Although the government has budgeted $169 million for the reconstruction of the Troy bridge in the next financial year, residents of the Trelawny community are wary after “so many false promises” since the original structure collapsed in August.
“Jamaica has a well-developed disaster-response mechanism.” This statement was attributed to Prime Minister Andrew Holness in the aftermath of last Monday’s 5.6 magnitude earthquake, according to this newspaper. Disaster-response mechanism,.
WESTERN BUREAU: More than two years after a bridge along the main thoroughfare in their community collapsed, residents of Troy in Trelawny Southern do not believe the authorities are giving the issue the priority it needs to have the structure.
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