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The National Works Agency (NWA) are winners of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Government of Jamaica Energy Champion Competition. During the event, competing entities had to show a reduction in their energy consumption between September and December 2017 compared … Continued
The National Works Agency (NWA) says motorists should expect increased traffic in short order as the bulk of work begins on the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project. “Based on the schedule, in another three to four months we may see … Continued
The National Works Agency (NWA) says motorists should expect increased traffic in short order as the bulk of work begins on the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project. “Based on the schedule, in another three to four months we may see … Continued
The General Post Office (GPO) located at the Corner of Barry and King Streets in Downtown Kingston will be temporarily closed to facilitate renovation, beginning Monday, March 5, 2018. Pensioners, PATH beneficiaries and the general public who use this facility … Continued
Work will continue on the Palisadoes Shore and Road Project in the next fiscal year, with additional budgetary support of $5 million. The money has been set aside in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure and will be used to undertake … Continued
Construction for two drop-in centres for homeless persons in the parishes of St. Thomas and Trelawny is expected to be completed in the 2018/19 fiscal year. To facilitate the undertaking, a sum of $28 million has been allocated in the … Continued
The Government has budgeted $168 million in the upcoming fiscal year to undertake construction and renovation works at several correctional facilities as well as improve the mobility of the Department of Correctional Services. Of the sum, $82 million will be … Continued
Work will continue on the rehabilitation of the Broadgate to Agualta Vale roadway in St. Mary this year, through a $500 million allocation in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. This additional work should bring … Continued
Work is expected to commence on irrigation systems in St. Catherine and Clarendon this year under a $100-million infrastructure rehabilitation project. The funds have been provided by the Government in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the … Continued
Fifty-one road rehabilitation projects are to commence this year to improve the island’s road network, at a cost of $4.8 billion. The work is to take place in all parishes, to include construction of retaining walls, the laying of new … Continued
The National Works Agency (NWA) will be undertaking major road upgrading works between Eastwood Park Road and Manor Park in St. Andrew. The 3.5 kilometres of roadway will be widened to accommodate four lanes of traffic, new management solutions and … Continued
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says Jamaica stands to benefit significantly from the Government’s development of several legacy road projects, under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). These, he says, include: the Barbican Road and Park Road Improvement Projects … Continued
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the time has come for the construction sector to embrace new technology that will radically change the face of Jamaica. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the inaugural Build … Continued
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Montego Bay bypass will become a reality. Mr. Holness, who was responding to concerns raised by Montego Bay Chamber President, T’Shura Gibbs, at the opening of the inaugural Build Expo and … Continued
The Government has allocated $30 million to the Portmore Hagen Climate Change Park project. This is contained in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to raise public awareness about issues surrounding climate … Continued
The Government is putting measures in place to ensure adequate and reliable water supply to boost housing construction and agricultural production. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said he has requested data from the National Water Commission (NWC) outlining … Continued
The Government has allocated $24 million to the Board of Supervision for the construction of Drop-In Centres for homeless persons in parishes that are currently without this facility. Details are provided in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the … Continued
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on February 17, broke ground for the $131.9 million (US$1.03 million) Bay Farm Villa Sewerage Project in West Central St. Andrew. The five-month development is being spearheaded by the National Water Commission (NWC) … Continued
The Government has allocated $70 million to the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme, which aims to assist in the achievement of food security and the modernisation of the agricultural sector. This is contained in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditures … Continued
The upgrading and expansion of Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew is on schedule for completion by April 2017. The works, which fall under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), involve widening a section of the roadway from four to … Continued