Tertiary level students with an interest in construction and other related careers are being encouraged to apply for the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 2024/25 Construction Scholarship. The programme offers up to $1 million in funding to individual undergraduate students. Applications will be accepted up to November 24. Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager at the NHT, Tameka Hill, told JIS...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the rebuilding of the Troy Bridge in Trelawny at a cost of over $200 million, exemplifies the Government’s ongoing commitment to infrastructure development. “We want our citizens to feel the positive impact of our economic policies in their daily lives. This bridge is just one example of how we are working...

Following the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael earlier this week, two critical corridors in St. Catherine remain impassable. The Bog Walk Gorge (Spanish Town to Ewarton) and the roadway from Barton to Ginger Ridge, particularly at Connors, are fully blocked. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw says that there is a lot...

The Government has begun assessing the damage caused by Tropical Storm Rafael, which impacted Jamaica between November 4 and 5. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said preliminary figures indicate that the damage could range between $500 million and $1 billion. “Our figures are preliminary; by the end of the day, we will have more refined figures to...

Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says the entity has not received any reports of significant road damage caused by heavy rains and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Rafael. He was speaking with JIS News at the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)...

Effective Saturday, November 2, 2024, the National Works Agency (NWA) will implement temporary traffic changes along sections of the Bogue Road in St. James. This, as China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited. ramps up activities to complete the Montego Bay Bypass. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that movement along the Bogue main road and...

The Government is on track to begin work under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme before the end of the year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that the Public Investment Management Committee (PIMC) approved the road improvement programme on Tuesday (October 29). “I...