Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Caribbean Cement Company Limited’s  planned investment of  another $1.75 billion, will contribute to the continued development of the construction sector. The company plans to invest this sum over the next three years to improve its efficiencies and continue to increase its capacity. “This expansion supports the growth in the...

The Jericho to Claremont roadway, located in western Hanover, is now receiving a major upgrade, through an $11 million dollar road improvement project; being administered by the National Works Agency (NWA). Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that the project targets the 2.7 kilometre stretch of roadway between the Jericho Square and the Claremont All...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is now in the final stages of completion of a $ 70 million dollar patching programme, which is aimed at improving the road infrastructure across the parish of Westmoreland. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that since February 2021, several roadways have been repaired including sections of the Bartlett’s River...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has entered into a contractual agreement with the China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) for the entity to carry out the works under the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. The US$220-million design-build contract also involves Barnett Street/West Green Avenue upgrading and work on the Long Hill Bypass. Minister of Education, Youth and...

The Harmonisation Group Limited (HGL) is slated to continue work on the Harmony Cove tourism project in Trelawny during the 2021/22 fiscal year. The development is among several engagements programmed in HGL’s corporate/operational plan for the period, details of which are outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2022. Harmony Cove...

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is encouraging persons who may have complaints arising from the construction of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 to make contact with its offices. This is to ensure that the concerns of critical stakeholders are attended to, through the company’s community stakeholder programme. In an interview with JIS News,...

Community Relations Officer for the western office of the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the St. James leg of the ongoing patching programme is complete. The patching initiative in the parish was done at a cost of $30 million and forms part of a larger programme in the region, which targets critical sections of several roadways in St....