Work to Continue on New Westmoreland Police Divisional Headquarters
By: , February 18, 2025
Photo: JIS File
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth right), breaks ground for the $2.7-billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters in Llandilo in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, in March 2024. He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor, Danree Delancy; Head of M&M Construction Limited, Richard Mullings; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson; former Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, George Wright; and Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin.The Full Story
Construction of the new police divisional headquarters in Westmoreland will continue in the new fiscal year.
The Government has budgeted approximately $1 billion to carry out works on the facility located in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
Details of the project are outlined in the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
The project is being financed by the Government and is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security.
The project is anticipated to achieve 50 per cent completion for the 2025/26 fiscal year.
The new headquarters will further integrate state-of-the-art security technologies in alignment with epolicing initiatives, facilitate improved response times and interactions with citizens, as well as enhance the police presence in the division to promote public order.
Among the scope of works are construction of a sewage treatment plant, standby power plant, guard house, parking lots; and installing fire protection facilities, elevators, cabling infrastructure for internet and telephone connectivity and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.
The three-storey building, that will span 64,970.21 square feet, will be designed to accommodate specialised units and coordinate operations across the 11 police stations in Westmoreland.
The project is slated for completion in March 2027.