The National Works Agency (NWA) is now ramping up activities to repair sections of the North Coast Highway in Hanover; through the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme. These repairs will be carried out over the course of the next two weeks. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that the project is valued...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says road repairs have commenced under the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) Programme, which supports post-Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. He was providing an update on the REACH Road Rehabilitation Programme’s implementation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 8). REACH was initiated by the Government to repair widespread road...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that work is expected to begin within this quarter under the $45-billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. He said that in the coming days, the Government will engage a public relations firm to launch the public awareness campaign for SPARK. Dr. Holness noted that...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that a preferred bidder has been identified for the $45-billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. Dr. Holness provided an update on the critical road infrastructure project during yesterday’s (October 8) sitting of the House of Representatives. “The Government of Jamaica is committed to ensuring...

Ground was broken on Wednesday (September 25) for the Spicy Grove Infrastructure Works Project in Oracabessa, St. Mary, which will entail the development and installation of roadways, water facilities and electricity in the community, as well as the formalisation of land tenure. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who delivered the keynote address during the official contract signing...

A broad consensus was reached on key priority areas, including but not limited to arbitration, outstanding payments and claims during a recent meeting. The meeting chaired by Honourable Robert Nesta Morgan, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, included the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Arlene Williams, other senior ministry officials, Mr. Richard Mullings, President of the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making significant long-term investments in improving Jamaica’s road infrastructure. “It is going to be a 20-year journey for us to get all our roads into the conditions where we can drive in comfort on all of them. Going forward, the Government is making the commitment, with the...