Work Completed On Rehabilitation Of Adelphi Police Station

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says work has been completed on the rehabilitation of the Adelphi Police Station in St. James.

The project was undertaken at a cost of $42.2 million through grant funding from the European Union (EU), and includes construction of three cell/lock-up areas, an exhibit room, two offices, a guidance office, fencing and a driveway. The main building, barracks area and the kitchen were also upgraded.

Mr. Sweeney told JIS News that the reaction to the improvement of the police station has been positive.

“There are some minor defects that will be worked out over the next six months, but complete occupancy should be no problem, and the police that are assigned there certainly have expressed satisfaction with the results,” he said.

“I give credit to the contractor and the local team on the ground with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that have been working, because I think they got a good result,” he added.

The Adelphi Police Station is among several facilities across the island that are being rehabilitated at a cost of $235 million, as part of a thrust by the Government to improve police stations across the island.

The others include the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James, the Franklyn Town Police Station in Kingston, the Bogwalk Police Station in St. Catherine, and the Lionel Town and the Four Paths police stations in Clarendon.

Mr. Sweeney told JIS News that all the facilities are either complete or close to completion, and should be officially handed over to the JCF within a month.