As plans are in high gear for Portmore to become Jamaica’s 15th parish, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie says a location has been selected in Gregory Park for the construction of a modern market in the municipality.
The minister made the disclosure while addressing a recent community meeting in Gregory Park.
The state-of-the-art facility, McKenzie said, will be built on a 12-acre property, to meet the need in the Portmore area.
“We will be building a modern market, and this market is for the benefit of the people of Portmore. Gregory Park has been chosen because the lands are there. We have the location right here,” he said.
The minister said further details will be provided on the plans for the market.
For his part, Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas, said the Portmore Municipal Corporation will begiving up the lands for the market, as the authority is in support of the development.
Member of Parliament for St Catherine east Central, Alando Terrelonge said his constituents welcome the new development.
“As a government, it is not our intention to ‘box food’ out of anyone’s mouth, but to provide an orderly way in which persons can sell their products, and persons can purchase their necessary items,” he stated.
McKenzie added that Gregory Park has been selected as one of the communities in Portmore, to be a part of the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project.
The initiative is aimed at generating employment as well as beautifying and upgrading town centres.
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzine (Photo – JIS)
