Factories Corporation of Jamaica photo shows a section of the Garmex Freezone where construction is underway for additional factory space.
The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) indicates that four new factories are set for delivery at the Garmex Freezone, which is being redeveloped and expanded, by July 2021.
Ground was broken in May 2020 for the first of a two-phase expansion project, which targets increased demand for production space.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Everald Warmington, provided an update on the project in his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives last week.
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Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government is using the period of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to continue to prepare a number of major infrastructure projects for the country’s post-pandemic rebound.
The Governor-General, who was delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday, February 18, noted that these projects include the Government Campus and Houses of Parliament, for which the planning and design phases “are progressing well”.
He noted, as well, that the development of the Morant Bay Urban Centre is now in the execution phase with Cabinet having given approval for the joint venture agreement.