‘Tell me about your road’
Warmington welcoming petitions for bad roadways to be fixed
Jamaica’s de facto works minister, Everald Warmington, says members of the public can reach out to him about bad road conditions in their communities.
“Once I receive a petition from a constituency, I advise the member of parliament that I have received this petition signed by persons asking for assistance on this particular project,” said Warmington, the minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works.
He said that having received a petition from citizens, his next step is to request the National Works Agency staff to go look at it, to scope it, and see that the project is done as quickly as possible.
“I always respond to Jamaicans when they call on me, regardless of what area it is. Once they call on the minister, I’m going to respond,” he said.
Warmington, in an interview with the Jamaica Information Service, said that at least one major road rehabilitation project would be undertaken in each constituency in the next financial year.
Warmington said that every year, members of parliament (MPs) are asked to identify major projects that they would like to implement in their constituency. He said that 82 projects have been identified to date, and although it is not possible to do all with the funds that have been allocated, he has advised the MPs that at least one per constituency would be done. “There are some constituencies that have given me more than one, but at least one has to be done per constituency this year,” Warmington said.