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JAMAICA BUYS $31-B HURRICANE SHIELD
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May 20 12:14 AM
Jamaica boosts hurricane financial shield ahead of season
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PNP’s Vaz says public left in the dark as SPARK road promises shift
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March 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Deputy Opposition Spokesperson on Road and Works, Dwayne Vaz, has raised serious concerns regarding what he describes as a patter...
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SPARK paving the way for safer roads — Shaw
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SPARK paving the way for safer roads — Shaw
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica observes Global Road Safety Week, the National Works Agency (NWA) has underscored its focus on road safety through the ...
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SPARK to address longstanding drainage problem on Harbour Drive — Morgan
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SPARK to address longstanding drainage problem on Harbour Drive — Morgan
March 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The longstanding problem of flooding, which has already damaged several houses while threatening others along Harbour Drive in Har...
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
February 20, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Councillor for the Old Harbour South Division Kurt Waul is raising concerns regarding what he says is the “lack of transparenc...
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WATCH: SPARK programme gets  underway
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WATCH: SPARK programme gets underway
December 30, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica -- The construction phase of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network Project (SPARK) is now under...
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Holness touts solution for Jamaica’s ‘orphaned’ roads problem
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Holness touts solution for Jamaica’s ‘orphaned’ roads problem
December 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s so-called orphaned roads may finally find a home and, with it, the necessary funding to keep them in a drivable condition...
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CHEC the selected contractor for $45 billion SPARK — Holness
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CHEC the selected contractor for $45 billion SPARK — Holness
December 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is the selected contractor for the Government’s $45 billion Shared Prosperity through Acc...
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Manchester residents hopeful SPARK project will bring repairs to forgotten roads
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Manchester residents hopeful SPARK project will bring repairs to forgotten roads
June 14, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Manchester residents have expressed hopes that the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK)...
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