Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Horace Chang (fourth right), breaks ground for the $2.7-billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters in Llandilo in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, in March 2024. He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor, Danree Delancy; Head of M&M Construction Limited, Richard Mullings; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson; former Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Commissioner, Kevin Blake; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, George Wright; and Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin.
February 18, 2025
Work to continue on new Westmoreland police divisional headquarters
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Construction of the new police divisional headquarters in Westmoreland will continue in the new fiscal year.
The Government has budgeted approximately $1 billion to carry out works on the facility located in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
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Among the scope of works are construction of a sewage treatment plant, standby power plant, guard house, parking lots; and installing fire protection facilities, elevators, cabling infrastructure for internet and telephone connectivity and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.
The three-storey building, that will span 64,970.21 square feet, will be designed to accommodate specialised units and coordinate operations across the 11 police stations in Westmoreland.
The project is scheduled for completion in March 2027.
– JIS
