Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (right); Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris (left); and Chief Technical Director, Audrey Deer Williams, pour mortar during a workday at the Little Angels Learning Centre, Mustard Seed Communities in Spanish Town on April 13.

Effective Sunday, April 16, 2023, temporary traffic changes will be implemented along a section of the Toll Gate main road in Clarendon. The changes will be implemented at the St Jago Road junction. St. Jago Road is a major access point to sections of Southern Manchester. The changes are being effected in order to facilitate the upgrading of a section...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton is encouraging residents of western Jamaica to maintain confidence in the process to deliver a modernised Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James. Providing an update on the facility during a town hall meeting held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James on March 23, Dr. Tufton...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently rehabilitating three main roads in Trelawny at a cost of nearly $180 million. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the works, which started in 2022, are at varying stages of completion and are expected to be concluded by May. The projects entail the Martha Brae...

Bids submitted to undertake construction of the new Houses of Parliament are currently being evaluated, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. He advised that the intention is to break ground in the first quarter of 2023/24 and start construction by the second, citing June 2025 as the estimated completion timeline. “The new Parliament building will become the...

Work will commence shortly on the $13 billion Special Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme, which targets six strategic high-traffic corridors in the Corporate Area and St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the comprehensive programme comprises road and drainage works, potable water and sewer line upgrades, traffic management and road safety improvements, installation of street lighting, and...

Work is scheduled to begin in August on the development of a resilience park in Portmore that will serve as a hub for recreation, sports, wellness, and entertainment. The development comes as the Government moves to establish Portmore as the country’s 15th parish. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the project will be undertaken on a 26-acre property,...