Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has unveiled plans for a brand new worldwide airport in Negril, alongside a brand new terminal at Sangster Worldwide Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay, as a part of his authorities’s continued funding in Jamaica’s transport infrastructure.
Talking on the Sandals Jamaica Love Tour on Wednesday, October 16, Holness highlighted his administration’s efforts to enhance the island’s connectivity, noting that upgrades to Norman Manley Worldwide Airport (NMIA) in Kingston are additionally already underway.
The event of a world airport in Negril has been lengthy anticipated. Transportation Minister Daryl Vaz hinted at the project last year however didn’t present a timeline. In October, Vaz shared extra particulars, stating, “In Negril, there’s a marketing consultant that has been introduced on board to do a grasp plan for the growth of the Negril Aerodrome to develop into a world airport. That additionally could have a huge effect in relation to taking a number of the strain off of the MBJ airport.”
Moreover, the federal government is contemplating designating Negril as its personal parish.
Along with the airport initiatives, Holness outlined a number of different main infrastructure developments, together with the continued US$320 million South Coast Freeway, which can join Harbour View in East Kingston to Port Antonio, Portland. He additionally talked about the US$225 million perimeter street being constructed in Montego Bay, and the deliberate Lucea bypass in Hanover, which would require important funding.
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Holness emphasised that these initiatives would improve the convenience of journey for guests throughout the island, boosting tourism in much less developed areas like Portland and St. Mary, identified for his or her pure magnificence.
Throughout his tackle, the prime minister mirrored on his administration’s achievements over the previous eight years, crediting the Jamaican individuals for his or her resilience and sacrifice in attaining record-low unemployment of 4.2%, halving the nation’s exterior debt, and making a extra secure financial setting.
“We’re at an inflection level the place we are able to flip our potential into actuality, the place our outcomes may be higher than our efforts to attain them,” Holness mentioned, expressing gratitude to the tourism sector and guests for his or her function in Jamaica’s progress.
