MoBay to get new “green” park

Posted by Yardie Luke on February 20, 2010 under Jamaica Politics | Comments are off for this article

On Friday February 19th, ground broke at the site formerly occupied by the main Public Hospital in Montego Bay, for the development of a recreational park.

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will fund the project to the tune of $30 Million, with $12 .5 million going to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), while $17 .5 million will go to Lawson’s Construction.

The NSWMA contract stipulates that the agency create and beautify an open green space, with walkways, gazebos and seating on the compound.

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, noted that the new park will fit neatly into the Spruce Up Jamaica programme which is in place for the wider Montego Bay.

Lenworth Tracey, deputy general manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC),  said it would be providing the land and overseeing the project.

Professor Rex Nettleford dies in US hospital

Posted by Yardie Luke on February 3, 2010 under Famous Jamaicans | Comments are off for this article

Jamaican icon Professor Rex Nettleford, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit at 8:00 pm Tuesday February 2, on the eve of his 77th birthday.

Professor Nettleford is best known as a founder of the National Dance Theater Company (NDTC) of Jamaica, which was established in 1962, the same year Jamaica gained independence from Britain.

For details of the life and work of Professor Rex Nettleford click here.