The Government has constructed six fit-for-purpose police stations as part of efforts to improve the working conditions of police officers. The new police stations are Shady Grove, Olympic Gardens, Buff Bay, Port Antonio, Mount Salem, and Green Acres, which will be ready for occupation later this year. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, during...

With Jamaica being susceptible to disasters such as earthquakes, persons within the construction industry are being urged to ensure that proper engineering analysis is done ahead of any development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on April 18, President, Incorporated Master Builders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), Lenworth Kelly, said that disaster mitigation is of utmost importance when...

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...