Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ) is reassuring the people of St. Thomas and by extension Jamaica that notwithstanding the challenges faced by the Covid19 pandemic, the Morant Bay Urban Centre development is at an advanced stage for construction to commence.
At the start of this year the company had indicated that construction would have started in June 2020, however FCJ Chairman Lyttleton ‘Tanny’ Shirley explained that despite the company’s best efforts to stay within the June timeline, Covid19 has impacted FCJ’s development of specific clients’ requirements, the progress of the detailed engineering designs, and the finalising of the financing arrangement.
According to the FCJ Chairman, “as soon as final approval is given from the various Government agencies, construction will commence and this we anticipate will be within the next three months”.
The development, which has been oversubscribed, will see the amalgamation of services provided by the Government of Jamaica and the Private Sector.
Mr Shirley has emphasised that this six billion dollars project will definitely be a game changer for how urban developments should be structured and a blue print for economic growth and development in parishes such as St Thomas.
As the company prepares for the commencement of construction, Mr Shirley explained that FCJ will be meeting with all the relevant stakeholders over the next three (3) weeks to formally update them on the commencement of construction.
