Additional Development Plans for Port Royal

• Speaking at a commissioning ceremony for the Port Royal Potable Water Transmission Main Upgrade Project on Tuesday, January 7, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness announced additional development plans aimed at transforming Port Royal into a vibrant economic hub, that will boost tourism and enhance local infrastructure.
• Investments have already been made including facilities for docking cruise ships and receiving cruise ship visitors, establishment of a new pier and customs facilities, as well as a new museum and restaurant, which will be opened soon.
• Plans have also been announced for critical infrastructure improvements, including a sewage treatment plant, and improvement to the road from the roundabout, into the town. “We have actually built the sewage plant. Now, we have to lay the pipes to connect the homes and the facilities to that treatment plant,” he noted.
• All of this investment “is to create Port Royal as a new destination, not just for tourists to come, but to enhance what is already the case. Port Royal is the destination for people in Kingston and St Andrew.” The PM further stated that “if properly developed, the city could provide the revenues that would not only develop Port Royal but develop the wider Jamaica.”
• With an estimated investment exceeding $2 billion, Prime Minister Holness said these initiatives will yield long-term economic benefits. “It will create revenues which will more than payback for the over $2 billion worth of investment.” He added that the government’s commitment to revitalising Port Royal reflects its broader strategy to enhance Jamaica’s economic landscape through targeted investments in key areas.

(Source: JIS)