Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (July 28), broke ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project. The Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), will be undertaking the replacement of the aged cast iron transmission main located between the Norman Manley International Airport roundabout and the NWC pumping station at the eastern entrance...

Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Works, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Clifford Warmington (second right), and Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (right) discuss the state of the Eden River Bridge, during a tour of the area on Wednesday (July 26).

Visitors to the idyllic Bath Fountain in St. Thomas can now enjoy a smoother journey to the attraction following the completion of phase one of the $45.5-million Bath access road rehabilitation project. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, led a ribbon-cutting exercise to officially opening the new and improved roadway on July 19. The Minister said that the project “is...

The Government is to spend some $300 million for immediate rehabilitation of several roads and other infrastructure in St. Catherine West Central. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, who made the disclosure while on a tour of communities in the constituency on July 19, said some of the roads need repairs,...

Motorists traversing the St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) can now access a new alignment on the commute between Grants Pen and Mezgar Gardens in the parish. Speaking on Wednesday (July 29) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a road rehabilitation project in Bath, St. Thomas, National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen...

Work has commenced on the building of access ramps at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew by the Ministry of Education and Youth. The project, which is being undertaken at a cost of $2 million, will ensure that a student who uses a wheelchair, who was placed at the institution following the 2023 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), can...

Following Cabinet’s approval of a $184-million contract to construct a new classroom block at the Holmwood Technical High School, Principal, Hidran McKulsky, says the expansion works will enable the institution to accommodate students from neighbouring schools. The infrastructure expansion will provide additional space to remove Holmwood Technical from the shift system. Speaking recently at the Manchester-based institution’s annual valedictory and...