The National Works Agency is advising that the main road from Buff Bay to White Hall in Portland is now impassable. The road is blocked in the community of Craigmill, where the river is now in spate, resulting from heavy rains now affecting the parish. The Craigmill area is navigated with the assistance of a high Ford, as the bridge...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the roadway from Highgate to Richmond in St. Mary will be closed this weekend. The closure will take place on Sunday, April 13, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The NWA says that the roadway is being closed to facilitate the replacement of a pipe culvert...

Commencing at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, a section of the Priory to Bamboo roadway in St. Ann will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure, which will be in the Sleepy Hallow area, is to facilitate the replacement of a burnt-out culvert along that roadway. The road is scheduled to be reopened at 6:00 p.m. Manager of...

The Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) project is expected to generate 13,000 direct jobs during construction, while delivering an estimated US$1.3 billion in savings from vehicle maintenance, enhanced service accessibility, and strengthened community connectivity. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the...

Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, has welcomed the Government’s investment in the renovation of the Frankfield Health Centre in the parish. She noted that the project “underscores a fundamental commitment to community health care that will yield benefits for future generations”. Custos Chin’s remarks were delivered in a speech read by President of the Clarendon Lay Magistrates Association, Winsome...

New legislation will be introduced by December 2025 to expand redevelopment zones, streamline approvals, and enhance incentives under the urban redevelopment process. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement in his 2025/26 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on March 20. “To drive urban renewal, we must modernise the Urban Renewal (Tax Relief) Act,...

The Government is conducting a Strategic Road Maintenance Review, focusing on institutional and governance arrangements, with a view to establishing a single authority to streamline oversight and governance. “With this in place we can have clear lines of enforcement against persons who destroy our roads. It is particularly disturbing to see concrete spilled on our roads and no accountability for...