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Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

NWA Pushes for Completion of Road from Harbour View to Yallahs

The National Works Agency (NWA) is ramping up its effort to ensure that work on the road from Harbour View to Yallahs in St. Thomas is completed, to help reduce traffic congestion on the thoroughfare. Communication and Customer Services Manager...

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.

Ground Broken for Rehabilitation of Withorn to Darliston Road

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.

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

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.

New Fire Station for Balaclava In St. Elizabeth

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), breaks ground along with other stakeholders for the expansion of the Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 20). Others (from left) are Bridgeport High’s Principal, Beverley Harris, and Board Chairman, Dane Levy; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southeast, Robert Miller; Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, and Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

Ground Broken for New Classroom Block at Bridgeport High School

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

3 years ago EducationWorks / Construction

Holmwood Technical High to Get $184-Million Classroom Block

A new classroom block is to be constructed at Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $184-million contract to C&D Construction and Engineering Limited for the undertaking. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. The...

Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, addresses the recent meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

3 years ago Works / Construction

NWA to Spend $543 Million on Disaster Mitigation Works This Year

The National Works Agency (NWA) will spend approximately $543 million on disaster mitigation works this year. This was disclosed by Manager, Communication and Customer Services, NWA, Stephen Shaw, during a National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. While highlighting the readiness of the Agency as it relates to the 2023 Atlantic...

The current state of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. (FILE Photo)

3 years ago Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2023/24Works / Construction

Action Far Advanced to Rename Ocho Rios Fire Station

In memory of late firefighter, Larenzo Douse, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development says it is far advanced in renaming the Ocho Rios fire station where the officer was stationed. On November 30, 2022, the 25-year-old firefighter was killed after a motorist overtook a line of traffic along the Ocho Rios main road and crashed into the back...

3 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Commences Repairs on Jackson Town to Ulster Spring Road

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced rehabilitation works on the Jackson Town to Ulster Spring road in Trelawny. The project, being done at a cost of $166 million under the NWA’s Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme, is slated for execution over seven months by contractor, Morris Hill Limited. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told...

The male dormitory at the newly constructed homeless shelter in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

3 years ago Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

Homeless Shelter Being Constructed in Ocho Rios Nearing Completion

Homeless people in St Ann will soon have a comfortable place to lay their heads, as a $21-million homeless shelter being constructed in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, is nearing completion. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, announced the shelter’s construction in May 2021. Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, told JIS News that the building,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, stooping), helps to pave the waiting area at the Olympic Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew West Central, for which he is the member of Parliament, on Tuesday (May 23), as part of Labour Day activities in the constituency. Looking on are residents and volunteers of the community.

3 years ago Labour Day 2023Works / Construction

Olympic Gardens Health Centre’s Waiting Area Paved for Labour Day

Paving of the waiting area at the Olympic Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew West Central to minimise dust was among the projects that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, participated in on Labour Day (May 23). Prime Minister Holness, who is the constituency’s Member of Parliament, said prior to the waiting area’s renovation, “it was not a comfortable...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis, addresses a National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) stakeholder meeting held in Irwin, St. James, on Friday (May 19).

3 years ago Works / Construction

Mobay Residents Assured Interests Will Be Protected Under Perimeter Road Project

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis, says the Government will ensure that construction of the US$274.5-million Montego Bay Perimeter Road project is as comfortable as possible for residents. He gave the assurance while addressing a National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) stakeholder meeting held in Irwin, St. James, on Friday (May...