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State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), tours the Kupius Bridge in Pennants Clarendon, which is to be re-built at a cost of some $700 million under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Pearnel Charles; Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Councillor for the Crofts Hill Division, Anthony O’Connor. The tour, which took place on January 13, was followed by a community meeting to inform residents about the scope of works.
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), tours the Kupius Bridge in Pennants Clarendon, which is to be re-built at a cost of some $700 million under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Pearnel Charles; Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Councillor for the Crofts Hill Division, Anthony O’Connor. The tour, which took place on January 13, was followed by a community meeting to inform residents about the scope of works.

Kupius Bridge Project Will Provide Jobs and Facilitate Development – Azan

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, says re-construction of the Kupius Bridge in Pennants, will provide jobs for scores of residents, while facilitating further development of communities in North and North Central Clarendon. “This project forms...
Improvement work being done on the Mandela Highway
Improvement work being done on the Mandela Highway

Mandela Highway to be Expanded this Year
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 12).
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 12).

Financial Closure and Handover of KCT in March
Minister of Transport, Work and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (seated 2nd left); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (seated 2nd right); and State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford (seated right), sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the $2.5 billion redevelopment of the National Heroes Park, during a ceremony at the site on November 3. Others are: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Clyde Harrison (seated left), while standing (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; Minister with Responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Minister of Transport, Work and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (seated 2nd left); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (seated 2nd right); and State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford (seated right), sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the $2.5 billion redevelopment of the National Heroes Park, during a ceremony at the site on November 3. Others are: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Clyde Harrison (seated left), while standing (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; Minister with Responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

National Heroes Park Can Become Major Attraction – Dr. Davies
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens as Managing Director, National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, explains an aspect of the work being done on the North-South Highway project. Mrs. Simpson Miller was on a tour of the Caymanas to Linstead leg of the roadway yesterday (October 28).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens as Managing Director, National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, explains an aspect of the work being done on the North-South Highway project. Mrs. Simpson Miller was on a tour of the Caymanas to Linstead leg of the roadway yesterday (October 28).

Caymanas to Linstead Highway 80 Per Cent Complete

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Director of the Housing Policy Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Paula Parkes.
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Work Advanced Under Slum Upgrading Programme

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing is reporting that work under Phase Two of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP 2) is far advanced. Director of Housing Policy in the Ministry Paula Parkes, told JIS News that “significant work” has been done in realising three of the six expected outputs. These include the Citywide Slum Situational Analysis, the Policy...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (right), is in light conversation with President Elect, Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Gary Walters (left), at the opening of the Engineers’ Week conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Monday, September 21. Looking on (from second left) are: Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; and Chairman, Professional Engineering Registration Board, L. Garth Kiddoe.
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Engineers Have Critical Role in Mitigating Environmental Damage – Dr. Davies

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, says the engineering profession has a critical role to play in mitigating the effects of development on the environment. He argued that while much of the damage to the environment, whether due to housing development, mining and manufacturing operations, resulted from engineering interventions “at the same time, the efforts to...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), presents the signed contract for the rehabilitation of the Forum Bridge in Portmore, St. Catherine to General Manager for Quality Plus Contracting Company, Sheldon Goldbourne (2nd right). Occasion was the signing ceremony for the project held today (September 2), at the Jewels International Resort in Portmore. Others (from left) are: Permanent Sectary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell; Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw; Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan; Director of Major Projects at the NWA, O’Reilley Henry; and Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas.
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Contract Signed for Rehabilitation of Forum Bridge

The Forum Bridge, located on the Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St. Catherine, is to be rehabilitated at a cost of $27 million. The contract was signed today (Sept. 2) for the six-month project, which is expected to commence next week. Quality Henderson Plus Contracting Company will be undertaking the works, with the National Works Agency (NWA) as the implementing...
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St. Elizabeth Parish Council Issues Mandatory Policy for Rain Water Harvesting

As of September 1, it will mandatory for all all commercial and residential housing developments in St. Elizabeth to have provisions for rain water harvesting, whether or not they are connected to a central water supply system. The policy currently requires persons undertaking developments to provide their own domestic water only where there is no connection to central water systems....
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NWA Undertaking Improvement Work at North Gully

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a $14 million project, aimed at increasing the carrying capacity of the section of the North Gully, which runs through the Capital Heights community in Central St. James. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the project represents the second phase of a targeted approach to...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Audrey Sewell, addresses the 24th session of the general assembly of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), at Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 27. In her address, Mrs. Sewell reiterated Jamaica’s commitment to the plans and programmes of MINURVI.
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Jamaica Committed To Programme of MINURVI

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Audrey Sewell, says Jamaica is committed to the plans and programmes being pursued by the Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI). Addressing the opening ceremony for the 24th meeting of the group at Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St....
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