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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right) and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson, address members of the media during a tour of the constituency, on Wednesday (November 2).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right) and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson, address members of the media during a tour of the constituency, on Wednesday (November 2).

CHEC to Receive Weekly Reports from Subcontractors

The main contractor on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), has now implemented a system to receive strict milestone-based reports from the subcontractors on the project. Making the revelation, Minister without Portfolio in the...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), walks across the Falling River Bridge in St. Thomas Western, during a tour of the constituency on Wednesday (November 2). With the Minister are National Works Agency Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw (centre) and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), walks across the Falling River Bridge in St. Thomas Western, during a tour of the constituency on Wednesday (November 2). With the Minister are National Works Agency Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw (centre) and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson.

Work to Begin Soon on Llandewey Bridge in Yallahs
Senior Director, Project Implementation, National Works Agency, Varden Downer, addresses a special committee meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Kingston on Friday (September 23).
Senior Director, Project Implementation, National Works Agency, Varden Downer, addresses a special committee meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Kingston on Friday (September 23).

NWA, Labour Ministry Indicate Readiness for Impending Storm
Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).
Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).

Several Roads in Hanover Western Rehabilitated
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question during a recent townhall meeting on education, which was held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question during a recent townhall meeting on education, which was held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

Repairs Completed on 29 Priority Schools

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left, seated), listen as Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, answers questions during the Office of the Prime Minister’s Face-to-Face Town Hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, on Friday (September 9).
EducationWorks / ConstructionYouth

Over 25,000 Classroom Spaces Available Under the Sixth form Pathway Programme

Over 25,000 classroom spaces are now available for secondary students under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth Form Pathway Programme. These have been provided at tertiary institutions mapped to high schools under the Programme, which caters for students attaining less than four Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects. Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, made...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens as architect, Garfield Wood (second right), highlights features on the replica of the new main building to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are Acting Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Lorenzo Escondeur, and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ambassador Marianne van Steen. They were attending a recent Open House and Exhibition ceremony for the rehabilitation of Public Health Facilities in St. Catherine, at the Open Bible Church in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Health & WellnessWorks / Construction

New Main Building to be Constructed at Spanish Town Hospital

A new main building is to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. The new structure will include areas for outpatient services, endoscopy, intensive care, a pharmacy, a surgical suite, a laboratory, a staff lounge, and an underground parking lot, among other features, and will allow for more specialised medical procedures to be undertaken. The hospital’s Cardiology,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 24).
EducationWorks / Construction

Major Infrastructural Upgrade for Schools Island Wide

The Ministry of Education and Youth has allocated $210 million for critical repairs to schools across the island. In making the disclosure, portfolio Minister, Hon Fayval Williams, informed that each of the seven regions within the Ministry has received $30 million for the infrastructural upgrades. The Minister was speaking at the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers' Association at...
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Rehabilitation of Falmouth to Springvale Road to Cost $800 Million

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington, officially broke ground for the Falmouth to Springvale road rehabilitation project in Trelawny, on Wednesday (August 24). The project is being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA), under its Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme, at a cost of more than $800 million. Phase...
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The renovated Manchester Family Court, which was re-opened in December 2021.
JusticeWorks / Construction

Justice Ministry Partners with NWA To Install Fibre Cables in Corporate Area Courts

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has partnered with the National Works Agency (NWA) to install fibre cables at eight courts in the Corporate Area. This has enabled the courts to share large volumes of information securely, as well as leverage other required services over the connection. As outlined in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2021, the Office of the...
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Works / Construction

High Street, Black River to be Closed Today

High Street in Black River, St. Elizabeth will be closed today (July 29). The road which is the main thoroughfare through the town will be closed at 8:00 am and will reopen at 2:00 am on Saturday, July 30. The road is being closed in order to facilitate the staging of the Black River Day activities. The activities are being...
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