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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 17), at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

Government Allocates $1 Billion To Repair Roads

The Government has allocated, through the National Works Agency (NWA), $1 billion to effect road repairs and carry out clean-up activities, following the impact of recent heavy rains on the road network. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made...

Workmen lay asphalt at a section of the Lagoon View Walk roadway in St. James.

NWA Repairing Lagoon View Walk Road

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at lectern), highlights a point while making a statement regarding recent heavy flood rains, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 27). Also pictured (at right) is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Gov’t Looking Into Declaring No-Build Zones

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement regarding damage caused by the recent heavy rains, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 27).

Preliminary Estimate of Damage Caused by Heavy Rains Set at $2 Billion

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right); Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left); and Senior Director at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (centre), look at the breakaway along the Chovey road in St. Mary, during a tour on Wednesday (October 21).

Cabinet Approves Funds to Address Breakaway on Chovey Road

5 years ago Works / Construction

Some Roadways Reopened; Activities Continue to Clear Major Landslides

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...

5 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Mobilises Work Teams to Clear Roadways affected by Rainfall

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...

5 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Working to Restore Access Along Some Portland Main Roads

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...

5 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Responding to Rain Events in St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. James

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...

National Works Agency (NWA) Assistant Parish Manager for Westmoreland, Okieffe Brown (left), and Parish Manager, David Clarke (centre), along with Britalex Construction Company Limited Project Manager, Nicholas Douglas, take measurements for the construction of a sidewalk in the vicinity of the Negril Primary School in West End, Westmoreland.

5 years ago Works / Construction

Work Underway to Improve Sections of West End Road in Negril

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.

5 years ago Health & WellnessWorks / Construction

Work Continues on Cornwall Regional Hospital

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...

5 years ago Works / Construction

Heavy Rainfall Affecting Travel on Several Roadways

Access has been restricted to a number of roadways across the island as a result of torrential rainfall associated with Hurricane Delta overnight into this morning. The National Works Agency’s (NWA) parish teams have been working to clear blocked roads and re-establish access along roadways in St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Catherine and St. Elizabeth. Communication and Customer Services Manager...