The Cove Primary School near Lucea in Hanover now has a covered walkway, which better protects students from inclement weather, including providing easier access to the restrooms. The $1.6-million project was undertaken by the Sandals Foundation, which recently handed over the facility during a ceremony held on the school grounds. Principal of the institution, Patrice Campbell, in expressing gratitude said...

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) has set aside funds to end the continuous flooding of the Tinson Pen Aerodrome, and a section of the Marcus Garvey Drive, in St. Andrew. According to Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, the AAJ’s engineering department did a study on the area and discovered that a major drain is blocked. “So,...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists to proceed with caution in the vicinity of the Flanker community in St. James, today (Wednesday, December 15), as due to a scheduled Jamaica Public Service (JPS) power outage, traffic lights in that area are not working. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s western office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that “as...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that a section of the White River to St. Ann’s Bay roadway, in the vicinity of Pearly Beach and JPS’ sub-station in St. Ann, will be reduced to single lane next Monday. The partial closure is to facilitate the replacement of a HDPE pipe culvert that has been damaged. Manager of...

Cabinet has approved the US$274.51-million expenditure for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (December 1) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing. The project, for which a contract was signed on November 24, involves construction of the Montego Bay Bypass road, rehabilitation of Barnett Street and West Green Avenue, construction...

Renovation works are slated to begin shortly at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the award of a $115.08-million contract to Geecho Consultants and Construction Limited to undertake the works. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has modified the traffic arrangements for Shortwood Road, St. Andrew, where works commenced on Saturday on the Benson Ford. The NWA is undertaking repairs to the Ford, to include the construction of concrete pavements at both approaches. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the work is slated to be...