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A section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project in Grants Pen, St. Thomas.
A section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project in Grants Pen, St. Thomas.

Motorists Can Now Access New Alignment Between Grants Pen and Mezgar Gardens In St. Thomas

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...
Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left) and Acting Principal of the St. Andrew-based Merl Grove High School, Lorretta D. Rickets, look at areas of the school that are being retrofitted to accommodate a student who uses a wheelchair. Dr. Troupe visited the St. Andrew-based institution on Tuesday (July 18).
Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left) and Acting Principal of the St. Andrew-based Merl Grove High School, Lorretta D. Rickets, look at areas of the school that are being retrofitted to accommodate a student who uses a wheelchair. Dr. Troupe visited the St. Andrew-based institution on Tuesday (July 18).

Education Ministry Installing Ramps At Merl Grove High
Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right) is in conversation with (from left), Principal of the Holmwood Technical High School, Hidran McKulsky and Board Chairman, Dr. Clifton Reid, during the school’s graduation on July 9.
Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right) is in conversation with (from left), Principal of the Holmwood Technical High School, Hidran McKulsky and Board Chairman, Dr. Clifton Reid, during the school’s graduation on July 9.

Expansion of Holmwood Technical Will Benefit Neighbouring Schools
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), in discussion with community health aide Shernette Haffenden-Williams (left), while on a tour of the upgraded Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre in Manchester on July 13. At right is British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), in discussion with community health aide Shernette Haffenden-Williams (left), while on a tour of the upgraded Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre in Manchester on July 13. At right is British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater.

Mandeville Health Centre Upgraded and Retrofitted to Deal with Disasters
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the construction of the St. Ann Health Department
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the construction of the St. Ann Health Department's new administrative building on Friday (July 14). Also taking part are (from left) Institutional Benefits Manager at the National Health Fund (NHF), Collie Smith; Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern , Hon. Marsha Smith; Board Chairman of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Laura Heron; Deputy Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Dalas Dickenson and Director at DT Brown Construction Ltd., Kirk Brown.

New Administrative Building for St. Ann Health Department

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), points to something of interest while walking along a paved section of the Grants Pen roadway during a tour of the St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) on April 13. He is accompanied by personnel from the National Works Agency (NWA) and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).
TransportWorks / Construction

Local and Community Roads Will Be Fixed – PM

The Government is committed to fixing local and community roads, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The Prime Minister gave the assurance, while speaking with residents of Clarendon South Western and Eastern constituencies after a brief tour of several communities on Wednesday (July 12). Citing the ongoing works to extend the East-West Highway from May Pen into Manchester,...
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Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter, addresses yesterday’s (July 12) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Works / Construction

Work Is Progressing on SCHIP – Hunter

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter, says work is progressing on the multibillion-dollar South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), despite the challenges being experienced. Mr. Hunter was providing an update on the work being undertaken on sections of the project during yesterday’s (July 12) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The project represents the largest integrated...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington (fourth left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Darliston to Withorn road rehabilitation project in Westmoreland, in Darliston on July 6. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of Morris Hill Ltd., Kelvin Hill; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Moreland Wilson; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, George Wright; Regional Manager for the National Works Agency (NWA) – Western Region - Robert Francis and Councillor Caretaker for the Darliston Division, Godfrey Walters.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Ground Broken for Rehabilitation of Withorn to Darliston Road

Ground was broken for the Withorn to Darliston road rehabilitation project in Westmoreland on July 6 by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington. The work will be spearheaded by the National Works Agency (NWA), at a cost of $294 million. The scope of work will include bushing...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), points to a section of the multimillion-dollar housing development being constructed at St. Paul’s Lane in St. Andrew West Central during a tour on Tuesday (June 27). Accompanying him (from left) are Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Portfolio Manager, Basic Needs Trust Fund, Caribbean Development Bank, George Yearwood, and JSIF Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry.
HousingWorks / Construction

Prime Minister Pleased with Progress of St. Paul’s Lane Housing Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is pleased with the progress being made on the multimillion-dollar housing development being undertaken at St. Paul’s Lane in St. Andrew West Central. Mr. Holness, who toured the project on Tuesday (June 27) with Portfolio Manager of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) at the Caribbean Development Bank, George Yearwood, said...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left), engages stakeholders from the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Jamaica Fire Brigade as they tour one of the proposed sites for the construction of a new fire station in the Balaclava area of St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, June 21.
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

New Fire Station for Balaclava In St. Elizabeth

Plans are advanced for the construction of a fire station in the Balaclava area of St. Elizabeth. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Wednesday (June 21), toured two possible sites to erect the facility in the community that borders the Manchester parish. “One of the locations is where the existing post office is, and it...
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