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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).

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,...

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

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.

$30 Million to be Spent on Road Infrastructure Works in 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.

NWA Commences Reconstruction of Ferris to Mackfield Road in Westmoreland

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.

Jamaica Seeing Construction Boom

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...

National Works Agency (NWA) Communications and Customer Service Manager, Stephen Shaw (left), in discussion with Myrtis Boothe (right), at a town hall meeting to discuss the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church Hall in St. Andrew on March 15. At second right is Melissa Hyde.

8 years ago Works / Construction

Heavy Work Begins Soon on Hagley Park Road Project

The National Works Agency (NWA) says motorists should expect increased traffic in short order as the bulk of work begins on the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project. “Based on the schedule, in another three to four months we may see greater impact on travel in the Three Miles area down to Marcus Garvey Drive. Three Miles will become a work...

RAF 2 (7): National Works Agency (NWA) Communications and Customer Service Manager, Stephen Shaw (left), in discussion with Myrtis Boothe (right), at a town hall meeting to discuss the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church Hall in St. Andrew on March 15. At second right is Melissa Hyde.

8 years ago Works / Construction

Heavy Work Begins Soon On Hagley Park Road Project

The Central Sorting Office (CSO) at 6 - 10 South Camp Road Kingston. The office will provide some services of the General Post Office (GPO) while it is being renovated.

8 years ago EducationWorks / Construction

GPO Downtown to Close Temporarily for Renovation

The General Post Office (GPO) located at the Corner of Barry and King Streets in Downtown Kingston will be temporarily closed to facilitate renovation, beginning Monday, March 5, 2018. Pensioners, PATH beneficiaries and the general public who use this facility will need to visit other Post and Telecommunications Department locations or select financial institutions to access the usual postal services....

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Work to Continue on Shore Project

Work will continue on the Palisadoes Shore and Road Project in the next fiscal year, with additional budgetary support of $5 million. The money has been set aside in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure and will be used to undertake the continued monitoring of mangroves under the environmental sub-project. The overall project aims to protect the integrity and viability of...

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019Works / Construction

Drop-In Centres to Be Built in St. Thomas and Trelawny

Construction for two drop-in centres for homeless persons in the parishes of St. Thomas and Trelawny is expected to be completed in the 2018/19 fiscal year. To facilitate the undertaking, a sum of $28 million has been allocated in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project is being financed from the Consolidated Fund and...

8 years ago Works / Construction

Upgrading Works at Correctional Facilities

The Government has budgeted $168 million in the upcoming fiscal year to undertake construction and renovation works at several correctional facilities as well as improve the mobility of the Department of Correctional Services. Of the sum, $82 million will be spent at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston for the construction of an external changing area utilising retrofitted...