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Cabinet to be updated on progress of SPARK Programme

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, […]

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Status of the SPARK Road Rehabilitation 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 […]

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Preferred Bidder Identified for SPARK Programme

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 […]

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Work Expected to Begin This Quarter Under SPARK Programme

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 […]

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$45-b SPARK programme should begin before year end, says Morgan

INISTER 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) […]

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Positive Meeting between IMAJ and GOJ Regarding SPARK Programme

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 […]

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Local Contractors will be involved in the SPARK Project – Minister Morgan

Minister without Portfolio, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, is emphasizing the critical role of local contractors in the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. During a meeting with stakeholders of the programme at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation on June 4, 2024, Minister […]

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Preventative Maintenance will be Cornerstone of SPARK Programme

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the new road infrastructure improvement programme, the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) is set to significantly enhance the country’s road infrastructure, driving growth, development, and prosperity in communities across Jamaica. With an allocation of $40 billion over a two-year period, the SPARK Programme aims to […]

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Successful Launch of Community Consultation on Government’s SPARK Programme

The Government on Thursday (May 2) began the first in a series of island-wide community consultations on the road improvement initiative, SPARK, which was announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The first consultation took place in the community of Duhaney Park in the constituency of St. Andrew, Western. Scores of residents attended and detailed to […]

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