The National Works Agency (NWA) has reopened a number of roadways which up to yesterday were impassable. Teams working in affected parishes have so far managed to clear eleven of the 24 corridors which were blocked. Landslides have been removed from some critical corridors in northern Clarendon and western St. Thomas while activities continue to re-establish access along roadways in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has mobilised teams to clear roadways in St. Catherine that were affected by rainfall last night. A section of the Bog Walk Gorge, as well as a section of the Vanity Fair to Guys Hill roadway which were affected by landslips and fallen boulders are now being cleared. Reports of blockages along the Bartons to...

Access along some roadways in Portland has been restricted as a result of the rains on the weekend. A breakaway at Silverstock along the Buff Bay to Whitehall roadway has reduced the location to single lane which is only able to accommodate small vehicles. Large units are being discouraged from using the roadway. National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, says Cabinet has approved $321 million to address a major breakaway along the Chovey road in St. Mary. The Minister, who spoke with reporters following a tour of the roadway with senior officers from the National Works Agency (NWA) on Wednesday (October 21), said that...

Teams from the National Works Agency (NWA) are at this time working to restore access along a number of roadways blocked by landslides in the parishes of St. Andrew and St. Catherine. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says four corridors in St. Andrew and one in St. Catherine are so affected. Equipment has been mobilized...

The National Works Agency (NWA) and Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have partnered to effect improvements along sections of West End Road in Negril, Westmoreland at a cost of $23 million. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, says the project involves the construction of sidewalks along critical sections of the roadway. These includes areas in the vicinity...

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Independent Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald, says work continues on the main hospital building, but the rehabilitation process has slowed as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). In an interview with JIS News, Professor McDonald explained that work on the roof of the 10th floor, under the first phase, has been completed, with phase...