-year concession agreement signed with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) in June 2018. Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is encouraging the public to utilize the Ministry’s recently launched ‘Drive Safe’ mobile application (app) to report motorists who continue to commit road traffic violations, particularly public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. The app, which launched in December 2019, allows users to upload videos and photos of offences. Uploads include date, time and location...