A sum of $350 million has been allotted under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) for the continued improvement of the island’s road network. The money has been provided in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Up to December 2019 under the project, approximately 416km of the 430km of prioritised roads targeted have been rehabilitated,...

The Government has budgeted $393 million in the upcoming fiscal year to undertake construction and renovation works at several correctional facilities. The allocation will be used to construct changing rooms and roads at Tower Street, Rio Cobre and St. Catherine adult correctional centres, and internal security fencing at Brick Yard Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre; and repair security cameras at...

The Government will continue rehabilitation of several rural roads this fiscal year with an allocation of $400 million. The sum is provided for in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA), seeks to facilitate socio-economic development and integration of three parishes – Trelawny, Clarendon...

Work on the construction and improvement of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) facilities will continue in the new financial year. A sum of $1.5 billion has been provided for the undertaking, in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objective is to facilitate the construction of facilities for training, accommodation, offices and storage. The allocation...

Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) will be undertaking a number of projects in the new fiscal year to improve access to water for residents of several communities across the island. This is through allocation of $528 million by the Government to the Construction/Maintenance of Water Supply Systems initiative. As outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House...

The Government has budgeted $2.3 billion to construct and renovate police stations and other facilities to boost the fight against crime. The project, entitled ‘Construction and Improvement of Police Buildings’, is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security. As outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the money will also go towards the...

Community Relations Officer at the Western Office of the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, has informed that replacement of the Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland is in the final stages of completion. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Ricketts pointed out that the box culvert that forms the base of the bridge has been completed and “we are now...