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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Cabinet Approves Contracts for Infrastructure Works

Road, water and sewerage improvement works will be undertaken in sections of the Corporate Area at a cost of $1.24 billion. Cabinet has approved the award of a contract for the Munroe/Wellington Road Water and Sewerage project, which will entail...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth right), is joined by (from left) Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy; Head of M&M Construction Limited, Richard Mullings; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Central, George Wright; and Custos Rotulorum for Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin, in breaking ground for the $2.7 billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, on Friday (March 15).

Ground Broken to Construct New Westmoreland Police Headquarters

A section of the newly rehabilitated Whithorn to Darliston roadway in Westmoreland.

Work Completed on Whithorn to Darliston Road

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a point during his opening of the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 12).

Gov’t Allocates $4.3b for Road Works

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee for the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

$20 Billion to Be Set Aside for Post-Spark Road Maintenance

2 years ago Works / Construction

Rehabilitative Work along Steven Run to Gazeland Road, St. Elizabeth

Motorists travelling along the Steven Run to Gazeland parochial road in Southeastern St. Elizabeth are to expect some delays during their commute, as rehabilitation work is carried out on sections of the corridor. The undertaking commenced on March 4, 2024. Manager Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency Stephen Shaw says the scope of work along the corridor...

Preparatory work being carried out under the Portmore Resilience Park Project in St. Catherine.

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceWorks / Construction

$550M Programmed for Portmore Resilience Park

The Government will be spending an estimated $550 million in the upcoming fiscal year on the Portmore Resilience Park’s construction. The intention is to create a 21-acre green recreational space for the residents of the Portmore community in St. Catherine and visitors, inclusive of three acres of commercial development. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of...

A section of the Harmony Beach Park along Montego Bay’s waterfront in St. James.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceWorks / Construction

Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project Implementation to Continue in 2024/25

The rehabilitation of groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to erosion and enhancing protection of coastal resources along Montego Bay’s waterfront and within the marine ecosystem are set to continue in 2024/25 with an earmarked government provision of $500 million. This will be undertaken through the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project, details of which are contained in the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceWorks / Construction

Grange Lane Widening and Dualisation Project Gets $600 Million

Works will continue on the widening and dualisation of Grange Lane in St. Catherine through a budgetary allocation of $600 million in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA), the project, which began in 2022, is slated to end...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), looks on as Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC), Stephen Edwards (left), outlines the scope of works on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James during a tour of the project on January 8. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left); Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third right); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right).

2 years ago Budget 2024/2025Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceParliamentWorks / Construction

$10.2-Billion Allocation for Montego Bay Perimeter Road

A budgetary allocation of $10.2 billion has been made for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project for the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds allocated will go towards acquiring the remaining parcels of land needed for the Montego Bay and Long Hill bypass road construction;...

Motorists in St. Thomas are now enjoying a new alignment that replaces the hills of Grants Pen in the parish under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project SCHIP).

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime MinisterParliamentWorks / Construction

$6.2 Billion Allocated to Continue Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project

A sum of $6.2 billion has been allocated to continue works on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds will be used to conclude land acquisition, Jamaica Public Service (JS) pole relocation and pipeline replacement....

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceParliamentWorks / Construction

$80 Million Programmed for Troy Bridge in Trelawny

The Government is to spend $80 million on Troy Bridge in Trelawny, in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently. The project intends to construct a two-lane triple-cell reinforced concrete rigid frame bridge, with sidewalk for...