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Two new state-of-the-art air traffic control towers, constructed at a cost of $2.57 billion, are to be commissioned into service at the island’s two major international airports within the next two to three months.
Two new state-of-the-art air traffic control towers, constructed at a cost of $2.57 billion, are to be commissioned into service at the island’s two major international airports within the next two to three months.

New Air Traffic Control Towers to be Commissioned By December

Two new state-of-the-art air traffic control towers, constructed at a cost of $2.57 billion, are to be commissioned into service at the island’s two major international airports within the next two to three months. This was disclosed by the Director...
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.
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.

Contract Signed for Rehabilitation of Forum Bridge
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.
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.

Jamaica Committed To Programme of MINURVI
Prime Minister, the Most Hon., Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister without portfolio with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, lead the applause for the work being done by the ministers and high level authorities on housing and urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), as the organisation opened its meeting at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (August 27).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon., Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister without portfolio with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, lead the applause for the work being done by the ministers and high level authorities on housing and urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), as the organisation opened its meeting at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (August 27).

Govt Committed To Providing Housing for Jamaicans
A view of the Harbour Bridge in Pear Tree River, St. Thomas, which the Transport, Works, and Housing Ministry is slated to replace with a new structure to be built at a cost of approximately $49.5 million, over the next six months.
A view of the Harbour Bridge in Pear Tree River, St. Thomas, which the Transport, Works, and Housing Ministry is slated to replace with a new structure to be built at a cost of approximately $49.5 million, over the next six months.

$49.5 Million to Construct Bridge at Pear Tree River

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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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Works / Construction

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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State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), is provided with details about mangrove research and development at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Marine Laboratory and Biodiversity Centre at Port Royal, by Outreach Officer, Chauntelle Green (2nd left), during a tour of the facility on July 28. The UWI has partnered with the National Works Agency (NWA) to undertake a mangrove re-planting project along the Palisadoes Road shoreline, in Kingston. Also listening (from left) are: NWA Major Projects Director, O’Reilly Henry; NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter; and Director, Mona Geo-Informatics Institute (MGI), University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee.
Works / Construction

NWA Partners with UWI to Replant Mangroves along Palisadoes Road

The National Works Agency (NWA) has partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to undertake a mangrove replanting project along the Palisadoes Road shoreline, in Kingston, at a cost of over $8 million. This five-year engagement entails the planting of approximately 6,000 mangrove saplings within a 3,000 square metre area, on the Kingston Harbour side of the roadway....
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(Seated from left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), Everton Hunter; and Managing Director of Alcar Construction and Haulage Company, Junior Leslie, affix their signatures to a contract for the construction of a box culvert bridge in the farming community of Wood Hall, St. Catherine. The signing ceremony was held at the Jamaica House Banquet Hall in Kingston on July 27. Observing (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott; and Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Ginger Ridge Division, Ralston Wilson.
Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Wood Hall to Get Box Culvert Bridge

The Government of Jamaica has awarded a $15.2 million contract to Alcar Construction and Haulage Company for the construction of a box culvert bridge in the West Central St. Catherine farming community of Wood Hall. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who signed the contract this morning (July 27) at Jamaica House, said construction of the box culvert...
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InformationWorks / Construction

Contract Awarded for KMA Water Project

Cabinet has awarded a contract for US$7.2 million to undertake improvement work to the water supply systems serving the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on June 17 that the US$7,235,646 contract has been awarded to Deryck Gibson Limited. Included in...
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State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (2nd left), is assisted by Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) Director, Carolyn Gardner (centre); and Mandeville Mayor, Councillor Brenda Ramsay (2nd right), to cut the ribbon at Thursday’s (June 11) re-opening ceremony for West Road in Cobbla, Manchester. The road was rehabilitated at a cost of $6.5 million, under Phase Four of the JEEP component of the Ministry’s Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).
Works / Construction

North East Manchester Road Rehabilitated

The 1.9-kilometre West Road, which serves residents of Cobbla and adjacent communities in North East Manchester, has been rehabilitated by the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, at a cost of $6.5 million. The road, which had deteriorated extensively, was repaired under Phase Four of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), a component of the Ministry’s Major Infrastructure Development Programme...
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