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Collapsed Culvert Reduces Free Town to Alley Roadway in Clarendon to Single Lane

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that a section of the Salt River roadway in Clarendon, which leads to Longville Park, has been reduced to single lane traffic. This is as a result of a collapsed culvert....

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne O. Robertson, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Legal Affairs Ministry Identifies Location for Corporate Offices

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recognition ceremony for US Nurses attached to the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James, on Tuesday, December 6.

Work Progressing Well on Western Children and Adolescent Hospital

- Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), points out something of interest during a recent tour of the property that has been identified for the construction of the new Port Maria police station in St. Mary. With the Minister are (from left), Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Blake.

Site Identified for Construction of Port Maria Police Station

Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, George Wright, making his 2022/23 Constituency Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 2).

Over $700M Allocated for Road Rehabilitation in Westmoreland Central

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).

4 years ago Works / Construction

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 Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington, said that the reports are to be submitted to...

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.

4 years ago Works / Construction

Work to Begin Soon on Llandewey Bridge in Yallahs

Work on the Llandewey bridge in Yallahs, St. Thomas, is expected to begin soon, under a $51-million contract. This was revealed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington, during a tour of sections of St. Thomas Western, on Wednesday (November 2). “I'm hoping to be back here with Mr. (James)...

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).

4 years ago Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

NWA, Labour Ministry Indicate Readiness for Impending Storm

The National Works Agency (NWA) has given its assurance that it is prepared to mitigate against the impending effects of Tropical Storm Ian. During a special committee meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council on Friday (September 23), Senior Director, Project Implementation, at the NWA, Varden Downer, said that the entity is preparing its emergency operation centre and has...

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).

4 years ago Constituency DebateParliamentTransportWorks / Construction

Several Roads in Hanover Western Rehabilitated

Member of Parliament (MP) for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, is reporting that several roads in the constituency have been rehabilitated. Speaking during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20), Ms. Davis said approximately one kilometre (km) of roadway from Middlesex to McLaren Gate was repaired at a cost...

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.

4 years ago EducationWorks / Construction

Repairs Completed on 29 Priority Schools

Repairs have been completed on 29 of the 39 schools that were prioritised for attention during the 2022/23 fiscal year, says Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. The Minister, who was addressing the Office of the Prime Minister’s Face-To-Face Townhall Meeting on Education at Jamaica College in St. Andrew recently, said works on the remaining institutions are either 90...

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).

4 years ago 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...

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.

4 years ago 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,...