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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 1).

US$575-Million SCHIP 96% Complete

The US$575-million Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) is 96 per cent complete. Two major components, Part A (May Pen to Williamsfield Toll Road Extension) and Part B (Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge, covering 17.4 kilometres (km) of a four-lane...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 1).

Emergency Road Patching Programme 80% Complete

SPARK to Generate 13,000 Direct Jobs

Students from Frankfield Primary School perform a cultural piece at the official reopening of the Frankfield Health Centre in Clarendon on Friday (March 28).

Clarendon Custos Welcomes Frankfield Health Centre Renovation

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 20. Seated at left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

New Legislation to Be Introduced to Expand Redevelopment Zones

11 months ago Works / Construction

Temporary Closure of Roadway from Highgate to Richmond in St. Mary

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the roadway from Highgate to Richmond in St. Mary will be closed this weekend. The closure will take place on Sunday, April 13, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The NWA says that the roadway is being closed to facilitate the replacement of a pipe culvert...

11 months ago Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

Priory to Bamboo Roadway in St. Ann to be Closed for Repairs

Commencing at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, a section of the Priory to Bamboo roadway in St. Ann will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure, which will be in the Sleepy Hallow area, is to facilitate the replacement of a burnt-out culvert along that roadway. The road is scheduled to be reopened at 6:00 p.m. Manager of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his 2025/26 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20).

1 year ago Budget 2025/2026Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Gov’t Undertaking Strategic Road Maintenance Review

The Government is conducting a Strategic Road Maintenance Review, focusing on institutional and governance arrangements, with a view to establishing a single authority to streamline oversight and governance. “With this in place we can have clear lines of enforcement against persons who destroy our roads. It is particularly disturbing to see concrete spilled on our roads and no accountability for...

1 year ago Budget 2025/2026ParliamentPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

CAPEX Programme Propelling Infrastructure Upgrades Toward a Modernised Jamaica – PM Holness

The Government’s Special Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme represents a strategic initiative to modernise urban infrastructure by integrating road, drainage, sewerage and broadband upgrades. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this effort aims to enhance public safety and traffic management. He informed that under the programme, work on Grange Lane is 90 per cent complete, with the next...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness makes his contribution to the 2025/26 budget debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20).

1 year ago Budget 2025/2026SpeechesWorks / Construction

Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project 95 Per Cent Complete

The Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) is now 95 per cent complete. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the remaining segments, from Yallahs Bridge to Port Antonio and Morant Bay to Cedar Valley, will be completed by June 2025. “This transformative project has delivered 141 kilometres (km) of reconstructed roads, 248 km of water pipelines and...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), gets an update on the Grange Lane Dualisation Project in Portmore, St. Catherine, from Senior Director of Project Implementation at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (second left), during a tour of the area on Friday (February 28). Looking on are (from left) National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Clarendon and St Catherine, Garwaine Johnson; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

1 year ago DevelopmentPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

Prime Minister Holness Highlights Grange Lane Expansion as Key to Portmore’s Growth

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says expansion of Grange Lane in Portmore, St Catherine, is a proactive measure aimed at preparing for the anticipated increase in traffic resulting from the Bernard Lodge development and the proposed transition of Portmore to a parish. Dr. Holness underscored this during a tour of the dualisation project on Friday (February 28)....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2025/2026 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 13.

1 year ago Works / Construction

$350 Million Allocated to Dualise Braeton Road and Hellshire Main Road$350 Million Allocated to Dualise Braeton Road and Hellshire Main Road

The Government has set aside $350 million for the dualisation of Braeton Road and Hellshire Main Road in Portmore, St Catherine. The expansion works will take place from Naggo Head to Texaco Gas Station and on to East Mid Street in the municipality. The sum is contained in the 2025/2026 Estimates of Expenditure currently before the House of Representatives. The...