The Management and staff of the Spanish Town Hospital, which is the largest Type B facility in the country, are anxiously awaiting the extensive infrastructure upgrades that are to come to the 70-year-old institution. The hospital is to benefit from the largest infrastructure upgrade under the Government’s Health Systems Strengthening Programme for Public Health Facilities. The upgrade will see the...

The Ward Theatre stands as a historic monument at North Parade in the bustling downtown district of Kingston. The 110-year-old building was completed in 1912, after the old structure was destroyed by the Great 1907 Kingston Earthquake. It has deteriorated over the years, and  a decision was taken to close the building in the early 2000s, after the final blow...

As the country continues on its growth trajectory, with infrastructural development being a key feature, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) executes a process of land acquisition for the construction of tolled highways. Senior Manager, Land Acquisition at NROCC, Phillip Myers, tells JIS News that a highway is considered a public good that redounds to the benefit of...

Educational and professional advancement are oftentimes among the stepping stones to attaining one’s goals. This is exemplified by Joan Powell and Anthony Morgan, two National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) sanitation workers from the Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) region (Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth). Both are steps closer to achieving their goals, thanks to the assistance provided by the...

University of Technology (UTech) graduates and junior engineers, Oshane Graham and Anna-Kaye French, are basking in the opportunity afforded to them by the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) to be observers on the construction of the current leg of Highway 2000. The two budding engineers are part of a mentorship programme by NROCC, which was born out of...

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) maintains a high level of quality assurance as it continues to oversee the building of Highway 2000, providing oversight for the rigorous certification process in the construction of tolled highways. Senior Manager for Technical Services at NROCC, George Nicholson, tells JIS News that this is a part of the mechanism that the...

Enterprising developer, Denise Pitter, has fulfilled her mission of spearheading the construction of affordable apartments for persons seeking homes in the Corporate Area. She was able to achieve this with the assistance of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), an agency of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, which provided a loan of approximately $61.12 million to build the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the multibillion-dollar legacy road infrastructure upgrading projects, aimed at improving traffic flow in the Corporate Area and Westmoreland, should be completed by year end. The projects fall under the Government of Jamaica’s Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), which is being financed through a concessionary loan from the Government of the People’s Republic...