A total of 42 road projects will be undertaken under Work Order 1 of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. These works, which will span 21 constituencies across eight parishes, will be carried out at a cost of $1.9 billion. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica–Work is scheduled to begin on more roads in the Corporate Area this week, under Work Order 1 of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Robert Morgan, gave an update on the programme to the House […]
As Jamaica’s leading producer and supplier of bitumen – the binding/adhesive component that is used in the production of asphalt for roads – Petrojam has been appointed the exclusive supplier of asphalt for the country’s Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) and Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) programmes. Now […]
Everest Drive, in the constituency of Kingston Eastern and Port Royal, is the first of several roads on which work has commenced under the Government’s $45-billion Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Project. The road, which is approximately 1.1 kilometres in length, is located in the community of Bayshore Park, Harbour […]
Cabinet will be updated on the progress of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme on Monday, October 7, 2024, the government has announced. The $45 billion initiative is aimed at significantly upgrading Jamaica’s infrastructure, with a focus on critical improvements to road networks and water systems. The SPARK Programme, […]
Statement to Parliament on the Status of the SPARK Road Rehabilitation Programme by Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister In the Houses of Parliament Duke Street Tuesday, October 8. 2024 at 2:00 pm ——— Madam Speaker, I rise today to update this Honourable House on the progress of the Government’s flagship […]
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 […]
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 […]
MINISTER without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Robert Morgan is confident that the Government’s ambitious work programme, SPARK, (Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network), will begin before the end of this year. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing on Wednesday, Morgan said the Public Investment Management Committee (PIMC) […]
The Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, and members of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) convened an inaugural meeting yesterday (June 4, 2024) to discuss the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement (SPARK) Programme. Minister Morgan assured the IMAJ that “the Government has no […]
