Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, broke ground for the installation of 4.6 kilometres of pipeline on the Hounslow to Newell water supply project in St. Elizabeth, on July 14. The project, which will be carried out by Surrey Paving and Aggregates Limited, forms phase 2A of the Hounslow to...

The Government will be spending approximately $1.110 billion to carry out routine repairs on the main road network, through the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF). Minister of State for Works in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, said a number of areas and activities have been identified to target through the allocation. He noted that these...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, in collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA), is actively exploring the use of new technology for road rehabilitation. State Minister for Works in the Ministry, Hon. Everald Warmington, said the new technology incorporates the use of “crumb rubber” in making asphalt for roads. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate...

Practising electricians applying to sit the Board of Examiners (BoE) licensing test must do so by July 1. The examination will take place on July 13 at venues in St. Andrew, St. James, and Manchester. Applicants are required to complete and submit forms to the BoE, 113 Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew, along with a $500 fee. Forms are available at...

Refurbishing work valued at some $60 million is under way at the National Arena in Kingston. The Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have allocated $30 million each towards the project. General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown, told JIS News that $23 million has been spent, so far, to rehabilitate and repaint...

The 142 students enrolled at the Jones Town Church of God Basic School in St. Andrew now have an improved learning environment following upgrades carried out at the institution. The school, which was previously operating in cramped conditions due to overcrowding and inadequate space, was refurbished at a cost of $26 million under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF’s) Poverty...

Four classrooms, valued at $23 million, have been built at Buff Bay High and Orange Bay Primary schools in Portland. Each institution has been provided with two classrooms which were constructed at a cost of $11.5 million, with funding from the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. The additions at Buff Bay High have increased the...