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Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter, speaks at a virtual press conference on August 24.
Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter, speaks at a virtual press conference on August 24.

NWA to begin second cycle of drain-cleaning activities

The National Works Agency (NWA) is set to begin the second cycle of its islandwide drain-cleaning activities. This activity forms part of national preparations for the 2020 North Atlantic Hurricane season. The first cycle of drain-cleaning activities was carried out...
Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter, speaks at a virtual press conference on Monday (August 24).
Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter, speaks at a virtual press conference on Monday (August 24).

NWA to spend $54 million to repair areas damaged by heavy rainfall
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses the recent ceremony to officially open the Guava Ridge to Content Gap roadway in the constituency, following its rehabilitation at a cost of $253 million. With Mrs. Holness (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Councillor for the Mavis Bank Division, Alvin Francis.
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses the recent ceremony to officially open the Guava Ridge to Content Gap roadway in the constituency, following its rehabilitation at a cost of $253 million. With Mrs. Holness (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Councillor for the Mavis Bank Division, Alvin Francis.

Work In Progress On Retaining Walls And Drains In East Rural St. Andrew
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), breaks ground for a $25.5-million project to install a standby generator at the Port Maria Hospital in St. Mary, on Thursday (July 30).Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, Donaldson Engineers and Services Limited, Kevin Donaldson; Member of Parliament, Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Chairman, Board of Management, North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Tyrone Robinson; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary;​ and Regional Technical Director, NERHA, Dr. Patrick Wheatle.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), breaks ground for a $25.5-million project to install a standby generator at the Port Maria Hospital in St. Mary, on Thursday (July 30).Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, Donaldson Engineers and Services Limited, Kevin Donaldson; Member of Parliament, Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Chairman, Board of Management, North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Tyrone Robinson; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary;​ and Regional Technical Director, NERHA, Dr. Patrick Wheatle.

Ground Broken For Standby Generator At Port Maria Hospital
A U-drain constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA) as part of repairs to the Clark
A U-drain constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA) as part of repairs to the Clark's Town to Hyde roadway in Trelawny.

NWA Undertaking Road Improvements In Western Jamaica

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right); Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre); and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), lead in celebrating the official opening of the rehabilitated Guava Ridge to Content Gap road in the area on Wednesday (July 29). Others (from left) are Pastor of the Mount Lebanon Church of God of Prophecy, Bernice Small; Senior Director at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer; and Councillor for the Mavis Bank Division, Alvin Francis.
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Hundreds Benefit From Rehabilitation Of Guava Ridge To Content Gap Roadway

Hundreds of residents from several communities in East Rural St. Andrew are now benefiting from improved road conditions and more reliable access to potable water, following rehabilitation of the Guava Ridge to Content Gap roadway. The $253-million road improvement project was undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC), and Rural Water Supply...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaking with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the construction site for the $200-million state-of the-art Buff Bay Health Centre in Portland. Ground was broken for the project in June.
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PHOTOS: PM Visits Buff Bay Health Centre Project Site

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaking with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the construction site for the $200-million state-of the-art Buff Bay Health Centre in Portland. Ground was broken for the project in June.
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during a tour of the construction site for the new Buff Bay Police Station in Portland on Friday (July 24).
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Buff Bay Police Station To Be Completed By Year End

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the new Buff Bay Police Station is now 62 per cent complete and will be handed over to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) before the year ends. The new police station is being constructed by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of approximately $95 million. It is being built on...
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Closed Harbour Beach Park Project 60 Per Cent Complete

Communication Specialist, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Abigail Edwards, says the $1.3-billion Closed Harbour Beach Park project is approximately 60 per cent complete and is on track to conclude in November 2020 despite the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She told JIS News that the new facility will be the largest free public-access beach in the city of Montego Bay...
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Works / Construction

Repair to Tiber River Bridge to start early August

Critical works to secure the Tiber River Bridge in Gayle, St. Mary is set to start in early August. The bridge’s deck is currently lower than the existing road level and poses a threat to motorists who continue to access the imperiled structure despite the National Works Agency’s (NWA) prohibition warnings. NWA’s Communication Manager, Stephen Shaw explains that the bridge...
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A section of the roadway in the Treadlight community of Clarendon, which will be rehabilitated at a cost of $150 million under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund
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Major Road Rehabilitation Project For Treadlight

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is set to roll out a major road rehabilitation project in the community of Treadlight in Clarendon, effective July 2020. The project, being implemented under the JSIF Integrated Community Development Project 2 (ICDP), is being funded by the Government of Jamaica at a cost of approximately $150 million and is expected to run for...
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