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Jamaicans Urged to Make Buildings Earthquake Resistant

Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson, is urging Jamaicans to invest in reinforcing structures to withstand a high-magnitude earthquake. He said that while seismic activity throughout the Caribbean since the start of the year...

More modifications to traffic management plan coming

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, left), and Project Manager, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), Xiangang Liu (seated, second right), affix their signatures to a contract that will see CHEC constructing a new US$1-million road to bypass the Three Miles area. Also participating (seated, from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell; and Vice-President, CHEC, Dr. Zhimin Hu. Overseeing the process (standing, from left) are Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington; and Manager, Communication and Customer Service, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (September 17).

New Bypass at Three Miles by End of October

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Work on Morant Bay to Port Antonio Highway to Begin Soon

A section of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland which is being upgraded.

Work Progressing on Ferris to Mackfield Road in Westmoreland

8 years ago Works / Construction

Motorists advised of traffic diversion at Hagley/Waltham Park Road intersection, this weekend

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the motoring public that traffic will be diverted from a section of the Hagley Park Road/Waltham Park Road intersection this weekend to facilitate ongoing pipe-laying works. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, explains that between 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 25 and 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 26 the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his quarterly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Wednesday (Aug. 15).

8 years ago Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

PM Appeals for Understanding As Roadworks Continue

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing for understanding as the Government undertakes road improvement works in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine. He said he is aware of the inconvenience and prolonged delays being experienced by motorists, who have to traverse these corridors. He cited Washington Boulevard in particular, where new sewer mains and other infrastructure are...

8 years ago Works / Construction

Six-hour Restriction to a Section of Junction Road Starts Today

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reminding the motoring public that the restriction of access to a section of the Broadgate to Agualta Vale/Junction Road, St. Mary, begins this morning at 9. The restriction will be limited to a 2 kilometer section of the roadway between the community of Broadgate and the Westmoreland Bridge and will be in place for...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the launch of the national hurricane preparedness campaign held at Jamaica House, recently.

8 years ago Works / Construction

$30 Million to be Spent on Road Infrastructure Works in Douglas Castle

The Government will be spending $30 million in the community of Douglas Castle, St. Ann to undertake significant road improvement works. Speaking at the launch of the national hurricane preparedness campaign at Jamaica House on June 8, Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie said the money will be spent on raising a section of the Douglas Castle...

Communication and Customer Service Manager, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, addresses stakeholders on the Ferris to Mackfield road reconstruction project in Westmoreland, on Thursday, April 26. At left is Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz.

8 years ago Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

NWA Commences Reconstruction of Ferris to Mackfield Road in Westmoreland

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced reconstruction of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland at a cost of US$24.9 million. The 14-kilometre stretch of roadway will be widened, and there will be improvement in the drains and pedestrian walkways. Addressing residents during a stakeholder meeting on Thursday, April 26, Manager, Communication and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen...

Work steadily progressing on ‘58HWT’, a US$30-million Integrated Technology Park for which Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, broke ground in September last year. The park will have the largest business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the English-speaking Caribbean, providing 3,300 call-centre seats and more than 5,000 permanent jobs.

8 years ago Works / Construction

Jamaica Seeing Construction Boom

Jamaica is seeing a surge in construction, with a number of public- and private-sector-led residential and non-residential projects taking place, providing employment for thousands of persons. Right across the country, one can readily spot several housing and commercial high-rise buildings being erected, particularly in the Corporate Area. Among these are the new corporate offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), celebrates with members of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Energy Management Committee who emerged as the 2017 Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica /Government of Jamaica Energy Champions. From second left are: Mechanical Artisan, Gregory Williams; Property and Estate Manager, Khalid Peart; Procurement Officer, Jessica Gordon; Director, Corporate Services, Sharon Morgan-Grindley; and Electrical and Mechanical Supervisor, Venrick Brown.

8 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Winners of the PCJ’s Energy Champion Competition

The National Works Agency (NWA) are winners of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Government of Jamaica Energy Champion Competition. During the event, competing entities had to show a reduction in their energy consumption between September and December 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016. The NWA recorded a 20 per cent reduction in their energy costs over the...