The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) supports the Government of Jamaica’s thrust towards restarting and ramping up work in the construction sector for economic stimulation and growth during this time. UDC projects are advancing despite challenges posed by the efforts to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The Corporation, in its commitment to continuing these development projects...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Cabinet has started to promote the full reopening of certain sectors, starting with agriculture and construction. “Last week, we announced the exemptions for the agricultural sector; we expect the agricultural sector to turn out in full force and we have announced the exemptions for the construction sector,” the Prime Minister said during...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the pilot phase of the Government’s Lengthman Programme will commence on the Dunrobin Avenue to Twickenham Park corridor, which spans St. Andrew and St. Catherine. The Lengthman programme, which was announced by Prime Minister Holness during his 2020/21 Budget Debate presentation earlier this year, will commence with high-trafficked corridors and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the construction industry has been included in the relevant exemption schedules, under the Disaster Risk Management Act. “Construction is an area where we can get quick projects going. We are, therefore, amending the Disaster Risk Management Order No. 4 to allow for persons employed or contracted to undertake construction by...

To further reduce congestion and improve travel times, several areas across the island are slated to benefit from the construction of bypasses and road improvement works under the Government’s new Greater Infrastructure Development Programme (GIDP). This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in House of Representatives on March...

A near 20 per cent average reduction in travel time has been observed along major thoroughfares for which improvement works have been substantially completed under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). These are Mandela Highway, and the Hagley Park, Constant Spring and Barbican roadways. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to safeguarding Jamaica’s coastal areas, which, he noted, are integral to the national economy. He said that about 50 per cent of the country’s economic assets, including commercial and industrial facilities and tourism infrastructure, which contribute to 90 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) are located on...